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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
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TT venturesome automobilists rode
alone tragedies which belall them
would not be so horrifying. The sorry
part of it is that they carry innocenls
with them to the slaughter. ohe Oh
them did it in Iowa Sunday, "heh 'ne
| toll was four lives.
ROOsEVELT'S goring OF the Dull
moose apparently hasn't had me ehect
desired both BY the colonel and the re-
publicans, If the utterances OF Johh VI.
Parker Of Loozeanney are to be ac-
cepted Mt their face value. I've opera
ton apparently only has made the AMI
NAL angry. And Colonel Parker has
been and is some factor in the third
party.
OUR hustling circulation manager,
W. S. Scott. who is just back from at
tending the national convention of his
profession, at Grand Rapids, Mich, to
prove that he had his optics open en-
route, reports two interesting signs
that he noted in passing: One, in De-
troit, where a fraternal society was
holding a convention, was nailed above
the front door Of Rosenbaum' S clothing
store, and read, Welcome, Prophets"
The other greets the visitor approach
ing the gates of Henry, Ill. 1t says,
THE Best City in Illinois by d Dam
Site" And to prove that what is said
is meant d picture of the dam Is
thrown in.
MISS Oralia Salinas Carranza, a
niece of the president of Mexico, is
captain of company of artillery. She
is graduate Of St. Mary's, Notre
Dame, Ind. Those who recall her
while she was a student there declare
she is beautiful enough to cause a
whole regiment to fall without firing
anything more serious than a shot
from her eyes. There would be some
sense to that kind of warfare.
WE wonder at times why men go to
court for permission to change their
names, but it wouldn't occasion any
surprise if such a move were made by
Mr.. Skinner, a young lawyer who has
recently hung out his shingle in a
town in the center of the state.
IT was necessary to send nurses in
disguise to attend Hetty Green, who
has been i'll at her home in New York
! 1t was feared, it is understood, that
the shock accompanying thought OF
the expense might prove serious.
NEW York travelling salesman
. dropped dead in poker game in Chi
cago Saturday night. Probably he had
filled a belly straight. This is, as {
+ rule, fatal, one way or another.
e ANOTHER joyous happening of cen
: tennial week was the disappearance
= of the merry-go-round with its asth
d matte musical accompaniment from
( Market square.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
COUNCIL ADOPTS CHARTER
SUBMITTED BY commission

At a called meeting of the ely
council last night the new draft of
the city charter was adopted and an
election ordered for June 81 to let
the people vote on same. In due
time the charter viii be published
and the people may then see what
they viii vote on. The only feature
made public up TO the present time is
that the new charter will give the
city council power to assess a tax OF
Si.io on the s100 valuation after two
years. For the next two years the
proposal is to assess $3.50, which is
an additional 10 cents. to enable the
city to get on a cash basis.
II is the purpose of the council 20
have eopies\of the charter placed in
the hands of each and every voter so
he may know exactly what he is vot-
ing on.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

a few of the breaks for there !,
not many teams that can win !.
many games away from home !
they do at home. i
Tomorrow Poindexter will releae
three men in order to get down
the player limit. 1t is very probs
BILE that he will let Boyer 20. all
that Mu,lane will be released NJ
less he shows something exceptiov
ally good before pink slip tim
comes. The third man may be Hen
dirk or it may be pitcher. Thu
Of course is mere speculation sin6
the manager has not yet signifi4
his intentions. Mullane has bee
given two trials and failed to deliy
er games after good leads were had
The contest between Jordan ali
Hendrix is close.
The infield with the new ma
Dobbins looks mighty good. tn
outfield is fine and the way Smiu
Is swatting the bali is sure to cinS
the receiver station for him. i
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
BOYS CORN AND PIC
CLUB RALLY PLANNED
EXPECTED THAT 100 BOYS FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF COUNTY
WILL RE HERE.
Prize List for Fall Contests An
nounced by Agricultural Conn
mittce of the Waxahachie
Chamber Of Commerce.

Plans are being made this week
to hold a Boys Corn Club and Pig
club rally in Waxahachie on Satur-
day. May 81. for the purpose OF
stimulating a greater interest in the
club work throughout Ellis county
Speakers like Hon. Clarence N, GUS
ley of the A. Il NJ. Extension depart
ment. II. II. Williams. state agent
in charge of Boys work, and Rev.
A. n. Hall will make talks TO the
boys. There are more than 100 Ellis
county boys interested In this line
of work and II is hoped that others
may be interested for next year.
The Boys'fPig club has been financed
by the banks of Waxahachie, Mid
lothian and Bardwell and already
some thirty or forty orders have
been placed for Pig club hogs.
The Chamber Of Commerce thru
It's agricultural committee has al
ready offered long list OF prize
awards for the best showing made
In both the Corn club and Pig club
work The string of prizes is head
cd BY Trinity scholarship for the
best acre of. marketing corn. This
is given by the management of the
University The cash prizes are as
follows:
Corn Club.
Second best acre marketable corn,
$3.50.
Third best acre marketable corn,
$500.
Fourth best acre marketable corn,
$500.
Fifth best acre marketable corn,
$3.50.
Best ten ears o, any variety OF
corn. $1,000.
Second best ten ears any variety.
$500.
Third best ten ears any variety.
$500.
Fourth best ten ears any variety,
ss5e
Fifth best tea ears any variety.
s25o.
Pig Club.
Best boar under year. s5.oe;
second. Ssoo.
Rest sow and litter, $500; sec
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ond. $500.
Largest litter OF pigs. $500; sec
ond. $500.
Best bred gilt. $500; second,
$500.
Best SOW, $500; second, $500.
Best sow pig. $500; second. SO.
Best boar pig. $500; second. So
Mat Robinson of Ray offers q
grand sweepstake prize OF SIS pig
for the best Duroc Jersey pig under
| year old.
Boys contesting in this depart
ment must be over ten years of age
and under eighteen. The boy must
also be a member of a regularly or
ganized club in Ellis county, or
ganized by the extension service Of
A. & NJ. college in cooperation with
the state department of agriculture.
CuhSeriha far tho Daily Light
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
NINE GAME SERIES WILL
START HERE MONDAY
NEXIA, TEMPLE AND MARLIN
TEAMS COME IN RAPID Sue
CESSION FOR GAMES.
Thursday of This Week Is "Weeding
Out Day" and Three of the Ath-
letics viii BE Handed
Their Pink Slips.

The directors of the Waxahachie
baseball club are making extensive
arrangements for three series of ball
games to be played at home begin
ming Monday of next week. Mana
ger Dee Poindexter and the Athlet-
les will reach home Sunday morn
ing and Monday will start a series
with Mexia,, followed by one with
Temple and then Marlin will come
on Monday week for a series. In
this series the Waxahachie team ex-
poets to climb we'll up towards the
top of the per centage column where
she rightfully belongs. Manager
Poindexter will by that time have a
line on the players and will see to
it that they play winning ball.
There is no complaint to make
about the playing of the team up
to the present time. 1t seems that
the breaks were against them and
they didn't win The fans are
pleased with the individual players
but Of course want them to win
They have faith in the manager and
expect him to put over winning
team within very short time.
i@ The nine games to be played at
home ought to give the Athletics
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17

c. r. Mcpherson. Dallas: II. Now
ell. Fort Worth; Ed Johnson, Dali
las; N. F. Blackwell. Dallas; Andrew
] Bush Jr.. Dallas: n. n. Wright.
Atlanta: C. NJ. Carpenter, Browns
vile; j. e. Rousmanisroe. New York
City; L. G. Walker. Chicago; Jno.
w. Day. Dallas; F. G. Winauts, Dali
las: Sam II. Ross, Corsicana; T. II.
Campbell. Chicago: B. II Bonnet,
Corsicana; Dan d. Tigrel. Ferris; J.
w. weems. Bowser; J. w. Belts,
Gulf; ;. II. Harvey. Waco; J. A.
Thompson. corsicana; J. Il. Banner,
Dallas: G. q. Maddax. Dallas: O. II.
W1eissinger. Woo; j. II. Montgomery
Waco. Geo. w. King. Waco; Fl. p,
Smith, Waco; Geo. Patton, city; II.
T. Adcock. Fort Worth; X. Il. Har-
rison. Cincinnati: NJ. Gleason, Gin
cinnati; l.. b. Derby, Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17

Announcement is made that EN-
met thurman will meet Burt Edwards
in wrestling match here at the
Dixie theater some time next week
Edwards is said to be clever mat
artist.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
nROKE Los ANGELES
San FRANCISCO RECORD.

The Buicl SIX. D-45 model, which
"A April 14th. SCI . new record for
me between Los Angeles and San
Arsncisco, heating the crack South
IN Pacific passenger train, THE
art. !" by clean three hours. The
lock car WAS driven By Joe Nikrent
nd Earl Jackson. Its time was ten
hours and forty-seven minutes. or
1p average speed per hour OF 4s.s
Iales. The distance was 45T miles.
The new record cut All hour and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
COMMITTEE OF BANKERS
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION

DALLAS, May 17.-Headed I
Chairman A. J. Patterson OF Wacl
the committee of the Texas Banl
ers' association, appointed to hand
matters pertaining to the educatiot
al work Of the American Institute
Banking, met here today to forml
late plans for the coming year. Ed!
cational activities will be furtherl
by the committee and the state ass
citation, with the members OF the q
sociation acting as correspondent!
agents. Students will be enrolle
through the secretary's office hen
The Daily Light gives the neS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
PERSONA AESrloS.

~ r. s,oyali Of Ennis vas here
YESTERDAY
Mrs. !. Lea Cannon visited at
Dallas today.
.. A. Thompson Of corsicana vac
here yesterday.
sam II. Ross OF corsicana was in
the city yesterday.
c. NJ Carpenter OF Brownsville
vas here last night.
Dan y. Tigrel OF Ferris was here
Yesterday on business.
Il. 7. Richie was a business wish
tor to Dallas Yesterday.
j. 8. Campbell was passenger TO
Greenvilie this morning.
Joe Evans, city secretary. has re-
turned from visit to his sister at
Temple.
Mrs. Annie Fly and daughter.
Nell. visited relatives in Dallas yes
terday
Mrs. j. h. womack of Hillsboro
IL visiting her daughters, Mrs. y. -.
Rowland and Miss viva womack.
Mrs. Wiley McLaghlin and little
daughter OF Dallas are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. II Fears.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17
twenty-three minutes Off the pre-

twenty-three minutes Off the pre-
vious time, which was made by a
s2,00a car. The Buick Is the lowest
priced car which has established a
new record for the distance. Roads
we're In very bad condition, according
tc the SIM Francisco Chronicle. and
only one stop was made at Fresno,
for gasoline and oil. For the test
the car was stripped of tenders and
top. but that was all II carried one
spare tire. which was never taken
eff tho rack.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17

Seventy-Ffve Little Tots in Play.
Do not fail to see the beautiful
spectacle OF seyenty-five children
In Tom Thumb" wedding at the
Chautanqua park Friday. May 10. at
8 p. m. Benefit OF the Home Mis-
zion Society OF the Methodist church.
Y 46
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17

Eugene Kidd OF the VIII Moore
Hardware Co. is sick at his home
on vickery street.
Advices received from Temple say
,ba. / r. Mayhew is making splen-
cid progress toward recovery
Deputy Sheriff Walter Hargus was
n, Daniels Switch yesterday and ar
rested Ira Brannon on charge OF
giving a minor whiskey
See the TON Thumb wedding
This will be the most beautiful sight
Won have ever seen. The children
have been well selected and well
Ina az ,bair narts as
Charley Parten of Howard was
operated on yesterday afternoon at
the local sanitarsum for hppendi-
citis. His was very serious case
but the reports say he is getting
along nicely.
Announcement is made that EN-
met thurman viii meet Burt Edwards
in a wrestling match here at the
Dixie theater some time next week
Edwards is said to be a clever mat
artist.
A visit to Emerson Owen at the
local hospital late yesterday found
that gentleman recovering nicely
from gall stone operation. He is
preserving three large and one small
gall stones taken from him. He
says he is looking forward to the
day when he can get out again.
The old time bucket brigade was
called into action yesterday when the
coal bin at the rear of Hill Harbin's
place caught fire and threatened for
moment to be consumed. Messrs
Hardin and Cert won honors as
bucket brigade firemen and ex-
tinguished the flames without calling
cut the department.
Sunday, May %. is memorial day
with the Waxahachie Volunteer fire
men and services will be hel das us
ual. Those who have flowers to do
nate for decoration of the graves
of deceased firemen will please no.
tify the station and they will be
sent for either Friday or Saturday
Of that week.
H. p. Smith, general manager, and
George w. King. assistant general
manager, of the National Compress
Co., were here yesterday from Waco,
the guests of superintendent George
Patten. The object of their visit
here was to inspect the plant at this
place with view of making some
substantial improvements.
Failure to hear the flat wheeled
street car pass during the last few
days sent a representative of the
| Light to the interurben station early
tnis morning to make inquiry, and
we learned it had been replaced
with brand new wheel that is
perfectly round. Traffic Superinten-
deEt Floyd had the noisy wheel re-
moved and of course will be memo
rallied by the good people.
o
In the district court today the
VIM. MCGEE damage suit case
against the Southern Traction COM
pany Is being tried. MCGEE is suing
for $4,000 for alleged personal in
juries received when an interurban
car hit his wagon, loaded with
'bollies," at the Mcdaniel crossing
near Milford on January Z, 1915.
1t is hard fought case and has
been up for consideration since
Monday afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-17

The man who always says what
he thinks doesn't think a great deal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09

consideration in motion picture pho-
 tography just as it is in painting. But
 when you have once photographed a figure iii poor perspective on thc films you cannot rub it out and re-draw it
 as you can in painting or drawing. So 1t must be done right the very first time. Now, if while playing the prince, I
 were to approach very close to the
 camera, while as the pauper l hung back ..way from the camera, when the two figures appeared simultaneously on the screen, one would look like a giant and the other like q. pigmy.
 Crash, goes the illusion! For the whole point of the story hinges on the lexact resemblance between the two boys which is so marked that the king himself cannot tell the difference when the prince and the beggar change costumes.
 And the thieving father of the pau- per, completely misled by the fact that the prince is swathed ill his sons tattered garments, starts to adminis- ter to the royal runaway the beating of his life-perhaps the first that the regal parsonage has ever suffered. Of course the chastisement is forestalled by the arrival of Miles Tendon. But
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09

to the prince and to the pauper. Then piece of black cardboard is carefully fitted to the front of the camera, in such manner as to permit the lens to cover only that portion of the set which has been allotted to one of the character using the thread as /. guide.
 This arrangement completed, we re- hearse the scene in that part of the set which is still within range of the camera, and finally photograph the action. Then, while I make mad dash for my dressing room to change my costume for that of the prince, the camera man is shifting his hood from one side of the lens to the other, in order to cover the part of the film already exposed and to include in it's field the remainder of the scene, which was formerly excluded. Then the prince "does his bit" and is. duly pho- tographed.
 TN that way the entire film has now
 been exposed and the action of both = boys has been recorded, thus com pleting the scene. It sounds all very simple, but I would not advise any ann ateurs to attempt to make double exposure scene without consulting ex- perts-and possibly clairvoyants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09
CO-STARRING WITH MYSEL F
 Rv MARGUERITE CLARK

the scene in both roles at the same time. l have another set of complica- tions to contend with in the confusion of identities between the prince and lis ragged, friend. You see,4 even the clothes which wear are no clue to my identity, because the two charac- ters are as interchangeable as machine finished motor parts. The result is that I have to remember whether I am the prince in royal clothes, the prince in rags, the pauper in purple or the pauper in rags. It is about as simple as deciding which egg you like best in shad roe. i
 If anyone who ever yearned to be a film star could see me scramb1ing lin and out of these costumes, changing makeup and trying to re- member which of the four cardinal points happen to be at the instant, perhaps that persons visions of his- trionic celebrity via the celluloid route would be somewhat dimmed, if not to- tally befogged. < z. ,<
 Now that i've understand each other, let us listen "a few more of my direc- tors instructions: 7 2
 Now you invite yourself to sit down at the table and have something to eat. Yousremember that you were
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09

X AnEMARt<AsLE PhoTooRAPH!c FEAT. .MARk TMAMs M
 FRINGE AND THE PAUPER SHOWING MARGUERITE CLARK Sl APPEARING SIMULTANEOUSLY IN TIE DUAL ROLES
TIE FAMOUS plAYERS- PARAMOUNT PICTURE

II amounts truly. to four parts. Worse yet. the characters appear on the screen at the same time! 1t was tsotneWhat of a surprise to inc the first tifne that I saw .Wildnower," my first, exhibited at private performance. There was running about on the ecreen, as real as could be. I fairly ! had to pinch myself to realize that l was not dreaming. Y. N
 But think of this new situation in !. which thesegis two of me! One fre- !. Quently hears of people seeing double and 1t is not generally admitted that it is done in tthc best circles at least nobody ever brags about. But r shall certainly see double when this picture is completed. And shallahave per- fectly good reason for SO doing.
 But let us gO back to that queer outpouring, of words in the beginning and see if we cannot reduce it to ,com- mon, everyday sense. This is what it means:
 The prince invites the pauper into the palace, but the little beggar nat urally overawed by all the sp1endor which surrounds him, is bashful and proves backward about accepting the snvitation. The prince thinking that the swaif is following him walks into the middle of the room, turns to speak to his guest, and finds that he has hung back at the door. So he returns to the door and urges him to come ins assuring him that all is we'll.
 This time the ragged little chap fol- lows his rega1ly clad host, who comes down to the center of the room Then they talk to each other. But my direc- tors warn me when playing the prince not to stand too close to the spot where I stood as the pauper, because the figures might collide when the hn- ished film is shown on the screen-or only half of the prince might be seen, which would be quite phenomenon, but scarcely convincing. The directors insist that the prince shall occupy the center of the room while the pauper remains little to one side, near the door. ars
 But the prince must not come too far down toward the camera. ! Y ou Isee, perspective is a very important
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09
( ANOTHER SCENE FROM PAUpEH WHlC HitaARGUERlTE CLARK Fl PLAYS BOTH cHARACTERSKup. %gs-Y
or THE GREAT HUMoRIsTs FiRsT FllMED M

too bashful. to eat, but that your other
 self plunges raYenously into the meat pie. q.
 e sGg at nasa as
 out, stop youfself and haul yourself off the horse.yaTl you explain to
 yourself that you had no intention of
 cheating. youEaeli but that you were
 forced to accept the crown. Then you
 forgive youfseM afd insist upon talk
 ing yourself to Westminster Abbey to
 witness the real coronation. There you take everY pains to be hospitable to yourself" *t
 N ASY, isn't it, when you have the
 T key to the situation? When the prince finally induces the beggar to enter the palace, he invites his guest to dine with him, but the waif, though hungry, is too overcome by the splendor oft all to partake. Now we are get ting along swimmingly. The next scene referred to is that which shows the pauper, insthe robes of the prince,, being led to fhe coronation by the people, who wiM.not believe his story that he is not the real heir to the throne. The prince bursts into tho scene, clad in tatters, and stopping tho procession, makes the beggar dis mount. The waif explains that he made no attempt to usurp the throne and is promptly invited to attend the ceremony.
 So you see, there may De some exe cuse for the existence of alienists after all, flor conversation that would place anyone in the imbecile ward of any, frst-class hospital, when examined un- der the microscope, proves to have real intelligence behind it. But the clearing up of the mystery. of the mixed meanings throws, no light on the amount of frazz1ed nerves, frayed garments and shredded energy irl- volved in playing mixed double roles. But if the public is pleased, then, all the work and all the worry that went into the play are repaid a thousandF fold. s1 <.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-09

he is completely taken in by the princes disguise, and thinks it is one of the seasons best jokes when the ragged urchin insists upon knightine him for his services.
 If the audience is to be made tc concur with all these cases of mis- taken identity, the illusions must be made sufficiently real to make them seem plausible. But if the disparity lin sizes between the two figures is foo great, the audience will forget Mark Twain's delightful story and hark back to the deeds of Jack the Giant Killer.
 DoSsIBLY word concerning thi. double exposure work, as it is
 called, would not be amiss. There are probably great many people who do not understand it. Like everything else, when you once get the hang of it, it is "so simple" Of course, everybody realizes that, when the same person appears in two different roles on the screen simultaneously, there is some photographic juggling necessary. For even in moving pictures, where almost everything is possible, the miracle Of dual identity has not yet been per- formed in the flesh.
 Let us pursue our first line of thought and stick to our friends, the prince and beggar chap. We will even revert to the scenes referred to in our opening volley. Our object is that, when the completed film is exhibited, both boys shall be seen in the palace at the same time. How shall we go about it?
 While I am struggling into the rags of the pauper and smudging my face with grease paint and charcoal, the camera man and my directors are standing before the set which is to the interior of the palace, arguing as to just how far into the room the pauper will come and to what point the prince will proceed when ushering him in. These ques- tions settled, they carefully stretch a thread along the floor of the room. which, running to point precisely under the center of the camera, di- vides the set into the portions allotted