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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25
Briefs.


Tho members Of IA. Epworth League
! or salem NJ. +. church and the Majors
sillc Camp OF Modern Woodmcn gave
q splendid program on Mothers Day"
Go q crowded house.
Mcssr~. Ebert a King. Of Triahelphia
have bought IA great many bushels OF
potatoes from the farmers In our Vi
cinity In the past few days. The price
paid per hushel was soc al the farm
and 75c delivered at Elm Grove.
Mr.. T. r. Ewing. OF Viola. spent sat
urday and sunday with his wife and
Ittl" daughter. who are spending "A fort
night with Mrs. -rcher. of Bloomneld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Hess. who hav.
spent the past winter with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. John FRYE. returned to their
home a. Brink. Friday.
I'd Hartley. % Calls. had the misfor-
tune to lose a valuable farm horse.
Friday.
Miss Naomi Drum. Of Dallas. was the
Mss Ots steele. OF the Glendale
school. spent tho weekend with rela-
lives at this place.
Misses Flossie Archer and Bessie
Eichcy were Tho guests OF Miss Pearl
Plants. sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Richey. Of East
Finley. were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Harsh. Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Quinnic Chambers spent Friday
ana saturday with her nephew. Mr..
Frank Chambers. and family. OF Man
ninEton. and attended tho commence
that place.
.h'- NH'NNN- " NNH OF \ NuNn. IVA CALL
ing lu our village. Saturday.
Mrs Ellsworth Nelson and son C1ar-
sn'c spent saturday with Claysvilie
friends
Nj. and Mrs Lee stellar spen, Sun
day o. Washington with Mr.. StoIIars
brother. who IL quitc ~ 81 blood pois-
Eav CIcmmon~ Of Heharr. is 81 with
what IA feared Viii Doe TYPHOID fever.
Mrs. Mary Iarhey returned so her
home THURSDAY. after spending sew
fEAN nHNA with ILH MHaHIW No -.
Harsh.
Mr. Clarence Luf.s. our local paintcr
Ing
Mr and Mrs. Ir. ". steel. entertained
Rev. Dunbar 81 Pleasant Valley. and
Mr. and Mrs Ellsworth Carroll. OF
Woo. at dinner. SUNDAY
Mre Hattie Wallace md little daurh-
i'r isabelle arc tho guests or Mrs. Wall
lace e mother. OF Wheeling
Mrs Charles clutter returned sun
Gay. fro ma pleasant visit with her pa
rents. a. AIdeo. She was s-rroprrept.d
pr her home hy hcr sister. Miss Bcr-
uI.r.
work On tho Workman VOL NJ ,
~ th" hom" farm. is progressing nice
Th" rig irons verr placed on tho To-
cation Friday.
Th" carp,nters FOR hsving the tim
h'f- .uf erecting the Tx commenced
work Tuesday.
NJ and Mr. y Chichester v,r. she
Euosfs of nv and Mr. Tom Crrd.sfer.
ci Calls. sunday.
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Cash quotations.
wheat-No. : rod. Sl1I1iI1s: No.
3 red. Sl.10m III; No hard. St.OsA ~
1liia; No. 3 hard. Slo6 l.sg.
Corn-No. = yellow. 5tn55i.c: No. Z
yellow. Tic.
oats-No white. sos. istsc. stand
ard. f3is sti-c.
Fork-S221 - 1855.
L.ard-Sl255.
Rihs-Si235 WleSz.
TOLEDO. D.. MAY 2i-Whcat-CaSh.
tl.lb. July. Sl.l6ts September. Sl.1Ti-.
clover Sced-prime. cash. xNI.5: DC.
toher and December. sN.72ia.
Alstkc-Prtme. cash aud August,
So %.
Timoihy-Prime. cash. $3.50; scptcm-
her. S5.i7E.
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BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE

NEW YORK May ei-Butt.r mar
hot steady crssm,ry extras 80. scursI.
80 ~ CO., ,. creamery thiEhcr S,uringl.
3ri- ufii4e. rrsts. 20 70 -3I .s. seconds.
- - uz,fsc.
Egg.-N oak. fresh gathered. extras.
iue. 2iis U-Dc- regular packed. ur-t-.
--la ~ Zafect ecuuds. 90 r-gr. utarbv
h'unory whites. uus To- fancy. .-ir ff
-bc. nearby henr'ry browns. % GOO
Cheese lire gIlHr. State. fresh flats,
specials. ls'r 1lT-tr. lo. average FAM
IS. lTi4 iT'.r. Wisconsin twins. held.
d. u i9c.
Live Pouf'rv-Firm. bruiI.rs. 90 4
600. others not settled.
Dressed p0u1fry=Firm. chickens Is
Wa2c. fowls. 1>0--f-U. turkeys. Beg r
$50.
II0ur=Jusafffcd
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wednesdays WHEELING BANKING CLEAR|NGS
NEARLY DOUBLE THOSE Of SAME DAY LAST YEAR

Wheeling banking ciearings for We'd
nesdsy. as reported by Manager Alex.
Mitchell. % the Wheeling Clearing
House Association. are nearly double
those Of the same day last May. Yes
terday's total was sf7e.OS3.3e. compared
with S257.20ff9. an Increase OF SEAL
S1N.kl. or h6.3 per cent.
tlearings for the month Of Nav 90
date are Ss.NoS.ii1.12. compared with
SG.SOS. 3fs.sN. an increase Of Si.g94.-
sbh.af. or z9.3 per cent. With i've more
anking days for the month. u is sN-
pected the total FOR May viii be nearly
eleven million dollars.
Tho record for 80, Vn.pFh o. gaaa.
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ts9.!sst.a by P. BaeNman q Sons,


tiriNat' Wire to a r Masten a Coz
NEW NoIik. May Zt-As To- result
of thr DAYS dealings tho rails lost
ground The muultinn ahar.e Wsr.
high'r uu short covering and q renewal
of talk ". th' further ril,inE of war
orders.
IN, buying boz that class ~ stocks.
how 'Nfr. Was IIElIN professional uf.
btu introduced Boo Tho House fu prepare
iilu.frf f'r nHf fufI...- YVES u-. H-
r bull argument on some % tho indus
trials but fhs form nf preparation re
ttsus and indefinite. and tho influence
of th" rrorU-1l viii probably mot Do ct
-rrHf duration
Nunfh. United States note was lia.
patched fn London bout fIs Same bel not
expected f0 h' H factor FROM e. stock
market viewpoint
'Hrr'r metal r London wsu ar1iu
nv'r. and eIEuH wore not f1.tfnr 81
furfIUr liquidation Iu COPPER ainrsr
TN. r~.HU'.UrtrE tendency dIarintrd h.
reading fe quito naturally having che
.f..f OF r.efrIrtiuE buying temporarily
u fHr rtI' department. Huf r. i.Ii.t.
'Hnf OBJ. latter should Do favored whom
H.1'Ira. Hf. conducted on iHr Iuue
eIfr
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STOCKS AGAIN
ACTIVE YESTERDAY
La BELLE PREFERRED IN DEMAND
AT las BID AND $50
ASKED.
Hazel-Atias Stock Gains Two Points.
Bids Reported for w. s. & I.
and Neuraisyline.

After a marked apathy OF several days
the local stock market Resumed activi-
ties yesterday. and local brokers report
81 dealing In several issues.
la Belle Iron preferred stock was in
demand AT i2s bid. and l3V was asked.
This H. an advance Of a point over last
weeks marks. la Belle cUmmOn was bid
a. 52ia and 53ia was demanded.
Hazsl-Atlss Glass Company stock was
two points selling at ia. But
Little stock could be had at that price.
Bids OF ls6 FOR Wheeling Steel a Iron.
anC Us FOR Ncuraigyline were reported.
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RUMORS HAD
BUT SLIGHT EFFECT
wheat Harhfet Continued TO Held It's
Advance, Due 20 Inststenf Crop
Damage Reports.

CHICAGO. MAY Observation-Disclosures
that peace rumorS led TO a hsarish re-
action IN the last hour. the wheat mar
ket to-day continued To hold something's
OF a sharp advance which had rNrultcd
chiefly from increased reports of crou
camaEc in Oklahoma and southern Kan
saS Prices closed unsettled. &c TO -
~ &C net highs with July al SECS.
log and September at Si.l0a.
Corn finished = o. - 20 i=c up oats.
unchanged to = u sc higher. and pro-
visions varying from the same as yes
torday-s Close % l2Lc adNancc.
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Sax-Patterson Co.


Steady: supply light. choice. 81 IS n9.75:
prime. $3.50 1926.
~hcep-LoWer. supply light. prime
wethers. Ss.35 W $50. cuils and common.
$500 SEQ; lambs. 50. 90 10 g..
Veal 'aly,~-SllU0 lI.5u.
Hogs-Sf.ady receipts. 90 double
decks; prime hsaNicS. MEDIUMS and
heavy workers. $1,000 l0.T5: light work.
RS. 50 IS ~ 1890, Digs. $3.50 2bJ. rough
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FINANCIAL
wHEELIEa. ".

Q vas dovncaet. DETECTED very.
For Do exhausted al my Vit.
And almost uy vocabulary
bot when D ciaspcd her. s,oruIng fear.
Grov1 fhrou-h transportation bolster
boz muruured Nou are just a dear
And quo her head upon my shoulder
clinton scouari-
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CHICAGO. Ill. Mas ci-Hoge-Rc-
,"ipts. 5000: weak. bulk. S.1Sa 1000:
light. S9.a1 99S; mixed. 81 I60H 1905:
heavy $3.50 u 1905. rough. S'.5UTg.bS.
piss. $40 1885.
'sttle-i;r'"ipts. $4,000. strong: ma
trc hosf cattle. : N.sSW1u15. Stucksrs
and feeder. $50 %. On. COWS and hsif-
'r-. $500 u4 SO. calves. SsGuE1f..5
Sh'sp-E'o'ipts. $4,000. weak. w.th-
'r~. N.'yT 90. 'wcs. SJ.sougbO:
lambs. $3.50 1910.
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STEEL BIDS SHOW
MILLS SEEK ORDERS
Tenders on Elevated E~xtention IN Brook.
iyn Studied with Interest.

NEW YORK. May % - Structural
mus. fabricatIng shops and general COM
day In an tenders submitted to me pub-
~ service commission on the conStruc-
non OF ne Livonia avenue elevated *
tension Of the subway system in brook
Ign. The lowest bid was submitted nv
the Conner Bros. mpan Sl.2TsOa6
rhere we're i've other tenders a. follows.
i,aniels Company. S1.fOs. 000: Rogers *
Haggcrty. Si.tii. 600. Post q McCorI-
Company. si.asz.Soe. on = {&o F1s,a sS,sfl
the lowest bid was SSO.sO n ton on riv.t-
Cd work and 80 a ton ON beam work.
pany.
\ significant point IN the tenders sub
mitted was the indication that the struc-
tors close TO tho basis OF 2.35c a pound
Tor plain material. II Is estimated that
ton. paint and shop work and the allow
ance Tor profit viii absorb about S325 %
a ton. indicating stT.5O a ton for plain
curren have been between $50 to as
Tor shapes. and } to 325 cents a mound
Tor plates. II Is thus evident that some
or inc structural mills are anxious for
business and have openings for rolling
Such sections sooner than has been gen
STaliy Understood IL is pointed out.
As a backlog because ~ Is possible 10
lay the work aside from time To tim. at
NAN' NNhf AtlAl VI tNf GhlFAtltlnE nnnE.
The public service commissions long
expected advertisement asking for bids
on or before June . on additional sub
way construction has been published II
- that about 1000 tons OF
structural steel VIII be required for the
various sections to be let. instead OF
10000 tons. as given out previously.
It develops that the June steel tonnage
required FOR subway work will be CUT
down materially ~ contracts on the varl-
Gus sections upou which bids have been
submitted in the last few DAYS are
awarded These sections will requir.
about 1900 tons OF fabricated shapes.
leaving only about 5000 tons to be or
dcrcd in June. OF which one single Sec
tion Will require from $4,000 to 10000
tons. h balance OF the work, 1900 10
1900 tons. Il made up OF miscellaneous
small tonnages. including some steel to
be purchased from stock. Heretofore ali
Of the subway work has been let TO gem
eral contractors, who in turn have placed
the orders FOR steel work with the fabri-
Gators. On the work TO be let In June.
however, fabricators will make tenders
directly TO the commission.
sales % $4,000 tons large size stool
bullets and 10000 tons OF thrce-iugh
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Curb Mining stocks
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. " Va May g. oil,
Reported o. 4. D. Mastsu a 90. L.. n
Brand. manager. members Sew Ycrk
STOCK Exchange.
IndustrIai-. Ttc. Eid. Asa
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING, W. Va. May "a. 10.
Range OF active stocks on the New
York stock Exchange. corrected daily
oy a E Masten q co. brokers.
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LOCAL STOCKS
STOCKS IBid IA.kILa

WHEELING. W. Va. May %. IS.
Diily Ouutsuon List Of M \. us,.ing
Stock Exchange:
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MAJ0RSVILLE


Accidents.
MAJOESNlli-E. ". Va, May u
STANLEY owens "A member OF the senior
class Of the Richland High school. re-
ceiv,d = dislocatcd wrist and a frac-
turcd rib by being thrown from a horse
during the past week.
Master Willie Harsh is suffering from
a badly lac'rated leg. caused by falling
on "A sharp stick OF wood.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Niay a. '1s
SotLtSt'd ny \ l. Mastcu a Co. mem
bers Boston Stock Exchange
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How did Jack como to break win
Miss Swoctlo.rhr Ur used to cav
that sho was o. good ae cold
Yes. but YOU SOC hea rot arquaInf
% with a rlri who haa sold -Uo.fon
Transcript
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There is reported from specialist
sources to be a great deal OF manipuIa-
ton In the Motor shares for pool ac-
count. Outside interest in these stocks
Is OF substantial size. and the csponse
20 advances Is large. judging from gos-
sip in Offices.
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Childs Company declared quarterly
dividend OF / per cent ON common stock,
an increase Of y OF 4 per cent and regu-
lar quarterly div idend OF - per cent on
preferred payable June 10. stock record
June -.
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> National sugar co. OF Scw Jersey. de-
clared regular quarterly dividend 81 ~.
per cent payable July g stock record
June o.
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sales Of $4,000 tons large size s,.c,
Bullets and 10000 tons Of three-inch
round steel bare are reported made Tor
export, probably 10 France.
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WHEELING TRACTION CoNPAnx
CAR SCHEDULE
TAXING Eject June Al, l0oa.
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Great Northern Iron ore properties
declares dividend or so cents "A share.
payable June 21th. to certificates OF IN
torest OF record June 10th. Books close
June 10th. and reopen June 2sth. For
past three years there has been but one
October.
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United states Realty and Improve
mcnt year ended April 3Oth. surplus AZ
ter charges SbVO.sfy against tSOSlSt
previous year. This is equal TO S.12 per
cent ON stocN against i.yJ previous year
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Rich Kan High school Notes.

Tho senior class will give the annual
play at the auditorium saturday even
inE. May -.
Baccsiaureate sermon Sunday even
tnE. May -.
class night Monday. May 80.
Alumni banquet Tuesday evening.
Graduating exercises and presenta-
tion Of diplomas Wednesday evening.
MAY 81.
The following are the OF
ia" graduatiuE class: Harley Morris.
Matte McNay. Gladys Meek. Rosa Bar
ncy. Lula owens. kathryn Parry and
stanley Owens.
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LINE
KEELING AND WELI.Gn'

TAkAnS Eject June a, 1904
PANHANDLE LINE
WHEELING AND wELLSBUu1
Daily Except Sunday.
Wheeling WsIisburs
Leave
22nd street Law
Wheeling wsIisburx
10 40 a. IN e0o q no.
$50 y. m. 100 noos
MoUUDsvILLG LINE
WHEELING AMI MOUHDGvuLI
DAILY Except Sunday.
Leave
10Th Street Leave
Wheeling houndsvfle
10 90 a. M. lsS0 p IA
30 .. m
on lines having rcFular cypress sarv~
ice. shipments Weighing IN excess OF
nffy pounds. or large bulk. viii not De
carried on passenger cars.
ALL LfNES-naily Except Sunday
No shipments. except emergency ship.
mrnfa of medicines. will he carried oe
passenger cars between 200 and 81,
o. m.
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PITTSBURGH o G

Total ..rr.a goo
Bonds 900
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Dow Jones Say~. Net earnings OF In
~tcrnational Mercantile Marine in Apru
set a monthly record being reported az
50 100000. Previous nigh ngur, Wa So
10000 for Dec uhtt. In April. 1915.
net Was 50 zoe. poo. ~ would not DO
surpr4sins u net this year ran above
500. 100000.
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Wabash railway April gross se.ss4SsJ
Increase S5fins5. not after taxes Sgss -
3b5 Increase $4,000. ten months gross
S&s.Sil.l2n increase ftgI9.aut net after
taxes Sc .s>5.i75 Increase Sg3a> 3s1.
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Montana Power company declared
quarterly dividend OF / per cent ON COM
T.. mon stock. an Increase OF "A of I per
cent and regular quarterly dividend Of
- per cent uH the preferred. both pay
able July LIST. stock record June Is.
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Open. Hish. Low. Close
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Susar-I;ay sugar was on % points
At the opening OF the market today TO
49, Flty Erauulafed was quoted by
the Fcueral sugar Refs Company III
80 and by ia, other r,nnvri,s at 1.CI.
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u = Industrial Alcohol Company dec
cisred regular quarterly dividend OF fa.
per cent uu preferred stock. payable,
July - stock record June So.
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G)-Transfcr books close May 20. for
: ler cent cash dividend. payable June
lst
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Stocks. Open High. Low Close
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WHEELING LIVE STOCK

Totals S.sO3.1ii.i2 s s~.sOs.3t2.sS 20
Ines 1.994.76S.ff
Arizona republican., 1916-08-27
WILLIAMS SIGNS WITH
 MOROSCO-PAl

Kathlyn Williams. the well known film star who has just resigned from the Selig company, has signed a long term contract to appear under the MorosCo- Pallas brands on the Para mount program. Promptly upon re- signing from Selig. Miss Williams re- ceived four attractive offers 70 star in big subjects but decided in favor Of Morosco- -Pallas in lieu of their standing in the business and their affiliations with the Paramount pro gram.
 One of Screenland's most talented as well as most beautiful stars, Miss Williams today enjoys a country wide popularity and justly SO Her success in motion pictures has not been of the overnight" variety so often written about and so often eXaSger- ated. Seven years ago in company with Mary Pickford. Arthur Johnson, Henry Walthall, Billy Quirk and other now famous members of the 'old guard" al Biograp nh under D. w. Grif- fifth. she received Ter early schooling in the silent drama.
 Born in Butte, Mont, and educated at Wesleyan University, Helena, | Montana Miss Williams entered the theatrical profession at an early age. ! In drS matlc stock she appeared under the management of BelaSco Willard i Mack and William Morris. which fit ! ted her well for the demands of the photoplay. On leaving Riograph. Miss I Williams became associated with the | Se!ig company under whose trade mark she appeared Up until her re-
 cent resignation. In tho title role of "The Adventures of Kathlvn" she starred in the first serial photoplay 1 ever produced. a twenty-sx reel sub 1 ject. which resulted in adding many new admirers to her large following
 In "The Spoilers as Cherry Malotte
 "The Rosary "The Ne'er Do Well
 Tack to the Prlmitive.' "The Two
 Orphans" Thou Shalt Not Covet.
 etc. Miss Williams also scored great personal success.
 In addition to her talent as aI
 actress, tho new Morosco- Pailas stal
 has attained considerable distinction
 as q writer and is q member of the
 Authors League" Among her offer
 ings in this field are "Thy Will E.
 Done" 'The Last Dance. 'tStrang'
 Case of Talmai Lind" Pride of Bal
 doon" and many others, all of whicf
 have been produced
 Miss Williams will start on her ini-
 tial subject for the Paramount pro-
 gram early next month. The pro
Arizona republican., 1916-08-27
GREAT FEATURE AT THE PLAZA

Burr Mcintosh, the great delineator of simple American roles will be seen 1t the Plaza on Monday and Tuesday in the wonderful play of Augustus
 rhomas. 'In MizZoura." one of the plays that has made Thomas one of the leading American playwrights. Me- Intosh is known all over America and his work is regarded as top notch in every respect As Jo Vernon, the giant blacksmith of Tn MiZzoura" he gives greater play to his ability than in any former demonstration. Briefly the story of Tn Mizzoura" is this, and incdently Pike county is the home of Champ Clark, speaker of the United States congress.
 In the town of Bowling Green, Mis-
 souri. there lives Jo Vernon, a village blacksmith, his wife and daughters, Kate and Elizabeth.
 Jim Radburn, a native and resident of the same town, is sheriff of Pike county. Since childhood he has planned that some day he and Kate Vernon are to be married, and unbe- known to her, although with the sanc- tion of her father, he pays for her tuition through college.
 Sam Fowler, an express messenger on the Missouri Pacific R. R. is in love With Jim RadDurn'S S sister, Emily, ana with the beginning of the story he be- comes engaged to her.
 Robert Travers, alias Jim Cum- | mings," a hold-up man, forges the signature of the railroad division su- perintendent to an order permitting the | bearer to ride in the express car with | the express messenger. Fowler. As the train speeds on it's way, Travers l attacks and overpowers Fowler and
 robs the car Travers makes his escape i and Sam, accused by the express com pany of having been an accomplice, is ! thrown in jail. The hold-up happens
 in Pike county. and Radburn, the ! sheriff, sets out to run down the | criminal.
 Through strange coincidence shortly after the robbery while work l ing for Sam's release, Jim, in caring for a homeless pup which has had its leg broken discovers that the mud o1
 the river bottom. or gumbo, if baked
 would make a wonderful railroad be6
 ballast. He visits the railroad official. at St. Louis and closes a most profit
 able contract. Because of his newe
Arizona republican., 1916-08-27
OPEN BOOklNG-NEW POLICY AT LION-FOlLOWlNG BIG LOS
 ANGELES THEATERS

Following in the footsteps of the big down town theaters in Los Angeles,
 Manager Leecraft announces that the
 Lion has adopted the open booking
 policy, which means that every picture
 shown in this theater will be selected
 and must be up to a high standard.
 Most theater contract for a film ser
 vice and show everything sent them,
 good bad or indifferent or in other
 words take everything that comes
 along in that service. Recently the
 big downtown theaters of Los Ange-
 les including Tally's Broadway,
 Clune's Broadway, Clune's Auditorium,
 The Superba, The Empress and The
 College Theater adopted the new open
 booking policy and Manager Leecraft
 of the Lion here, seeing the advantage
 of such, announces that from now on,
 this policy will prevail. The day of
 anything goes" in moving pictures
 las passed. the public knows. wants
 and will not go to see anything but the best in photoplays and there is no one exchange or filn company that
 makes all good pictures. Arrange
 ments have been made by MT. Lee craft with the V. L. $. E. in Los An
 geles by which they submit their en- tire list of bookings for his approval, he to select what pictures he wants, which is the only fair and just method to supply an exhibitor This same ar engagement has been made with the Mutual Film corporation which has re- gently contracted with such stars as Mary Miles Minter, Nat Goodwin, Wm. Russell, Audrey Munson and others. Among the big productions coming from the V. L. s. E. this fall are Gods Country and the Woman, .
 which ran for a solid month in Los Angeles William Gillette in "Sher- | lock Holmes;" Henry Walthall in "The Sting of Victory" and many other well known plays. The V. L. $. E. will also have the marketing of 'The Barrier. " | by Rex Beach; "The Crisis" by Wins ton Churchill, and "The Fall of Ma | tion," by Thos. Dixon; The Battle l Cry of War;" a sequel to "The Battle | Cry of Peace" which will feature Alice | Joyce, all of which the Lion under ] their contract will have the first op- | portunity in Phoenix to book.