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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
TENNIS CENTERS TO HOLD
TOURNAMENTS THIS SEASON

due to the growth of the game in the
border states. Application has also
been made for sanction Of the New
Mexico state championship and the
border states championship.
Edwin r. Torrey. secretary Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association, will leave New York to-
day for Palm Beach. He Is to act as
referee of the eighth annual tourna-
ment for the championship of Florida.
on the courts of the Palm Beach club.
women's singles and doubles begin
February 20. to be followed by mixed
doubles and mems singles and doubles.
IT is planned to finish the schedule by
March 10. Besides Torrey. Craig Bid
die and F. c. Inman are on the tournA-l
ment committee. FL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
Jackets To Meet WdnesdayRay CALDWELL Yak Pitcher Has Vanished Again
SPIDERS AND JACKETS
TO BATTLE WEDNESDAY

The AnaI championship game Of
the season between Richmond col
Iege and Randolph-Mscon, which
was to have been played Tuesday,
will be staged at Northampton,
wednesday might. Mt s,fS o'clock.
This game will have no bearing
ON the championship. the Spiders
having cinched the honors satur-
day night when the Jackets were
defeated BY the william and Mary
Indians. In spite of this fact the
game IN expected to he one of the
warmest played here this year and
a large crowd II expected to witt
ness the combat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
PRIZE FoR PREACHERS
N ODD BIBLE TEST

Chicago. Feb, 25.--Any preacher who
can satisfactorily answer three aues-
lions designed TO prove that he does
not believe In tho bible can collect $loo
from Wilbur klenn Noltva, overseer Of
Zion City Noiivs, announcing the
challenge today, made public the aues-
tons as follows;
"po you believe that the whale swal-
lowed Jonah, or do YOU accept the
story as an alleCory'
rDo you believe that the earth was
created in six days of twenty-four
hours each, or do YOU accept the scten'
lists theory that the earth was mil
lions OF years in formingf
"po you believe that the earth Is n
plobe. travelling at the rate of 1000
mi,es an hour. or do you believe that
the earth is fiat and stationary"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
VIRGINIA HAS STARS
IN ASHINGTON MEET
Orange and Blue Athletes Expect Win Honors Meet
Be Held by George Washington University in Ma
tonal Capital Next Friday Night.

Charlottesville. Va, Feb. 25.--vir~
GINA will send large squad of attn.
letes to the track and field carnival
to be staged bv George Washington
at Convention hall, in Washington,
next Friday night the last indoor
meet OF the season.
In addition to fifteen or more men
from the varsity squad, the star
members of the freshman track team
have been entered in the open events.
Regret is expressed that the rules
governing the meet do not permit the
Virgi.-ia freshmen to enter as such,
but they will race Unattached"
While 1t is believed that Virginia
will make a determined effort to cap-
ture the point trophy, interest here
centers In the two-mile relay and the
South Atlantic events. The latter In
clude the 440-yard dash, the two
mile run and the pole vault
Trainer Iannigan is devoting es-
pecial attention to the quartet which
he will enter in the two mile relay
race. which promises to be a hum
mer. Georgetown has already enter
ed the lists, and Johns Hopkins.
Washington and Lee. Maryland State
and Catholic university are expected
to follow suit. Barring accident, the
Orange and Blues team will be COM
posed of tho following: Goodwin.
Stone, Rounds and Edmunds. At
the Georgetown meet. 1t will be re-
called, the half-mile was Virginia's
largest point winning event, as first,
third and fifth places were secured.
Prescott Edmunds, after a pretty
race, breasted the tape ahead of
Array. of Georgetown. with Goodwin
and Stone finishing third and fifth,
respectively. In the race next FRI
day night Edmunds will be anchor
man for the Orange and Blue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
CORPSE RESCUED WHEN
FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH

Meadviile. Pa, Feb. 25.--while the
funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Mason was
being held in the United Presbyterian
church in Hartstown, the building was
discovered to he on fire. The casket
was removed to a place of safety and
then the mourners filed out In order
The organ, piano and some cushions
were removed before the building was
burned to the ground, entailinp a loss
OF several thousand dollars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
BIIND WOMAN WALKS
OUT WINDOW TO DEATH

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 25.--Walking out
an omen window on to the roof OF the
porch OF her home. Mrs. Catherine
Hyland, aged eighty, who became
blind six months ago, fell head first
to the sidewalk. twenty feet below.
receiving injuries which caused her
death an hour later.
She had been in the kitchen and,
going upstairs. became confused and
passed through the window. which is
level with the floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

Butte, Mont. Feb. 25.--Promoter
Tack Curley has another great
wrestler under his wing He is
wladek Zbyszko. a mighty son OF Po-
land. who Is only twenty-three years
~ age and weighs 240 pounds. He
has won in worlds championship
tournaments in Warsaw. Vienna.
bucharest, Paris, Buenos Aires, Mon
tevideo and Detroit. Aside from his
profession, Zbyszko Is as mild as n
purring kitten. His home life Is Ideal.
ana he has not one bad habit. To-
bacco or liquor has never touched his
fps not even beer or light wines.
which are so customary with meals
In europe. Zbyszko is by far the
youngest man who has ever attained
such a wonderful wrestling record.
S,urIey thinks that his new wonder
NAN in the world, and will back him
an this city II an opponent can be
secured for him worth while. In
: letter to the sporting editor from
New York city, Curley speaks OF the
hoxing situation in optimistic tones.
He writes:
"In view of the fact that steps have
rerently been taken to crush profess
.ional boxing in this state. 1t seems to
me appropriate that something should
also be said In uetense OF the Sport.
Z The public lie entitled To know both
.,des before anv definite action Is
taken. And / speak from an expert
cnce of twenty years, during which
time I have seen boxers come and go
and the sport rise and fall, but always
come back again.
governor Whitman Is quoted as
ewing that brutality exists not -
much In the ring 40 out Of It, mean
snr amone the spectators, and that thu
ifa1r eaaes ek cattsspl "A not Dstyopsse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
LINCOLN'S SWEETHEART
DIES AT AGE OF 70

ME Cheatham, seventy-six. one time
sweetheart OF Abraham Lincoln. is
dead at her home here.
Mrs. Cheatham was the daughter of
Major r. E. Haggard. Mexican and
Civil war veteran. At one time he
kept a tavern. much frequented by
lawyers, politicians and court orficials
and Miss Haggard often sang for the
guests.
II was there Lincoln met her and
wrote and dedicated poem to her.
The album in which II was inscribed
was exhibited at the Panama Pacific
exposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

The Saloonkeepers' Alliance OF
Louisville, KY. with 100 members. has
been formed. 1t will have direction
over the price and size of drinks
served by It's members. and also will
deal with the free lunch question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

Mahanoy City. Pa. saloonkeepers.
whose licenses are held up because OF
a deadlock between Judges Koch and
Bertel, announce that they will take
the matter to the supreme court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

March Is has been sanctioned as the
opening date for the Arizona state
championship. which viii be held on
the courts of the Tucson Golf and
Country club. This event has become
increasingly popular in recent years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

Interest in the trip to the coast by
the Eastern team is not confined to the
two sections. Paul f. Jette, president
OF the Border states Tennis associa-
ton, Is trying to arrange stop-over
at Ell Paso for the Eastern players on
their way to or from the coast. The
advantages of the Southern route. by
way of Washington. Atlanta, New Or
leans. San Antonio, Ell Paso and some
of the tennis towns in New Mexico and
Arizona are emphasized. Usually the
trip has been made by the Northern
route. Border states. men claim 1t
would be n good thing for the game
to have the Eastern players appear in
their territory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26

The regulations adopted at the an
nual meeting of the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association govern
ing Junior and boys' tournaments dur
Ing 1917 have been forwarded to all
members of the national body. Clubs
are urged to hold tournaments for
young players this year. the results of
last seasons activity having demon
strated that this plan of developing the
game Is essentially sound.
The theory of competition inaugur-
ated in 1916 Is unchanged, although
there are some changes In the method
of operation. The most important Is
the designation of ffty-two cities as
tennis centers. Preliminary tourna-
ments are to be held by clubs. colleges
and associations affiliated with the ma
tional body. exactly as last year. Win
ners OF these events will be eligible to
compete for the tennis center cham
ptonships. These take the places of the
sectional championships. which quail
fed for entry in the national champion
ships last season.
winners Of the various tennis center
tournaments will be eligible to com
pete for the national boys or national
Junior championships in tournaments
to be held during the national singles
| cham pionship. which begins at Forest
Hills. August 40 Creation Of these ten
mis- centers reduces travelling expenses
| to minimum and is expected to broad
| en- the interest OF these tournaments
for the youngsters. Another change
of importance Is the reduction Of the
age limits from twenty to nineteen
years for the juniors and from seven
teen to sixteen years for the boys. The
regulations prescribe that a player. to
be eligible to compete. shall not have
reached his nineteenth or sixteenth
birthday. the case may be. on or
before october of the year of compe-
tition.
Already q considerable number of ap-
| plications for these events have been
received. Baltimore. Washington,
Richmond and Charleston. w. Va. will
hold Journeys during the summer in
; the Middle Atlantic section.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

its windmill, a street in Canton, China.
wild Western town ready for the
arrival OF the stage which comes
laundering along in truly Western
style. There is the border line be-
tween Mexico and the United States
set for stirring scene Of Mexican
raid. huge temple and gigantic gates
ready to open for a mob scene in
India. while up on the hillsides are
cannon ready for use in battle scenes.
Indoor Scenes
These are for the outdoor scenes.
the indoor pictures being made in the
great studio large enough to accom-
modate twenty companies at one time.
Tho studio is divided in rooms which
are fitted up to represent anything
from a howell to a palace. Lights and
reflectors are set about as needed and
all day long scene after scene IL re-
hearsed. A long platform set UP on
the top OF row OF dressing rooms
is provided for visitors who may spend
as much time as they wish watching
the work and getting a real view OF
the movie queens. While none Of the
Hard Work And Risks.
The life of movie actor is one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

mass of cuts on account OF the strong
pulling of the horses and the rough
lines.
Helen Holmes, who is familiar to
all movie fans for her work in the
Hazards OF Helen, has had some mar
row escapes. for while many tricks
are played In movie work. Miss
Holmes actually carries out the "haz-
ards" in reality
Mabel Normand. was once dashed
to q rock which jutted out where the
ocean waves touched her. While the
scene was being filmed huge wave
swept over her breaking the fasten-
ings and sweeping her against the
rocks on the beach. Miss Normand
was badly bruised. and nearly
drowned before being rescued. Any
number OF stories may be told Of
strenuous acts and narrow escapes OF
the movie actor whose director goes
in for realism.
Directing a mob scene Is one OF the
most difficult tasks OF a director. Take
tor instance the mobs of several hum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

girls and men and women TO plant
vegetables on every spot of ground
available.
European nations cannot supply
their own needs for food: they must
buy from the United States. This
buying depietes our own supply. Crops
were short last year and the year be-
fore. Scarcity of labor will make them
short this year. The problem Is seri-
Gus. Patriotic Americans wish TO help
their country. They can best help by
relieving the Government OF this food
problem. They can solve this economic
crisis and benefit themselves financial
ly and physically by planting food
gardens.
We expect to induce more than a
million young people. women and
elderly men, this year to plant food
garden. Most OF them have not done
so before. This alone should add much
more than two hundred and Atty mill
lion dollars 10 the food value OF this
seasons crop. Those who have made
such gardens before should increase
their efforts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
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Plant Gardens And Help Win The

War has now made the planting
OF food gardens an imperative obliga-4
ton upon every American citizen who
has access to land. no matter how re
stricted its area. The man, woman or
child who allows any soil fertility orr
available labor TO go to waste this year
deserves the opprobriun that goes
to the military Stacker We are, per-
haps. approaching the time when wa
must adopt meatless days either volt
UNFAIRLY or by government fat. Let US
see to 1t that the food substitutes for
meat are produced independently OF
farms by the great host of home gar
deners. Because 1t is late In the sea v
son, do not neglect to plant garden
for that reason: prol!fc gardens may
he seeded until July, Plant garden
now and help win the war.
re Planting OF millions of fec+f-
gardens. making vegetables f. O. B.
the kitchen door is the only answer
to the food problem confronting the
country at this time, There must be.
no such cry for food in this country
as there Is IN stricken Europe. This
great country should not become d.
country OF bread ticket no matter
how long the war lasts. It viii not
be IL we all do our part
"A condition and not theory con-
fronts us. The answer to the problem
Is the planting of millions of food gar
dens. They will give millions of fam-s
! lies cheap food. and they will relieve
the railways of transportation prob
lens which it is everywhere admitted
would be too much for them.
The nations of the world realize
the terrible significance OF the situa-'
ton today facing the people. It is ma
longer a matter OF men and munitions.
but of food-food for the armies. for
| ire oattes, for the otd men and women
and for the rising generation OF youths
who must be fed equally as well an
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
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dred persons as seen in Joan the
Woman. This picture was made I'M
der the direction OF c. b. De Mile and
one day when the writer happened to
be present Mr.. De Mile was mounted
on a platform beside his camera man
without hat or coat yelling at the mob
which surrounded the pyre on which
Joan was about to be burnt. The bish-
op was approaching and Mr. De Mile
was shouting Here he comes. Now
remember he is big man and you
are afraid of him and you hate him.
Now talk about it." The mob began
to gesticulate as Theodore Roberts
and his attendants moved toward the
seats on a stand. But the mob did
not act to please the director and the
scene had to be done more than a
dozen times before orders were given
to the photographer to shoot the
scene"
Tricks.
OF course, many tricks are used to
produce the "thrillers" such as the
destruction OF an automobile contain
ing people. Now the movie companies
are not breaking up good machines,
nor are the actors so daring that they
are willing to be hurled off cliff. so
when two autos are to collide or one
is to run over a clifr. do not suppose
for one minute that the handsome
auto you have seen running along the
road Is the ono which goes over the
cliff. When the auto reaches GER
tain point the Aim Is stopped and a
wood replica In which dummies are
seated takes Its place. The director.
out OF the range OF the camera. sends
the wooden car over and at the bot
tom 1t is seen a complete wreck.
Again the camera Is stopped and the
injured people walk over and crawl
out of the wreck. As none Of the in
tervals are shown the Illusion Is per-
feet.
In picturing nres in interiors. smoke
pots are used and little or no damage
is done to the house. Even when the
heroine is to be rescued the only dam
age is the breaking OF door or a
window as the smoke pots produce
enough smoke to give all the horror
of fire. While many "supes" are
used there are various devices to do
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

of thrills and hard work, for scenes
are rehearsed many times before the
photographer is allowed to shoot"
The star must be an accomplished
person for he or she. as the case may
be. Is likely to be called upon to swim.
ride horseback. drive team or auto
mobile or do some athletic stunt at
any time.
Accidents sometimes happen. as In
the case Of Mary Fuller's ride on a
bucking broncho. Luckily she escaped
with. nothing more than Q sprained
back.
Blanche Sweet has had some mar
row escapes, one when posing for a
film in which she leaped from the
back of one galloping horse to an
other The feat was successfully ac-
complished. but the actress was laid
up for several days with a sprained
wrist and many bruises. At another
time she drove two horse prairie
schooner over some Of the toughest
country in California. When the drive
was over Miss Sweets hands were a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

DIE growth OF the moving picture
business has been SO phe-
nomenal in all parts of the globe
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

Az present some two thousand
newspa pers are printing the informa-
ton daily and hundreds OF clubs are
disse minating instructions to their
mem bers at their weekly and monthly
meetings The commission also fur
ntshes to those who ask it The Food
Garden Primer, which. In eight brief
pa tells in condensed, compact and
practical form all that tho beginner
requires to know about planting a
food garden.
This primer, with the daily news
service of the mmission Is being
used by many of the railroads
throughout the country who are plant
ing their idle lands along their tracks
The banks Of the country who are
encouraging gardening among their
employees and patrons, and many Of
the clubs are using the literature
Among those clubs availing themselves
OF this service are the Rotary clubs
Of the United States, the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs and the Ma
Honal League for Women's Service.
Originator OF The Movement.
The organization OF the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission
was the Idea OF Charles Lathrop Pack,
rs president. and he is not only serv-
ing as active president Of the organ
ization but Is also paying IFS, overhead
expenSes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

away with human beings whenever
possible. A case of this came under
! the writer's notice one day while
watching q girl bid her soldier sweet-e
/ heart goodbye. He came into theS
room and kissed her and then rushc0s
! out to join his regiment. which was.a
I to all appearances, marching past the
house. The girl took her place at the
window and waved her handkerchief
| as The row OF bayonets and spiked
helmets passed. A few minutes later
| in walking back OF the window. tbs
Soldiers" proved to be a lot OF spikes
and bayonets on a machine which rOra
volved around and around; not hu.s
man being was in sight but the pic-S
ture of a passing regiment was per-
feet a
| Animal Actors.
! Two of the California studios have
wild animal section and the nasth-
DDS of training the beasts as usovie
actors would make an interesting
book. Suffice to say they are trained
rather by kindness than by brutality,
Many people will recall the "Adven-a
lures of Kathlyn," one of thes hrsks
serial pictures produced with sceneeS
! supposed 10 De ldtu ia 1nQia. AAlutJHA4
Williams was the star and during the
play she rode on an elephant like As
circus veteran and also had many enc
counters with wild animals. She ias
today the most accomplished actreses
in that particular line. as she handle4S
a leopard with as much ease Az one
would handle pet cat. This tyne *
work too has It's dangers and on une2
occasion she came near losing her life
She was IN the act OF STOPPING DOWN
almost on top OF a tiger and when it3
turned she was to jump behind aprOss
jecting rock. Something miscatrie4a
and the animal sprang at her. TheF4S
was no time to escape and her ecaJp
was badly torn before the animal
could be beaten off. 1t Is not unuoua
for movie beasts to rebel and traihAt1$
are ever on the alert. Large t1ac&N3
are set aside for the animal cages a1AS
whenever you see animals roami1g fcS
the jungle on the screen you mag fo&34
pretty sure that the jungle Is inei41&
OF one of the big animal cage I'll
lSouthern California
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
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An Intimate Sketch Of the Work Of the Studios In
That Section Of the Country Where Most
of the Pictures Are Made.

makes 1t possible 10 shoot" scenes
almost every day and the greater part
of the time without artificial light. II
is estimated that at least $4,000 per
sons are engaged in the industry in
the Golden State--one studio employ
ing between $500 and 5000 persons.
This. OF course. includes carpenters.
scene PAINTERS cooks and walters. in
fact. almost every trade has some part
in the making OF the movies.
A visit to one of these places is n
liberal education although it may dis
pei some of the illusions OF the screen
for the time. The largest of the Cali
fornia plants Is located few miles
from Los Angeles 1t spreads over
acres and acres and scenes from all
parts of the world are filmed there.
Villages are constructed over night,
frequently to be burned the next day.
The far East can be pictured SO per-
fectly that the traveller has been
known to locate the exact place of
China. Japan or India when the scene
Is thrown upon the screen. When
street scenes are to be made, fronts
OF houses are set UP. being held in
place by scaffolding. The architecture
OF the place where the scene Is laid is
carried out to the minutest detail as
are the costumes OF the players. On
the payment OF a small admission fee
the public Is permitted to roam at
will over the plant and In doing so
many countries can be visited.
For instance. there Is a street IN an
Italian town. Belgian village with