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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22
I AMONG THE CHURCHES
ITEMS CHURCHES CHURCH WORKERS
THE LOVE OF CHRIST coNsrRMNrTH US"

tween tho ages Of thirteen and seven
teen. This meeting viii be conducted
Ivy secretary T G. Digs. or the Nir-
sinia Sunday school association. and
Professor J. H. Montgomery, of the
Cooperative Education Association OF
Virginia. Miss Mamie Lee F'rayser
az Louisville. Ky. an expert in story
telling. will talk to the mem bers Of
The elementary division of the vari-
Gus schools in Broad Street Method
isf. This service will he held also at
$40 o'clock Beginning on Monday
n training school will be conducted in
Centenary. continuing through FRI
day. with afternoon and night sessions
bold each day. Quite n number of
weIl-known Sunday school workers
VIII he heard during the week.
In 81 Pau1s Episcopal church this
morning at II O'Clock the Rev. II. c.
Robbins will preach on the work be-
ing done frr the homeless boys at
the Industrial school and Farm, near
Corirc1on. Va This is the work
which has been earnestly endorsed by
Judge Kicks o. the Juvenile court.
Governor Stuart and many others Of
every church affiliation who know
what tho school and farm Is doing
for neglected children in Virginia. Al
The service In st Paul's. no Offering
for the work viii lie asked for; bat
Mr Robbins will describe for those
who have already been interested, or
may become interested what IL IS
that their support is helping 10 make
possible Tho story Of the growth Of
the enterprise from . little log cabin,
housing two or three boys, 10 the
present great development is re-
luarkab1e record Of tho success OF n
venture OF faith The Ftorv Of what
mas been accomplished is full OF
thrilling incidents Boys have been
found in different parts Of Virginia
who. without the help 81 the school.
would never have had the chance for
decent manhood Some have come
ont of the dense ignorance OF mac
cessihle districts IN tire mountains;
some have been taken. crippled and
bruised with brutal treatment in de-
generate homes homeless waits have
been rescued whose father or mother
we're in tho peuitertary. and boys
have heeu taken from juvenile courtH
who otherwise would have had TO go
to II refcrmatory. or boys Ike
these. and what the school has meant
TO them and what It can mean TO
others, Mr. Robbins viii tell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

ure and felt the sting of his wrath.
From college to college the professor
was bounded by the influence OF
Bakhmeteff until he became politi-
cal suspect.
The two naturally became bitter
enemies. Fortune smiled on the
young ofY1cer and his promotion was
rapid. He became an ambassador.
He was a parsonage.
The professor was also a man OF
action. Hounded as he was, he sue
ceeded in gathering a few kindred
spirits to his standard. He was a
man of high education and even
higher intellect. His main thought
was the freedom of Russia, the aboli-
ton of autocracy End Imperialism and
a chance for the oppressed.
Time went on. Russia entered the
war and looked to America for most
OF her supplies. The Russian en-
bassy became one Of the most inn
portant posts In the imperial diplo-
matte corps. Bakhmcteff became the
man OF the hour.
Suddenly, with the swiftness of
lightning, the professor struck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

everyday type Of New York merchant.
His mouth. however. denotes tenacity
impressive from the standpoint of
pure vitality. He fairly radiates
pep"
Following in quick succession come
the representatives of Cuba, Brazil,
Argentina and France The French
am bassador is rushed from the ante
room to Mr.. Lansing's ONCE without
delay. In this significant?
lire Of tho sight after while
and start for the elevator. AS reach
the main floor of the building there
greets my eyes the slim representa-
tive Of one Nicholas Romanoff, once
car of "all the Russlas." but now
private citizen.
The old gentleman Is placed In a
most embarrassing position. He was
the accredited ambassador of the
Russian imperial household, master
of the imperial court and close
friend OF the former car
In his youth M. Bakhmeteff was
an officer in the Russian army. A
certain professor in the university Of
st. Petersburg incurred his displeas-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22
A WEEK IN THE WAR
CAPITAL.
By KENNETH MacDOUGAIL.
international News STAFF Correspon-

Washington, AprH 2t--The halls
lending 10 the office OF the secretary
Of state are huYztng with the drone
OF many languages Keen, alert, dap
per men pass to and FRO
TO Eddie savoy the aged negro
messenger or the state department,
such sounds mean bat little. For
fortv-seyen years Eddie has been EN-
pIoyed in hts present capacity, and
few diplomats more or less are moth
ing IN his young life
His ktnky white head, In which Is
housed many memory which would
make good copy II bowed in deep
deliberation, for he is signing an or
der TO one OF his Ethiopian assistants
He chances up rs | stand watching
him and, feeling that he is under Oh
servation. assumes an attitude Of eS-
trcme importance His beadv brown
ewes are sizing me up in truly pro
fesSioual manner. and ! feel that II.
would he wei for me 10 explain nay
mission to Eddie before he has me
arrested rs a German spy
So. without further Hdo ! tell the
old man just what / am doing Turk
}ne in the shade Of MI. lansing 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22
TAKE SALTS If YOUR BACK HURTS
SAYS DRUGS EXCITE THE KIDNEYS

drink too much: also get from any
pharmacist abopt four ounces OF Jad
Salts; take tablespoonful in a glass
Of water before break fast each morn
ing for a few days and your lNdneys
VIII act fine. This famous salts liz
made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lthia. and
has been used for generations To clean
and stimulate clogsed Kidneys; also
to neutrallze the acids in urine so It
no longer IL source of irritation
thus ending bladder weakness
lad salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure, makes n delightful efferVescent
Hthia-watcr drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active TRY
this. also keep UP the water drinking
and no doubt you viii wonder what
became OF your kidney trouble and
DacKacho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

Through the close-woven veil Of cent
sorship leaked the story OF a revolu-
ltion. The car was overthrown, the
imperial government collapsed like
house of cards and the once hound
ed professor became the strong man
of Russia.
Gossip tells us the ambassador IL
game. When he found the imperial
lime was overthrown, and that his Bit
ter enemy, was in command of the
situation, he resigned his post. but
offered to remain until his successor
had been appointed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22
Neutraiize Uric Acid. Thus
. Ending Bladder Trouble.

When your Kidneys hurt and your
hack feels sore, don't ger scared ana
proceed to load your stomach with
! lot OF drugs that excite the kid
news and irritate the entire urinary
tract. Keep your kidneys clean Ike
sou keep your bowels clean 10y flush
3nE them with mud, harmless salts
which removes the hOdTs urInoas
eNaxfe and stimulates them 10 their
0ormal activity. The function Of the
Kidneys is TO filter the blood N "a
shours they strain from i 500 grains
~ acfi and waste, SO we can readily
samderstand the vital. importance OF
koeping the kidneys active.
n Drink lots OF watcr--you can't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

The mems meeting 10 he held this
afternoon at 3 so o'clock in The Gem
tral Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium promises
TO be OF unusual interest. The speaker
viii be Mr. w b. Stuart. OF Charlotte.
N. c.. who has announced for bis sub
1ect 1.-THE TWO Greatest Invisible
Forces His address VIII he Illus
arated by the electrical apparatus and
ssfereopticon slides. Mr., &. A, Brooks,
OF Charlotte. and Miss Marjorie Har"
cum. OF Richmond. Will sing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

sss s.Follow the Flag" wtll ne the sub
rect OF an Illustrated short talk 70 be
: neiivered this morning before tho
Seventh Street Christian Sunday
school 10y James q Blake, the local
cartoonist THIS school IS now In
competitive contest with the other
Christian SUNDAY schools ~ the city.
and the talk this morning hY Mr..
Blake will give many points Of In
terest on the contest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

The Rev r r McFaden. n d pas
tor OF FIRST Presbyterian CHURCH. IS
in New York this morning. where he
will deliver the address az memo
rial service TO be held under the
auspices Of the lodges uf Royal Ar
canum In his absence his post VIII
he Allied mis- morning by Rev Or.
Edward Mack and tonight by the Rev.
w I. LinEle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

Tho thirticth anniversary ~ Eai
End Baptist church win be cele citrate
today in an appropriate manner tn
Berfnon this morning wili be deliverc
NY Rev. pr r. X PIT; editor Of III
Herald. and tonight by Re
e. Baker Arendail. secretary OF tn
Baptist council This congregation
under the faithful leadership Of Re-
G. F. Ryland IS in q most prospero,
condition. and enters upon thc fourt
decade Of its history with high hope
and with earnest cudravors to make
the banner period Of existence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-22

A meeting Of the home department
workers Of all denominations viii be
held AT Second baptist church. corner
OF Franklin and Adams street. Fri
day. ANN -, at noon. The purpose
~ this conference "a to organize the
Richmond INSTRUMENTATION Home
Department workers association. All
persons Interested IN this special phase
OF Sundav school work arc urged to
attend this initial meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

not accessible to interviewers when a
scene is being put on and the camera
working. 1t would obviously take some
of the snap out of the picture to have
the star engage in business conversa-
ton with a proverbially rakish-loOking
newspaper person while the rest of the
cast were chasing one another through
swinging doors and throwing crockery.
There being a time, then. when 1t is
impracticable to ask for an interview
with screen king, such was, of course,
the one time chosen by us to descend
upon the studio. A man can always pick
out the wrong time to do things il he
goes about it in the right way. So, in
stead of being received like customers
from Pittsburgh as we had expected, we
were told by Mr.. Anger, the studio
manager, that Mr.. Arbuckle was put
ting on big cabaret scene at that
time and could see no one. And as Mr..
Arbuckle directs his pictures as well as
acts in them, it might be Just as well to
run along home before it got dark, as to
wait until he had a spare moment Tor
discussion of the art of pie-throWing.
That was the way it seemed to the stu
dio manager.
But studio managers have no imagi-
nation. Here was big cabaret scene,
calling for large number of extras
or society folk to sit around in evening
clothes and give imaginary orders. A
whole company Of performers from one
of our formerly all-night restaurants
had been engaged to carry on the enter
tainment end of the scene, and the least
the management could do would be to
engage a couple Of likely-looking youths,
veritable men-about-town as we were, to
sit in among the extras. At any rate.
we could get story, if not an interview.
So, through certain channels of In
trigue and diplomacy, we were Struggled
in as supernumerary members of the
cast of that sterling film comedy, soon
To be released, entitled, epigrammatical-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

". Ruff House The delicate Italian
touch in the name is symbolic of the re-
straint and finesse Of the piece itself.
Mr.. Arbuckle never writes out his see
narios beforehand. Directing the action
as he does, he lets the plot build itself
up as he goes along, according to the
number of casualties, and then, wnen
the whole picture is made. some one goes
over it and separates the plot from The
rest Of the debris.
do not know what had gone before
in the story in which we were now TAX
ing part. All | am qualified to state is
that | was told to sit at a table with
young lady in a picture hat and pass her
the salt every once in while, or per-
haps order some wine which we wouldn't
get. It's a gay life, that of the New
York cabaret fend. Ny dress suit,
picked up on the spur of the moment,
was more in the nature of a toga, hav
ing at one time, | suspect, belonged to
Mr.. Arbuckle himself, but, as only one
side of me showed toward the camera, |
was able, by artful clutching at the other
side, TO wrap it about me, so that flat
ter myself | presented a rather natty
appearance, and that many young girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

TT is an ill-informed man that can
he interviewed on something these
days. The public is so avid III It's
desire for personal opinions OF some one
else in such matters as planting, hght-
inc. dressing and eating, that inter-
views with authorities on these sub
iects form the chief part OF our daily
news. What was more natural, then
than to deduce that our readers would
be interested in an interview on custard-
pie throwing. given by man who Is ad-
m;ttedly the first custard-pie throWer
in motion picture comedy? OF course
the chance or inclination to throw PIE
NAV come only once in a lifetime to the
average man, but it is just as well TO
know how to act in that eXigency ana
how TO carry it through to ITS conSum-
nation.
So. after considering several hundreoS
of candidates on the screen. the artist
and decided that Mr.. Roscoe Arbuckle'
known, oddly enough, as Fatty COM
bined technique with results IN such
manner as to make him practically IN a
class by himself as a pie-thrower. lie
never seemed hurried in his delivery
followed his interference well, and, with
apparently minimum OF effort
achieved what is technically known as
"a good lie" at every attempt. We there
fore felt that a word CT two from MI.
Arbuckle on the subject would be re-
ceived as coming from, as the Washing
ton dispatches say, "a man high IN the
counsels of the party
Now, interviewing movie stars IS not
generally held TO be task surrounded
by insurmountable barriers. Publicity
can hardly be said to be the bette MORE OF
the trade And yet there is a time tor
all things, and \even a movie star Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Probable Union of Sullragists and Ants

Probable Union of Su1'ragists and Ants
This time the honors go TO the Ants.
They have discovered a political plat
form on which we can all unite. The
press chairman of the Cambridge Anti
Suffrage Association says in an open
letter to the Authors Club (by which it
is probable she means the Authors
League of America) 81 beg you to take
under careful consideration my plea that
if patriotic women must submit tc be
paid or rewarded for their work that
reward take the form of six months
term in Jail, instead of life sentence
in politics.
The Ants have always tried to keep
suifragists from the ballot because they
did not want it themselves. Suifra-
gists, more liberal. will not take the
stump to keep the Ants out of jail.
Let us, therefore, unite under the
banner "Votes for Suffragists, Jail for
Ants" without any needless fear of
overcrowding our penal institutions.
I'm the same number of her Anti-Suf-
frage Note-No. l55, TO be eXact-the
press chairman goes on to reiterate her
belief that democracy is that form of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

sive politeness. That completed my
share in the performance, for the time
being.
The chief difficulty that found was
in keeping myself from looking at the
camera. All my life have been posing
in mandolin club groups and front-step
ensembles in which the photographer
made a point of telling the entire COM
pany to look at the camera. AS child,
my interest in natural history wac
played upon by enticing me to look into
the camera with the promise of seeing
a birdie there. 1t has been bred in me
that the only way to insure successful
photograph is to stare the camera out
of countenance.
And here | was under explicit instruc-
tons not to look at the camera, and, con-
sequently, was seized with an inordinate
desire to do so. could feel that it was
there, just around the corner from my
right eye, and that, whatever else |
could gaze upon in the whole studio, the
sight of that was forbidden. | felt that
ii did not soon turn and look it straight
in the eye I would not be responsible
for my actions. Fortunately, just as
was about to scream aloud and slap the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

government which permits every citi-
zen to do his best for the common
good"
If the Ants believe they do most for
the common good by going quietly to
jail, who will gainsay them? Is it not
the logical sequence to the belief that
freedom is an intolerable burden?
Mid duties political, though We may fail.
BE it ever so stuffy. there's no place like jail.
There only woman can certainly be
Secure from the burdens and cares of the
Jail, Jail, sweet. sweet Jail
For a logical Anti, there's no place like Jail.
The only difficulty seems to be the
possibility that the National Anti-Suf
lrage Association may not agree to the
suggestion of its Cambridge branch.
For in its official organ, "The Woman's
Protest" in June. 1916, it said:
"The war is running to a close and
when it is over the women who have
stood by the government will have every
right to demand something in return for
their loyalty When peace comes
England will be recreant TO the best ira
ditions of her nationality if she does not
in adequate manner make her acknowl-
edgment. 1t may be she will give them
the ballot; it may be she will hold to
that, but give them instead such laws Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

TO centre about. One might as well face
these facts first as last. and save great
many heartacheS later.
We had been at our places for about
half an hour before anything started.
I'm fact, most Of the time was spent sit
ting about doing nothing just as in real
society. The first picture that was taken
included the performance by the cabaret
company, in which Mr. Arbuckle ear
ried on" with the leading lady, and had
to be pulled back into his seat by his
wife with such violence as to practically
amount to his sitting down on the floor
The spirit of this scene might be com
pared to the last act of fbsen's "a
Dolls House There certainly could be
no harm in comparing them.
All did during this scene was to APP
piaud the cabaret performers and watch,
with that air of tolerant amusement
with which society men in dress suits
always watch such things in restau
rant, the young lady dragging her 300
pound husband across the dance floor.
Whenever | wanted to give the impress
sion of hitting it up with my partner |
would pass her the salt again, with what
in real life would be considered often
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

in Racine. Wis, who sees the picture
will point me out to her companions and
say: "New York for me, girls" And |
don't say that in any Boosting way,
either.
The tablecloth and napkins on ourtable
we're colored yellow, because of some
tendency of white goods to photograph
like fur rug. and the perverSe color
scheme was completed by the CHASTITY
blue lights which gave every one the APP
pearance of Just having arisen hurriedly
from a blueberry pie orgy. After COM
menting to myself on how poorly even
the most attractive members of the COM
pany looked under these trying condi-
tions, realized that myself must give
the same effect to the others, which was
a SOLDERING thought at best.
We had nothing on our table to be
particularly dissipated with. EXCEPT
salt-cellar and an empty goblet, but it
really didn't make much difference what
we did, so long as we didn't attempt to
run off any football formations or some
thing else equally out of keeping with
the rest of the scene. For | am perfect
ly willing to admit that it was Mr.. Ar
buckle, and not me, that the picture was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

ize the existence of this objective char
acter in the throw, because was chosen
to play it.
You see, the artist and | were JUST
extras" No one knew that we were
young men brought up in the rarehed
and refined atmosphere of newspaper
Office, not accustomed to having any
thing more malleable than door
slammed in our faces. Consequently,
since some one had to be hit with the
pie, some one among the restaurant
diners, it was only the result of a sport
ing chance that was picked. Maybe
looked as if one pie more or less Couldn't
do any harm and might perhaps help
bit. However it was. was singled ous
to catch for Mr.. Arbuckle, the reason
given at the time being that my table
was in the correct range and at just the
right spot in the pie zone
was then taken aside by Mr. Ar
buckle to receive my final signal prac'
tice.
"You know about getting pies in the
face" he assumed. Don't dodge, ana
don't watch it coming so that you get
your face all set. You'll be sitting at the
table sideways to me, and when you hear
me zip just turn quickly toward me III
time to get it full across the mouth. It's
much funnier when you turn into 1t Ike
that than it is to face it all the way. VI
course. when it hits you. you squlnt up
but not before. Take it with a blank
face; that's the way to do it. 1t isn't
bad. Just like diving into soft mud. All
right now. Come on. Lights"
thought some of resigning then and
there on account of ill-health. Or
might even tell who | was. But in either
case it would SAVIOR of hasty decision
brought about by fear of the conse-
quences. which was just what it would
be. And didn't have the courage to ap-
pear that much of coward. After ALL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

person nearest to me in the face, the ma
chine stopped, and that part Of the pict-
ire was over.
Then. after having been sitting the
whole morning in one of New York's
most elaborate cafes. ordering cham.
pagne and liquors, gorging on imaginary
fat of the land, the entire company sat
down at board table and had luncheon
consisting of sandwiches, coffee and pie
brought around from Third Avenue.
Home cooking is best, after all, and one
gets tired of restaurant food after a
while.
Il was interesting TO note the conros-
seur's eve with which Mr. Arbuckle n.
garded the pie on the table. 1t was asa
diamond merchant might squirt al
precious stone, or tea faster sip al
some rare brew. that the large star
picked up one of the bakery's offerings.
placed it on the palm of his broad hand
and weighed it meditatively. Then
look of wistful longing came into lis
eyes. and he whispered:
Boys, that's not eating-pie; that's
throwing pie" and he laid it aside among
the properties.
The artist and had just decided that
COW would be a good time to get our in.
terview, when the afternoon shift GENE
on. We were still in the cabaret, but the
plot had progressed, in that Mr.. Arbuckle
had begun to throw things at people a.
the neighboring tables. In fact. as eli
max to the whole thing. pic was to be
thrown.
Now, in thinking Of pie-throwng |
had always thought OF the skill Oh the
thrower. That seemed to dominate tie
act. But | suddenly began to realize
that there was another end to be taken
into consideration-the receiver Some
one has got to be hit. | came to real