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The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
SERVICE CALLS
FOR LONG HOURS
ID. L. X. Maintains Men Must
Work Swing Runs To
Handle Rush

Splitting up ne day ot street rail
vay men SO that they vora TWO or
three swings. CT periods % n day.
Is = necessity MAT is forced upon
tho H. r b, demands or the rid.
INK public. a,coNding to testimony
and statistic. laid before the arb
tration board TUESDAY afternoon
when tho company began ms hsht 20
show that II could not grant he de
mands o. thc men for higher wages
and changed working hours
The men complained that tho
swing forced them 20 work early
II the morning, la Che evening and
a. night. all n ono day before the;
could get In eight hours They dc
msnded moro straight run
meaning runs which call them 20
their work AZ a certain time. ena.
bling them 10 remain ON their jobs
continuously until their dag is done
Bernard = Wcadock. one " the
p L. r attorneys. and Edward g.
Ives. assistant general >uperintend
en-, OF the railway. produced a rec
ord shoVinathat 59S OF the mon
had runs which did not cover more
than r. ~ hours.
~ an our men wore working ON
= continuous shift we would have q
Tor Of empty ears running on th"
streets many hours OF Tie dsF
said Weadock.
Tho number % cars in operation
and tho number 81 crews 80 wora
AZ gwen time rs governed solely
by The demands OF Tho public ~
s 30 O'Clock In 'ho morning There
are .1u4S cars In service This rs
The maximum number in DE morn
ing BY no 80 O'clock IN hc morn
ing the number drops 20 fe4 BIS
80 O'Clock ar night there are i.io2
in service THIS shows thai 40 mo-
have most OF our men al work Our
inE these rush hours Tho uli be-
tween The rush hours be tae rest
Period for tho men
Not counting the auds en-
ployed downtown tho u T. n STA
tsticiaus estimate that .ueir cars
accommodate 1s5oal men IN the
factory districts each evening
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
RECRUITING
SETS record
Wen Joining Regular Army
Monday Numbered
3.346

WASHINGTON, May s.-Three
thousand three hundred and forty
six mon enlisted In the regular army
Monday according 10 figures com.
piled last night, a neg record for the
campaign. Pennsylvania led with
5c9, Illinois was second with $50.
Indiana third with ais, New York
fourth with 237 and Missouri nth
with 226 These figures are exclu-
sive OF National Guard naval and
marine corps enllstments.
The house Tuesday night passed
the bill raising the war strength OF
the army from 81 800 TO i5O, 900 men
and the marine corps from II. 400 to
10000. Both OF these organizations
have been recruited considerably In
excess OF their former full author
lied strength.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
CHAPLIN CHOSEN
new PRESIDENT
Society Names Him
As Head: Gales Remains
as Conductor

Roy ID Chaplin was chosen presr
dent OF the board OF directors OF the
Detroit symphony society in the an
nual meeting. other officers are
First vice president. Jerome H.
Remick. second president Sid.
ney T. Miller, treasurer, Paul K.
Gray.
The board OF directors include
Mrs Frederick " Alger. Hugh
Chalmers. Mrs Horace f. Dodge.
Paul r GRAY. Henry NJ Fechheimer,
Julius II H1ass. Mrs Charles r.
Hodges Charles n Hodges Mrs h
Jones. Mrs Henr b. JOY Mrs Alb
ner l. Iarned. Mrs Arthur McGraV,
Mrs Sidney r Miller. Sidney T Mil
Ter. Mrs. John Stoughton Newberry.
Truman " Newberry, Mrs r Ad
hngton Newman, Dr r Arlington
Newman George Osips Jerome H.
Romick. Mrs Joseph Schlotmsnn,
Miss Frances " Sibley Charles 3.
Warren. Roy y Chaplin
Despite var conditions the direct
ors voted unanimously 10 continue
the activities OF the Detroit sym
phony orchestra. and the concerts Of
The orchestra will Be carried thru as
planned Weston Gates remains as
conductor. and Harry Cyphcrs as
business manager. The board express.
nE hieh appreciation Of the abilities
% both
The season OF l917-1s will present
the orchestrs in a series OF Friday
afternoon and Saturday evcuingcon.
certs Is Detroit armory. and Of Sun
day afternoon concerts in Arcadia.
Tho soloi-ts viii include such famous
artists ss Nine Matzcnsuer. Maggie
reyte. Julia CUP. Novaes. kimbal-
Ct. Alma Gluck. kreitler. Zimbalist
ist. Mscmillen Holman Har
old Bauer. Ossip Gahrilowitsch. De
Gorgoza. Lambert Murphy and Helen
STANLEY
II IL estimated that between 500
coo and $4,000 viii be required 20
finance the season. and OF this Sos
COO already has been subscribed
subscriptions toward the support OF
the orchestra, and for tickets for
neat seasons concerts. are>bcinR 70
ceived in tho Offices Of The society.
SO. 9O5 Kresse building
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
WAR PRISONERS
TO WORK FARMS
Thousands of Germans Held
BY Entente viii BE
Brought TO u. ;.

. WASHINGTON, May o. Arrange
ments for the employment % Ges
man prisoners OF war on farms IN
the United states have been prac-
ucslly completed It was learned las
night
The plan contemplate the trans
pcrtaGon 10 America OF the thou
and of prisoners captured by tho
Entente ~ an past campaigns as
well a. those taken in the future
The object OF the proposed move
is twofold to pro- de American
farmers with needed ssrjcuiWul
labor and 10 reduce the amount Of
q which 70 IS now necessary 90
send oversee hv feeding the pris.
oner- az 'he major source ~ supply
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
HARPER UNIT
GETS ANOTHER
AMBULANCE

Another ambulance has been prom.
ised the Harper hospital base
hospital unit. making four com
plete ambulance outfits that organ.
ization Is now sure OF n is the
gift OF Misses Elizabeth and Martha
Berry. daughters Of Thomas Berry
OF Berry brothers A check FOR s.
500 has been sent 10 Dr. A. g. Col
Inns for this purpose.
Or Angus Mclean. lieutenantco
onel in charge OF the unit. has au
thorized Or. Grlnlth A Thomas, po-
lice surgeon, 10 organize an add
tional ambulance company Dr
Thomas has had experience N held
hospital work is Cuba and Porto
Rico during the Spanish-Amerioan
war He has had charge OF the hrst
aid work for the police department
for "a years and rendered valuable
service az the time OF the Dayton
food.
Or. Mclean. DR.. Neal Hosktns anc
DR.. Raymond Andres will go 10 Bat
tie Crock Thursday 90 attend a spe-
oial meeting of~the Michigan state
Medical society. called 70 instruct
Michigan physicians IN their duties
in the present war DR.. Mclean and
his assistants VIII examine appli'
cants for the medical division OF the
officers reserve corps who find It
inconvenient TO come 10 Detroit.
More than 100 Detroit doctors A..
tended the weekly military drill IN
the auditorium OF the Wayne County
Medical society. Tuesday night.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
LONE POLICEMAN
RAIDS BLIND PIG

A mob OF 81 foreigners threatened
Police Serc Tucker when he Al
tempted Jo rand an alleged blind
pig" Tuesday. a. No POS Victorave.,
Highland Park The police OH n
was alone and was forced TO draw,
BIS revolver and hold the crowd ~
bags tie backed thru door Re
turning Oth Detective Cross ana
three uetroimen he found no one left
bu Paul Car. the proprietor car
WAS arraigncd ON a charge OF selling
liquor without a license and placed
under bond OF 5000 by Justice Ian
G~an
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
BILLION IS
NEEDED FOR
SHIPPING
Every Resource of the
Nation to 60 Into
Tonnage 4
STEEL PLANTS TO
BE TAKEN OVER
Private Contracts Must
BE Set Aside For
Nations Need

WASHINGTON. MAY e-The ad
ministration will ask congress for
billion dollar appropriation TO build
steel and wooden merchant ships. II
was learned last night.
The entire power OF the govern
ment and The resources OF the nation
are 10 be concentrated in gigantic
building program 20 thwart the
kaiser's [ boats
Eyor item OF the program OF the
shipping board and the adminlstra
ton viii be pushed 10 the limit. n
is hoped that the appropriation ask
ed will be given within week
Product OF ali the steel coal and
ron companies OF the country inso-
far az they are necessary VIII be
taken over by the government 20
speed The great building program
Work on private contracts will be
stopped
Those holding contracts for pri
.ate 1pply will be recomponsed
An apprsisement board is 20 be or
ganlzcd 20 pas a fair amount OF
damages TO individuals and corpora
tons. where private work h stop
fcd and the product 81 plants taken
over An OF the steel plants OF the
country viii be- speeded up on the
government work
Supplies tor bridge building for
steel skyscrapers and iu the making
80 nall feol articles viii be halted
and an Of The available plants iurn
-d 10 ship work
nh, counci OF national defense
has An inventory Of an the stool
coal iron and coke plant Of the
country and OF the coal mines Tie
council prepared 20 ton of thc
guam Of production I'm an of
those plants needed GA the govern
mcn' work
10 is not contemplated that these
indusfuc viii be taken over or
operated O., me government The
are TO be- operated for the govern
tnent and an damage 90 others PAID
from tho bitIon dollag approWls-
lion KIDD of congress
II IS felt thai is is tho duty and
The necessil, Of ,h,s nation TO pat
ship BUILDING ahrsd ~ every other
consideration.
The program Will not h Is said
Interfere with The naval program
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
TWO CHILDREN
HURT IN STREETS

A girl and boy were injured Tues
day IN tranic mishaps
Four-yesr old Martha Blodgett. No
40 lroquois ave, was badly bruised
when she was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Gilbert Tindal No
7S9 Congress - east. while playing
m the street IN front OF her home
She was taken 70 Receiving hospi
tai
Ralph Weiss. s, No. IL Sylvester.
ST.. was cut By flying glass when the
automobile driven hy mis- father
George Weiss. crashed into that Of
Fred Ell, No. 369 Mcclellan aye'. Ar
So Paul and Canton ayes he was
taken home The men escaped in
Jury
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
SHORTAGE IN
STOR AGE EGGS

WASHiNGTON. May . The stor
age esc passed q hard winter and
spring Reports made public today
aI the Office az markets of The de-
par'ment OF agriculture give tho
rlmbof Of eggs ia cold storage Nav
] AZ 15.2 per cent less than In 1916
There we're l.s45117 cases in $50
stcraEos on Man taa reports shows
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
I PER CENT OF MEN
WHO ENLISTED IN
CANADA UNFIT

According 10 statistics prepared by
the Dominion government, per cent
Of 407.22l men enlisted in Canada
we're discharged as being physically
unfit before they were taken over
seas. The Jotal number Of those dis
charged in Canada. including those
who were wounded in action and
return. is 43.o53 During 1916. the
number OF recruits accepted was 1875
2t2 The number Of applicants was
245.nal.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
YANKEE WINS
CROSS OF WAR

PARIS. Nav g. Extraordinary
bravery and distinguished contempt
of danger" Is what brought the
French War Cross 10 George S
Dock. OF the American ambulance
corps. according 20 Official announce
ment today.e The citation OF the day
declared the ST Louis boy had vol
unteered for all dangerous missions
from July q 70 Doc Is, 1916. had
carried out many difficult evacua-
tons Of The wounded over routes in
cessanuy bombarded" and had other.
wise distinguished himself
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
URGES CANADA
To BAN BOOZE
All Grain Urgently Needed For
Food. Saw Member Of
Parliament

OTTAWA. May 9 T. Is Dcviin.
Liberal member Of parliament from
Wright asked action TO-DAY to pre-
ven further operation OF 1istilleries
IN Canada Sc urged thar whatever
Tho views OF members might be on
tho desJabiiig of prohibition tho
time had come when b. Is absolutely
nece airy 90 conserve every possible
bit az grain for use as human food
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
WAITER CHARGED
WITH PASSING
RAISED CHECK

Andrew laRogue, rs, a waiter in
Schneider's cafe at No ll6 Wood.
ward.Rye was arrested early Wed.
nesday and charged with tampering
with United States money on the
complaint OF a patron who asserted
in changing $50 bill Tuesday night
LaRogue had given him a 81 note.
over which the number IS" had
been cleverly pasted dialogue, who
lives A. No. $50 Lothrop.ave.. will
be turned over 20 federal authori.
ties
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
DEFECTIVE GAS
JET CAUSES
MANS DEATH

James Hawkins. SO, No sSs Hnz-
perave- wss found 70 his room
early wednesday. ssphyxiatad ~
gas seeping from a detective 5sA
The body was taken 30 the county
morsns Coroner Parker win hold
an inquest
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

MELBOURNE. May = The re
sult Of the recent Australian cleo.
ton as announced Tuesday gives
Tho Hughes var party majority Of
o. iu the commonwealth pariia
mont
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

NEW YORK Philip scilena faith.
or Of Army Aviator Anthony Scilena,
killed while flying on LONE Island
twice jumped into his son grave
a. the bugls sounded Taps" He
was craEed with grisL
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
NEW FILM FINISHED
BY MARY PICkFORD
Popular Actress Ends Work
on Stella Maris.'

Mary Pickfords next photoplay will
be released in January by Aircraft
FIXTURES. The title of the new film
which has Just been completed in Cal
ifornia is stella Maris,' adapted from
William j. Locke's Well known book by
Frances Marion.
Staged under the direction of Mar
shall Neilan. the youthful genius of the
Aircraft Producing organization, this
photoplay is confidently expected to
prove Miss Pickford's greatest achieve
ment in the cinema world. Everyone
who has already seen the film, includ-
ing Adolph Zuker. the motion picture
king, declares it to be Our Mary's"
browning accomplishment.
In the new photoplay, Mary portrayS
two characters of opposite nature, those
of Stella Maris, a very wealthy though
crippled child and Unity Blake, Il
ragged slavey. This is the first time
that Miss picllford has ever appeared
in dual role ON the screen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
FAMOUS ACTRESS
TO APPEAR HERE
Geraldine Farrar Coming
Next Sunday in "The
Woman God Forgot

| BIG pictures demand big actresses
! ana actors to carry the leads. This fact
has been realized by the motion pic
/ ture public as We'll as by the produc-
ers. When the large companies start
out TO film story that is costing them
millions of dollars the greatest prob
| lem that confronts them is the leading
| character
No other actress could take the lead
! in The Woman God Forgot" and do
the story justice as Geraldine Farrar,
the noted American prima donna, who
! has recently entered the moving pic
ture. The production of THE Woman
God Forgot" was handled on IA large
/ scale and is said to be one of the
/ finest in which Miss Farrar has taken
part. 1t will be shown at the EN-
press theater next Sunday night for
| the first time.
In the few photodramas in which
Geraldine Farrar has appeared she
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
WATCH YOUR step
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Irving Berlin's Light Musical
Comedy Coming to Mis- =
sOula Theater.
JUST FROM BROADWAY
Novel Stage Settings Feature
Farce Of Wild New York
Might Life.

One OF the liveliest shows that will
com" % this city this season is Irving
Il lii;l's international syncopated mu-
Il. success. Watch Your Step
hich will appear at the MissNula the
atti. Wednesday night.
Watch Your Step" fulfills the def
milton of musical comedy in every par
tieular. 1t possesses exquisite light
music. excellent chorus numbers. brigh,
and witty dialogue, plenty of whole
some fun and is presented by COM
rany that makes 1t fizz and bubble Will
that intangible something" that seems
to breathe the odor OF Broadway into
show
The story of the play concerns an &C.
centric's will leaving two million t.
the man or woman who has never
known love, and then introduces ar
English dancing master and a daint.
little Quaker maid as rival contestants
for the money. OF course, II becomes
the proper thing to take the two (pre-
tended) innocents out and show then
New York, and, incidentally. the audi
-nce gets a look in at some very lively
cabarets, the Metropolitan Opera house
and several other places. That the
) inheritance ultimately goes where /,
should and the unloved young people
find their affinities, is of course. to be
guessed.
One OF the greatest charms to
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
DOUG FAIRBANKS
HERE THIS WEEK
To Appear in Clever Western
Story, THE Man From
Painted Post"

Who is il that does not enjoy n story
Of western life with it's carc-free COW
boys and it's depletion of the wide
plains 1t is safe to presume that
there are few who do not appreciate
such picture, especially when when
such picture, especially when Doug
las Fairbanks appears as the lead.
THE Man From Painted Post" which
will he seen at the Empress theater
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
eff this week is said to be one of the
best productions of western life that
Douglas Fairbanks has appeared in.
Among other things, Douglas is
called upon to shoot two holes through
the bad mans" hat while il reposes
| peacefully upon the latter's head, some
| hundred yards away. When the usual
substitute was suggested Fairbanks re-
| fused to listen to ii, thereby retaining
| his distinction of never taking a
stunt" before the camera. Frank
| Campeau, the popular Broadway actor
who pOrtrays the outlaw character. be
| ing familiar with Douglas ability as Il
| sharrshooter readily agreed to 90
| through the bit. but when the star lev
| eed his guns and fired two shots di
| rectly at the actors head, even he had
| "A sinking feeling in his stomach, The
J scene was enacted exactly as per
| schedule. however. and Camroau's hat
| lay on the ground before he realized it
| was all over.
Douglas Fairbanks has become one
| Of the very topmost screen faYortcs in
| the world for various reasons. one Of
| which is that he never asks anyone to
| do what he would not attempt himself.
| There is no such thing as doubling" in
| a Fairbanks picture. If a scene de
| mands that he leap from a tree over a
! chasm on to another, he does not hire
| a "darcdeVil' to do II for him, He
either does it himself OF the incident is
! not included in the photoplay. Judging
| from past examples he would rather
stop the production entirely than to al
| low q daring piece of business to be the
| cause tor emitting good punch in a
| picture.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
SIRENS OF THE SEA
COMING NEXT MONTH
Many Pretty Bathing Girls
Feature Production.

Bathing girls and plenty Of them will
be the feature of Sirens of the SEA .
which will be shown in MiSSoula next
month. The pictures were taken in one
OF the most picturesque spots on the
Pacific ocean coast line.
The film features Louise Lovely aud
Jack MuIhall and the story is a clever
handling of a plot that has never been
tried in motion pictures before. Some
Of the settings cost the producers many
thousand dollars and the scenes are
Ella borate in every way,
The story is based upon a little girl
who is cast up by the sea when her
father and mother die in a shipWrcck.
She is reared by the couple who are
living on a South Sea island \
wealthy New York man, who seeks rest
on the island falls in love with her
but h" meets opposition in friend Of
his, He finally wins out after many
narrowing experiences for himself and
his sweetheart.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23

has established herself as the leading
emotional actress Of the film. Her
first appearance, Carmen" and her
more recent production, Joan the
Woman have been the sensations of
the photodramatic world
Jeanne Macpherson, who wrote the
story of Joan the Woman" is also re-
sponsible for the authorship of THE
Woman God Forgot" and also for Mary
Pickford's recent productions, 1.-The
Little American" and "A Romance of
the Redwoods."
For her theme in 1.-The Woman God
Forgot" Miss Macpherson has taken
the story of princess who sells her
country for the man she loves. The
whole story is taken from a chapter in
the early history of America, telling
how the Spanish invaded Mexico and
of their conquest of Montezuma and
his Aztecs. Geraldine Farrar. is seen
as Tezca, daughter of Montezuma. She
falls in love with a handsome young
Spaniard, which role is played by the
ever popular star. Wallace Reid.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
"FATTY" ARBUckLE IN NEW ONE

The first of the Arhuckle comedies to
be made in California. entitled a
Country Hero" is well on its way and.
according TO reports from the studio at
Long Beach. where the heavyweight
comedian is busily engaged. this new
two-reel picture will be one of the most
notable of his screen career. Four
cameramen and two gratleX machines
Were on the scene when a flivver, used
by the weighty hero in pursuing the
villain and the heroine. blew up un-
oSpectedly in the main street of Jazz
vile.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Another Tom Sawyer Story
Will BE Shown in Pictures

While there was at no time nay
question in the minds of those respon-
sible for the production of Tom Saw
yer as to its probable reception by
the public, it is doubtful if even the
most sauSUue had any conception
of the tremendous interest that has
awakened in Mark Twain's famous
story, in its screen form. When Julia
Crawford lNorS wrote the scenario it
was discovered that five reels would
he altogether Inadequate to tell the
story of Tom and his boyhood com
paniUns, and so it was decided to make
two five-recl films calling the first
one Tam Sawyer" and the second
"Huck and Tom" or THE Further Ad-
ventures of Tom SAWYER
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
"Hidden Pearls" Next
Picture by Hayakawa

Beautiful island settings in and
about Honolulu will be feature of
Sessue Hayakawas Paramount star
ring vehicle following The Secret
Game" a December release The new
picture is to be called Hidden Pearls, IS
and is intended to be as picturesque
and novel in character as The Bot
tie Imp"
The Secret Game" has for it's plot
the activities of a ring of German plot
ters in this country who are seeking
to obtain information as to the pro-
posed movement of troops to the Rus
sian front by way of the Pacific ocean
Through a leak in the southern Cali
fornia department the plans are prac-
tically known to the spies, but the
actual route and sailing date are still
unknown.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Clever Picture Actress
knits While She Works

Vivian Martin, talented and charm
ing star, has solved the problem of
time saving in the business of knit
ting sweaters for soldiers
When not actively engaged on a
scene, Miss Martin does her own knit
ting, but while she is releasing or ap-
pearing before the camera she turns
the job over to her maid, who takes it
up without dropping "A stitch. Thus a
steady stream of sweaters flows from
the Martin household, and it is whis-
pered that in many of the warm gar
mentS the soldiers will find. tucked
the star.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
This Week
Missoula's Theatrical Pro
gram for Seven Days.

Sunday.
Empress Rex Heach's The
Auction Block
Vaudeville.
Isis zoe Ray in The Cricket"
Monday.
Empress Rex Beaches THE
Auction Block"
lsis-O. Henry Stories ana
George AIDE Fables.
Tuesday.
Empress ~ Rex Eeachc's The
Auction Block. =
Isis ~ Falcon feature.
Wednesday.
Empress Douglas Fairbanks
in THE Man From Painted Post
Missoula Watch Your step
Isis Kitty Gordon in Her Hour.
Thursday.
Empress Douglas Fairbanks in
The Man From Painted Post"
Missoula Pantages Vaudeville.
sis-Universal program.
Friday.
Empress Dorothy Phillips in
PAY Me-
lsis-Gray Ghost.
Saturday.
Empress Dorothy Phillips in
Pay Me
Bijou-Naudeville and motion
pictures.
Iss-Herbert Rawlinson in "The
Man Trap
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
The Devil Stone Next
Picture by Miss Farrar

The next production to be released
by Aircraft will present Geraldine
Farrar i'll her newest photOplay We
hicle, staged by Cecil Il. De Mile, The
Devil Stone" This story is based on
superstition and was adapted to the
screen by Jeanne Macpherson, author
of scenarios for other Geraldine Far
rar films. In the cast are such favor
ties as Wallace Reid, Hobart Bosworth
Tully Marshall. James Neill. Mabel
Van Buren, and Ernest Joy. 'rhe
Devil Stone" will be released by Art
craft on December II.