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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04
New Life, Hopes, and Expectations.

NEW EIfe, HoPes, and EXpeCtdtIoHS-
Various as are the interpretations
of those profound meanings lying be-
hind the historic observance of the
church, the essential feeling of Easter
is of resurrection, of new life. of new
hopes and expectations, and to this
spiritual prophecy the springtime lends
its physical reality, graciously pictori-
alizing the promises of faith.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04

Some young men propose to a rich
girl on their knees and some on their
uppers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04
A LOYAL Kid.

Father-What did the teacher say
when she heard You swear?
Tommy-She asked where I learned
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04

He who runs may read his OPP
ponent's inaugural address.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04
Watch Your Colts

Seemed Long.
Mrs. GabblOus paid me a lengthy
visit today"
How long did she stay?"
Twenty minutes"
"DO you call that long?""
''You don't know Mrs. GabblOus. do
your
Though the American eagle is a
tough old bird, there is legal tender
ness about its portrait on silver dol
lar.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04

A good mans light shines day and
night.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04

Supplies Cut Off.
How did you come out with your
garden last yearp
ut got us into trouble" replied Mr..
Crosslots. 81 Dragged so much about
our sweet corn and tomatoes we were
raising that our vegetable man too
offense and. didn't come around for
nearly two weeks"
A habit may be good or bad accord
Ing to whether you rule it or it rules
vOu
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04

Father-What did you tell her?
Tommy didn't want TO give you
away, pa, SO blamed it on the parrot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
MARGUERITE'S
HEART WON
BY DOG

Marguerite Clark has so many animals
and pets of various kinds appearing in her
pictures that she seldom completely loses
her heart to any one Of them loving them
all collectively as she does all dumb beasts.
But when she was introduced to the little
white toy dog that plays Toto in The
Fortunes of Fiji" she completely capitulated
to his charms and. gathering him UP in
her arms announced that he was hers till
death does them part.
Toto is one Of the most intelligent little
dogs that ever came into motion picture
studio. Bubbing over with mischief and
responsive beyond belief to the slightest
word of command. he is the center of at
traction the moment he steps upon the
floor of the Famous Players studio.
Director Robert G. Vignola who pro-
duced THE Fortunes of Fiji" declares that
Toto is the most intelligent extra he ever
saw--but directors frequently say harsh
things which they later regret
Miss Clark will appear at the Stanley
in The Fortunes of Fiji" next week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

declares that vaudeville is the greatest
school in her profession AS Miss Bergere
was legitimate star for years and spent
many seasons in stock productions before
she cast her lot with the two-a-day, she
is fitted by experience to make this claim.
Almost every season Miss Bergere pro-
duces at least one new play. This year
she is presenting in vaudeville another
dramatic sketch which she will show at
keith's next week. In producing plays for
vaudeville. Miss Bergere mas gained rep
utation for her attention to detail. She
has always been Of the opinion that to miss
one Of the slightest stitches in the threading
of story Is to spoil 1t so that the close
observer Is sure to notice IL.
Detail has been Belasco's greatest sue
cess and Miss Bergere has used the fam
Gus producer as an exemplar. In the little
Japanese sketches she has presented in
vaudeville, Mis- Bergere has given ample
evidence Of her study Of detail in staging
the stories This season she Is presenting
a new playet called Ambition which
calls for much detail. 1t was written by
Katharine Kavanaugh. who for several
years appeared in support Of Miss Bergere,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

was walking down to my yacht one morn
ing when Diamond Jim met me on the
street We went into the Automat and had
lunch. When we came out Jim actually
slapped we on the back and chuckled when
he said. "Troy"-he always calls me Troy
to save pronouncng my full name-see ,
saving again and because he says ] hand
him a horse laugh. Troy he said
Just gave them library in Kalamazoo and
vhe pleasure is worth $4,000 to me-" Now
you may not have noticed me, but I'm a
pretty bright boy and in no time inquired
out how 60 be a millionaire myself III
Jim's chuckle was worth 10000 a chuck
to him, why couldn't take the place OF the
library and make people chuckle? But
saw a percentage in being human library,
] gathered statistics from all over anu !
figured that II a chuckle was worth SlO'OOO
= grin was only worth $4,000, and horse
laugh s12.552; a snicker, SIZES snick
and a ribhurter S22SSS TO Jim. But !
rathered more statistics | figured the death
rate up against the birth rate-theres one
born every minute, and they all nave
chuckle at so much a chuck, But there are
Ses7so35 people in the United States, 5s,-
826.s72 of whom can afford to go to the
theatre. Taking Jm's income annually ana
dividing it by the theatregoing pubic plus
the cost of the Kalamazoo library you can
easily see how | arrived at the following
values:
A grin is worth SeNenIy-tNO Ceh'H' ="
ehuckle is worth eighty-sx cents per chuck
snickers ninety-three and half cents per
enick. horse laughs are worth 81 or the
price of admission for every bray ana
real rib destroyer Is worth 81 or a horse
laugh plus whatever the scalper thinks you
can stand, or S2.9i. So | got my figures TO-
rether-not the ones you see in the show
and I argued with Hammerstein OF "ka-
tinka" fame. We argued and dickered Tor
about a week and | finally agreed TO take
s1I.ee a week instead of s25 that l wanted,
and one per cent of the laughs. | get
cent a piece for grins, cent and seven
eighths for smokers. two and a quarter Tor
a chuckle and so on. and it doesn't make
any difference how often you chuckle. l get
maid by the chuck. | installed very deli
cate machine to register actually the cali
ber of the audience and the amount Of
onickers, etc, per person. The hatholder
under each seat is a specially constructed
instrument containing hydrostatic bal
ancc and it records the number Of grins,
chucks snicks and so forth down to a grin,
chuck or snick. In addition it tests the
caIiber of the audience because it won't
hold a cheap hat; it dumps them on the
Moor. These instruments don't cost much
its the upkeep, and it's cheaper to put 'em
in than to repair them. Any one who
. laughs the hatholder off the seat gets a
rebate of the price Of one horse laugh for
doing il, and you can occupy as many seats
rs you want. I'll be a millionaire like jim
in one year. seven months. thirteen days
and eight hours, If you people will do your
duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
HARP AND PIANO
RECITAL

further enhanced by her unusual number
of youthful artists. With the leaders in
this list is little Florence Adele wightman,
who is going to give a harp and piano
recital on Thursday evening. March s, at
witherspoon Hall. This child pleases her
audiences with her piano playing and then
follows this with a performance at the
harp, and in spite OF her growing success
she retains her simplicity.
Marie Loughney, the mezzo-soprano. will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

conductor of the club, who won much favor
able comment by his training of the clun
in the singing of "Cavalleria Rusticana,
sung on November 81, under the baton OF
Gustav Hinrichs. and his conducting OF the
ballet "Coppelia." which was presented the
same night. The conductor of Faust VIII
be announced later.
The club is desirous OF largely increasing
its chorus for this production, as well as It's
ballet. Singers (all voices) are invited to
present themselves on Wednesday evenings
when, IL they meet the clubs requirements
they will be admitted to membership. None
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

but those who are willing to attend :.
hearsals regularly and actively partIc,ras-
in club AFFAIRS are desired The membersh,,ce
fee is IS per year, and there il no oth.pp
expense. other than the purchase Of scosnl
obtained for members at wholesale nrI.es'
which become their personal property
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
NEWS NOTES

The new Selznick Pictures. after playing
the Stanley, Victoria and Strand with their
first three productions, are going to add the
Arcadia to the list on March s, when
Robert Warwick will be seen there in THE
Argyle Case" Director Ralph Ince has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

You never sus-
pected my motive
for being here. so
Ill tell you how
II happened that
l went on the
stage. ] used 10
pal around with n
lot of common
millionaires, and
II you have ever
been C h u m m Y
with millionaires
as | have. you'll
know that they
never laugh. Can't
laugh and be a
millionaire - II
costs too much
makes you penni-
less in no time.
Well. anyway, |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

be the assisting artist Among her num-
bers will be a group Of old-fashioned songs
in costume-and with harp accompani-
ment. The recital Is under the manage
ment OF Helen Pulaski innes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

A. II. Woods s soon to begin rehearsals
of Eugene Walters new play, "A Small
Town Girl" Here's hoping Philadelphia
gets its customary first look. as It did at
"A Plain Woman" and The Trail OF the
Lonesome Pine"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
T. ROY BARNES
GETS HIS PAY
PER GIGGLE
By T. ROY BARNES

I suppose you say when you see me,
<rbsre's a splendid chap for head waiter at
Ne EAiglon, handsome and everything :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
WANTED: MEMBERS,
BY OPERA
CLUB

The Behrens opera Club has removed to
quarters in the remodeled Grand Fraternity
Building, Arch street below Seventeenth,
and has changed its rehearsal night to
Wednesday. Rehearsals of Faust" an
nounced for the next production, have been
under way for several weeks under the
direction of John Curtis, Jr., an associate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

put Charles Hines, II. Cooper Cliffe and
Mary Alden into the film.
With "Patria" bounding feverishly along
the first half Of each week the Arcadia is
going to "hll' on the last three days with
series Of unusual nature pictures by Pro-
fessor Ditmar, called The Living Book
of Nature"
Tuesday evening the dramatic deNart-
ment of the University Extension Society
will present the members of Plays and
Players Club in three one-act plays, at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

witherspoon Hall: Floyd Delrs king
Arthurs Socks" Rupert Brooks's "Lithu-
ania" and Paul Hervieu's "Modesty."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Peggy Hyiand. in
Her Right to Live
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

: Lionel barrymore. in
The End Of the Tour
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Earl Williams. In
Arsene Lupin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Sessue Hayaka wa. in
Each to His Kind

Mary Pickford. in,
Less Than the Dust
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Mary MacLsren. In
The Mysterious Mrs. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Marguerite Clark. In
The Fortunes OF Fiji
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Fannie Ward. in
The Years OF the Locust
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

SATURDAY

Vivian Martin. In
The Wax Model
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

The Americana
A Mutt and JEFF Comedy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

williaik 8. Hart. In
The Gun Fighter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Douglas Fairbanks. in
The Americana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

j. Warren Kerrigan. in
The Measure OF a Man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Norma Talmadge. In
50. Panthea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Norma TalmAdge, In
Panthea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Harold Lockwood. in
Pidgin Island
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Olga Petrova, In
Bridges Burned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

The Golden Fetter
Mrs. ". Castle, In Patria
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

Sessue Hayakawa, in
Each to His Kind
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

The Right Direction
Keystone Comedy
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
DRAF ! MEN MUST APPLY FOR
 LEAVE

All army draft registrants who wish to leave the territory before the draft drawings take place in AL aska are required to file an appli- cation and affidavit setting forth their reasons and must also agree to keep in touch with the local exemption board, according to a message re ceived from Governor Strong recent ly.
 The message advises the exemp- ton boards that where a registrant desires to go to a foreign country prior to the time the draft drawings take place in Alaska he should be required by the local board to file an application and affidavit setting forth his reasons CT the necessity existing and must also engage to keep himself in touch with his local board and must sign a written agree ment to return promptly if called. The governor suggests. that when ever possible the applicant should not be granted leave of absence be- yond June 30, 1918.
 It is stated for the information of the exemption boards that the draft drawings in Alaska are not likely to occur before January 15, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
EGKINOS II DQ THEIR RIT FIR
 REDCRO9S

ANCHORAGE. Nov. 23.-- Eskimos in far northern re- mote Alaskan village, almost completely cr,t off from the outside world, will soon hear the call of the Red Cross. ac- cordmg to reports reaching here, Miss Mary Westdahl, a native school teacher of Film. a village between Nome and St. Michael has taken up the task of leading the Re- Cross drive among themSel in her dis trict and hope O add hun dredS of Eskimo children and their parents to the list of con tributors to e 'elief organi. 2ation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
WANT COAL BILL TO APPLY U
 ALASKA

JUNEAU, Nov. 23.-Fhe Juneau Commercial club has been asked by the Alaska Bur eau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to induce congress to have the terms of the bill introduced by Senator Walsh and reported favorabIy from committee, providing for the sale of coal lands to individu- als and for the location of coal lands with restrictions against monopoly to apply to Alaska. As the bill now stands 1t ap- plies only to states, with a leasing system for Alaska. A committee of the local body has been appointed to consider the matter.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
SEAT TLE. NOMEN NAN I CLEANER
 CITY

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-The women of this city are plan ming on mass meeting to con sider steps to remove the or der issued by General Greene yesterday barring Camp Lewis soldiers from visiting Seattle. The leaders of the movement say that the meeting will prob ably result in a parade to carry the call to demand that the of ficiaIs clean up the city. Greene says that his recent re- quest for a better moral con dition had received no res penses Mayor Gill declared General Greene is discriminat- ing against Seattle and he should bar soldiers from Ia coma also. The men have been ordered away from Seattle un, less on business or to visit rel atives.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
LONDON POLICE TO WEAR
 ANTl-SHRAPNEL EQUIPMENT

LONDON, Nov. 2&.-Scotland Yard is considering the question of special antt,shrapnel equipment for the DO lice whose duty it is to stay on the streets and warn pedestrians to take cover" during air raids.
 They have already been provided with "tin hats" similar to those worn by the troops but there is now being considered padded cape with woven piano wire lining which is warranted to stop falling shrapnel and shell splinters. This will prevent should CT wounds. They may also be given a leather cap to relieve the hardness of the helmet.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
BRITISH MAKING BIG HEADNAY
 CAMBRIA

BRITISH HEADQUART- FRS, Nov. 23.-The success of the British Gambrai sector continues to grow. In two days the British captured an army equal in size to that the Ger mans won during the first if teen days of a spectacular drive on Verdun. The British tank, eavalery and infantry are now battling along a line which in many places is less than three miles from the i'm portant town of Cambrai and over 5000 prisoners were cap tured. The Germans are throwing crippIss into camp to stop the British. In the battle the men struggled as of yofe over open ground.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
WOMAN SHARP SHOOTER
 INsTRUcTING SAMmiEs

CAMP SHELBY, HATTIESBURG. Miss, Nov. 23.-This army post boasts of the first woman to qualify as a sharpshooter in the American army-and she halls from Kentucky.
 Mrs. Jackson Morris. wife of Ma tor Morris, former secretary to the governor of Kentucky holds the h0r- or. With the heavy regulation Spring field rifle used in the army. she made forty-five hits out Of a possible fifty al 6o0 yards and with the automatic revolver. she sent a stream of lead into the target at seventy paees, all hit so close together they could be covered with 8 dime
 Today Mrs. Morris is on the range as an instructor and under orders from Uncle Sam.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
3|G BROWN BEAR HOLDS VP \
 STEAMER

ANCHORAGE. Nov. 23.- Brown bears were numerous il several parts of Alaska last fall. according to reports re- ceived here. Enployes pf the government railroad working the lend of steel" near Mon tana creek. reported the bears became so numerous and bold that they ventured out of the woods into the clearings to eat the food scraps near the mess house.
 Another report said that the steamer Dawson on its last trip up the Yukon had to slow up near Big Salmon in order ia allow q brown bear that was swimming mp the river, to pass the bow of the boat.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
STR. SPQKANE: |S GROUNDED AT
 IDOL PUNT

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-The Pacific Steamship company's steamer Spokane grounded in a fog at Idol Point, British Col umbia, midway between Ketch- ikan and Seattle last night. It is reported she is now on the rocks with the bottom leaking. The steamship Princess May took 237 passengers aboard to Prince Rupert. Salvage tugs will probably be sent from here to salvage the Spokane. The Admiral Wainwright, Victoria and other vessels are standing by. The Spokane carried many survivors of the wrecked Mariposa.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
N 'CARTHY WANTS BRIDGE BUILT
 iT NIzINA

The Mccarthy Commercial Club has sent the Daily
 Times the following appeal,
 with the request that it be pub
 Iished: .-,~,7Fg
 Will you not raise your
 voice to help the people of this
 part of the country to get what
 the law says is theirs? Since
 early in August the money for
 the building of the bridge
 across Nizina river has been available. After a full consid-
 eration by the Alaska legisla-
 ture $25,000.OO was appropri- ated. The necessity of bridge is not open to argument. The gentlemen whose duty it is to advertise for bids came here very late, made a short and hurried trip to river, and went hence. Since then we have heard that legality of bridge was attacked, and again it is rumored that attorney general has passed upon question, and decided that act was legal and correct In the meantime we want that bridge. It is said that road commissioner has decided that $25,00O.O0 is not Ten thousand things are said. In the meantime where Is our bridge, At this very time men are slow to cross river. Up to a short time ago no man had been across the river for five days. The road commissioner has one duty 10 perform-nOt to build the to advertise and obtain the best contract poss- ble. The press is mighty. Help us"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
NOME OPERATOR WINS MINING
 CASE:

OAKLAND, Nov. 23.-The supreme court of California has denied Mrs. Ella Helm s claim to a half interest in Jer- emiah Wilson's holdings on Ophir creek, in the Nome dis hict. She alleged that she grubstaked Wilson and esti- mated her half of the placer ground was worth $6,O0O,0O0.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
FORMER VlRGlNlAN
 IN HOUSE OF LORDS

LONDON, Nov. 2S,-America has an indirect representative in the British House of Lords,
 He is Lord Fairfax. recently elect ed a representative Scottish peer an American-born, naturalized British subject.
 The Fairfax family settled in Am. erica about two hundred years ago, the sixth Lord receiving from his mother about 5.7OO,OOO acres of land in Virginia. He settled thereon, leav, ing his English estates to his brother.
 The Fairfaxes played considerable part in American history A daugh- ter of the sixth peer married a broth CT of George Washington. Thackeray was inspired to write his "Virginians" by the Fairfax story.
 The present Lord proved his claim to the peerage in 1908. He had previ, ously visited England by special in vitation to attend the coronation of King Edward. He travelled then un. der the name of MT. Fairfax"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
G RE II EXODUS IF NQNEITE5
 THIS FALL.
lBv Associnted Pressl

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-Over thirty per cent of the adult population of Nome, Alaska, came "out to the states" for the winter on the two steamers Victoria and Umatilla which arrived here on the same day recently. The two boats were the last to leave the northern town before the winter ice closed its water route to the south. All travel between Nome and the outside" dur ing the winter is over dog trails.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
.CAPP5 RES|GNS
 FRO|N SHIPPING BOARD

WASHINGTON, Nov. g. Chief Constructor Capps, of the navy, appointed manager of the Shipping Boards Elm ergency Fleet Corporation by President Wilson five weeks ago, after the resignation of Col. Goethals, has been forced to resign on account of illness and it is believed that his sue cessor will be immediately ap- pointed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
IF ThILERS ASS' N. IN SESSION
 SPOKANE,

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 23. The Inland Empire Retail ers' association convention for the discussion of vital business interests affecting the north west opened a two day. con vention here today. J. N. Nan kervis of Moscow, Idaho, presi- dent of the Pacific Hardware and Implement association is on the program for an address as is also A. H, Lindley, presi- dent of the University of Idaho. !
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-23
NALRU5 SCARCE. IN ARCTIC
 OCEAN
(By Associated Press ]

SEATTL7, Nov. 23.-Wal- rus and whales were scarce 1long the Siberian coasts and m the Arctic ocean last sum mer, according to Captain Charles Boyle, master of the power barkentine Belvedere which arrived here recently from the north with a cargo of waIrus hides. The BeIvedpre cruiSed over 15,0OO miles in search of WaIrus and whales during the summer. She left here in March.