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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.
The studio is divided in rooms which
are fitted up to represent anything
from howell to, a palace. Lights and
ref1ectors are set about as needed and
all day long scene after scene is re-
hearsed. A long platform set up on
the top of a 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
actors live at the plant they spend
the entire day there and sometime s
part of the night when something
especially elaborate Is being put on
and as they must eat like regular hui
man beings, cafeteria has been es-
| tablished by the company.
1t is open to the public and there
one may rub elbows with the stars
as they come in wearing their cos
| tunes and makeup, both of which
are quite different from the makeup
! for the stage on account Of photog-
traphy. For instance, wherever white
| is desired to be produced in the cos
tune yellow is worn, as pure. white
photographs too chalky. Imagine the
effect. of young aristocrat in evening
dress strutting into the cafeteria
wearing yellow shirt. collar and cuffs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
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that there are hundreds of thousands
OF acres of untitled lots, neglected back
yards and idle land accessible to those
who might wish to utilize 1t.
He found. further, that the food
supply Of the nation was dwindling.
that prices for the necessities of life
were soaring daily; that the war
Threatened still higher attitudes, and
that the products of the farm and the
stock from the ranches would be re-
CURED for the fighting men in this
and other countries.
It was because of the magnitude OF
the problem that Mr.. Pack made the
successful effort to secure as members
OF his commission men foremost in
every line of thought and action touch
Ing the great question of the nations
food supply. The Commission imme-
diately following organization took up
the work of spreading the gospel OF
food preparedness
Mayors Of cities and towns, boards
| of trade, newspapers and other pub
locations were appealed to and they
have responded generously, finding the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission practical avenue of en-
trance into the nationwide food cam
paign. In many cities central bodies
have been organized to corre1ate eff
forts toward successful gardening,
establishing these efforts on system
affixed basis by cooperation with the
Commission.
Public spirited men and women are
serving on the central bodies, and al
over the country city councils. cham.
bers Of commerce, boards of trade
mothers clubs, citizens associations
boy scouts and girl scouts and play
ground associations have taken up this
business of actually getting the natior
into condition where it may feel some
sense of security in regard to Its pres.
emit and its future source of garder
products.
Food Deficiency Probable.
In a recent statement made by Mr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

pie, many of them novices in garden
ing, are supplied with daily instruc-
lions as to the cultivation of their
emergency garden food supply.
At present some two thousand
newspapers are printing the informa-
ton daily and hundreds Of clubs are
disseminating instructions to their
members at their weekly and monthly
meetings. The commission also fur
nishes to those who ask it 1.-THE Food
Garden Primer" which. in eight brief
pages. tells in condensed, compact and
practical form all that the beginner
requires to know about planting a
food garden.
This primer, with the daily news
service of the Commission is being
used by many of the railroads
throughout the countrywide 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 awaiting themselves
Of this service are the Rotary clubs
of the United States, the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs and the Ma
tional 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
+ its president, and he is not only serv-
ing as active president of the organ
Eization but is also paying its overhead
expenses.
| Desiring to "do his bit" for his
country in time of war he looked
about for. the best opportunity upon
which to expend his energy and
wealth. He found upon investigation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
Peck on this emergency war work
which he has inaugurated he said:

Peck on this emergency war work
which he has inaugurated he said:
THE National Emergency Food
Garden Commission aims to assist in
making food more plentiful in villages,
towns and cities by inspiring the plant
ing of food gardens this year. This
Is a measure of economic prepared
ness of vital Importance It will re-
lease, in case of military necessity, the
use Of thousands Of trains otherwise
required to carry food; it will relieve
transportation difficulties which even
now cause a deficiency in food sup
plies; it will reduce the high cost of
living. ~
Hundreds Of thousands Of indi-
viduals and thousands of organizations
would raise vegetables in home gar
dens, school gardens and vacant lots
If they were aroused and IL they knew
how. The National Emergency Food
Garden Commission will arouse them
and tell them hoy.
1--WE face national emergency-a
food deficiency. The way to meet and
overcome tits to enlist our boys and
girls and men and women to plant
vegetables on every spot Of ground
available.
european nations cannot supply
ltheir own needs for food; they must
buy from the United States. This
buying dep16tes 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
lily and physically by planting food
/ gardens.
I'VE 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 muot
more than two hundred and Atty mil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
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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.
Copyright, 1917. by The International Syndicate


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 a
liberal education although 1t may dis
pei some of the illusions of the screen
for the time. The largest of the Calf
fornfa plants is located few miles
from Los Angeles. It 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
lis 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 AZ
are the costumes of the players. on
the payment of small admission fee
1.-THE public is permitted to roam al
will over the plant and in doing sc
many countries can be visited.
For instance. there is a street in an
italian town. a Belgian village with
| its windmill, a street in Canton, China
| a 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. a huge temple and gigantic gate.
ready to open for a mob scene ir
India, while up, on the hi1lsides are
lcannon ready for use in battle scenes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

ga condition and not a theory con-
,ron+s ne Tba.anawer toa4he snrobIam
- ~ v1a,+;ns - -r,,1,,ors. of.food. -.
- .--9 81, "s,,s..'-..s..s 80.
Gems. Iney WILL Nv " .se-.7
HES cheap food. sanas Gney W4as
the railways sof Transportation prob
lenns which ttA4sfeEeryEWhere anmas3ed
would be toospucn 1or Enenn
e:na11ons OF Vor.o - -
the terr1pIef eisnincanas1sRE =
ton stodayslaclns lne dpeo asfya0
ongeE.asm atteTt neuesn Nd
but Of food--food s1or 3h0 strs1z akg3
the babtes;sf or.f heAo2 dsa1aeIf oss1eM
andsfor theerising9z tq1ss o1Slas
VINO must ba xed eQpaMy - -
the snen' whnssen oszloer Tn ~ i.
The Nattona1 ssan e{ese1,
den Commisstonssay AJAX 81
garden WiU y4eid a sEetuxn
fteen times AgreateE than 4QH0 &he
sam esarea and aocatfnsl eVose 81
eral crops. Maftt1sPo1as
land will Supply ~ EandX EaM DC
pIaTa
q year
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
By Means Of Million Gardens : How the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission Will Help
the Nations Food Supply The New
Organization AT Work.
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oopyright 1al7. By The International Syndicate

j !. .
Hon. Carl vrooman. Assistant secre-
|tary of Agriculture; Hon. James Will
son, former Secretary OF Agriculture;
DR.. John Grier Hibben. president of
Princeton University; DIR. Irving Fish
|er. of Yale; Emerson McMillin. of New
York; "A. w. Shaw, editor of System
Magazine; Captain ]. B. White, menu
Der of ! the United States Shipping
Board; Hon. Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio; Fred HI. Golf, of Ohio, and Mrs.
John Dickinson Sherman. of Chicago,
chairman of the Conservation Com
mittee of General Federation OF WON
ems Clubs.
The plan adopted by the commits
sion Is first to create garden volun-
Eteers by making the jewellers in cities.
towns and villages realize the danger
+ in the food situation this year; and
then to give these volunteers daily
instructions in gardening. from the
sprouting of seeds in hot beds to the
harvesting OF the ripe crops.
One Million Food Gardens.
The immediate aim of the commits
sion Is the planting of one million
! food gardens in cities, towns and vii
lagos, over and above those which
were planted in any one previous
year. The products of all these gar
dens. 1t calculates. will feed over a
million families, and the value of all
garden stuff will reach beyond the
half-billion dollar mark.
The main feature of the work of the
National Emergency Food Garden
tCommission Is to supply thousands OF
newspapers with articles and hun
dreds Of clubs with matter inspiring
the planting OF food gardens, and with
a daily service of practical advice on
the making and care of these gardens
the selection of seeds, and, the Guilt
walton of the vegetables. BY this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

~ business has been SO phe-
nomenaI In an parts OF the globe
- that it might be classed with
the worlds seven wonders-not only
as a business proposition, but in it's
scientific development OF photography.
Although several attempts at NOV
Ing pictures had been made, the Edi-
son kinetoscoRe. put on the market
In 1893. was the real beginning of the
moving picture industry. Inventions
and improvements followed each 9TH
er In rapid succession until the evolu-
tlon OF both the picture taking and
the exhibition Of the Aims became well
nigh perfect. With this development
Of the industry and the excellence of
the pictures the number of patrons in
creased so rapidly that hundreds of
movie halls seemed to spring up over
night and the average daily attend
ance In 1915 In each of the cities OF
New York and Chicago is estimated
&C. more than 10000. The picture
makers soon found that it was good
investment for their money and large
companies were formed for the pur-
pose of filming elaborate pictures
Today it is estimated that about s40o.-
100000 Is invested in the moving pic
ture industry.
California Studios.
Moving picture studios are to be
found In all parts of the world. but
Southern California has perhaps ths
greatest number Of any one section
The delightful climate Of the State
makes It possible TO shoot" scenes
almost every day and the greater par
OF the time without artificial light. Il
IL estimated that at least $4,000 per.
sons are engaged in the industry IL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25


j creates or culttvates a garden
helps, and greatly, to solve the prob
lem Of the feeding Of the nations"
While tho Federal Departments,
especially the Department of Agricul-
ture. are sending their valuable scien-
tihc lore and advice broadcast In the
interest of more intensive food culti-
walton as a war emergency measure. a
new national association, with head
quarters In Washington is also at
work.
A Volunteer Organization.
Realizing that the most important
feature OF economic preparedness is
TO provide sufiicient food supply. it
has taken upon itself the labor of
gathering together all the scientific
information concerning food gardens
available, .condensing it and making it
yet more practically available to the
householder imbued with the patriotic
desire to grow his own garden food.
The official bureaus have welcomed
this volunteer organization as a valr-
able aid In the dissemination of their
information. It is known as the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission. and It has affiliated with 1t
the Conservation Department of the
American Forestry Association.
It's president Is Mr.. Charles Lathrop
Pack. OF Lakewood, New Jersey. and
Its secretary IS p. 8. Ridsdale. secre-
tary of the American Forestry Assoc
citation.
Other members Of the commission
are: Luther Burbank, the wizard Of
horticultnre;" Dr. Charles W., Eliot.
OF Cambridge. Mass. one OF the ma
toms greatest thinkers; John Hays
Hammond, noted mining engineer;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

0HE growth of the moving picture
business has been SO phe-
nomenaI in an parts OF the globe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

~ RESIDENT WILSON said in one
J of his war messages: 'Let me
suggest that every one who,
creates or culttyates a GARDEN
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
DEPUTY SHERIFF
LET'S DOG ROAM:
PlMCHED BY COPS

Deputy Sheriff Fred Stedman. bet,
ter known to La Sale county as
Buckle is pinches. says the Peru
News Herald OF course, Buckle is in
the "pinching" business himself. but
nevertheless he is Slated for an APP
pearance in police court on August 4th
and on the defendant ened at that.
Now Buckle isn't accused of iiiyyer
theft or anything quite as serious.
His trouble is caused by little brin
die bull pup which seems unaware
of the fact that the coppers have a
ban on doggies running at large. The
other day Mr.. Bull Pup proceeded to
take a stroll up town and after mar
row escape from the high eXecutionet
was spirited home.
But at that the coppcrs had a war
rant issued for Buckle and a continu'
ance in the hearing has been granted
until August 4th.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
MAN AND WOMAN
SHOT BY STRIKING
SPRINGFIELD CAR MEN

Springfield, Ill.,, July Is Street car
traffic was resumed at daylight this
morning, after it had been at a stand
still since 10 O'Clock last night as a
result Of the shooting a deputy sheriff
and a woman in strike disturbance.
A. y. Mackie. general manager of the
Springfield Consolidate Railway Com
pany ordered all cars to the barns af-
ter the shooting.
Striking carmen and members Of the
Springfield Federation Of Labor dis
claimed all possibility for the shoot
ing and gave a vote OF sympathy to
Deputy Sheriff Walter Garfield and
Mrs. Joseph Huntington, the two who
were injured by bullets Neither OF
the two were seriously hurt. The bull
lets were fred from ambush.
Springfield was dotted with police
officers and special deputy sherifts
with orders 20 shoot to kill should any
rioting break out The business dis
trict WAS closed to automobile traffic
Turnout the night the outbreak of seri
ous rioting was feared
Strikers today declared tag. day
and were raising funds by the sale o
we walk tags.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
RCUMANIANS DRIVE:
TEuT0M ARMY BACK

Geneva. July Is Bavarian and Aus
ro.nungarian troops, driving south
ward through Galicia from Kolomea,
have captured all of the defences OF
Cacrnowitz, the capital of Bukowina,
il was stated in dispatches from Berlin
today.
The Russian army that had been
holding Czerowitz retired towards the
southeast.
(Czemowitz had been in the hands
of the Russians since General Brush
loT conducted his successful Russian
drive through southeastern Galicia
last year,
Terrific fighting is in progress east
OF the Sereth river tTrembovla Tarn-
opol sector) ana in the Moldavien pro
vince of Roumania
At some points stiffencd Russian re-
sistance has checked the Austro-Gcr-
man advance but beWecn the Dnies-
tar river and the Carpathians the. Rus
SLAMS retreat continues.
IN that district the Russians were
reported today to have evacuated the
towns of peczenizyn, kutya and VIZ
nitzas as well as numerous smaller
villages, leaving behind them large
stores Of food and war supplies.
Al of The menace to the Carpathian
passes of Pantyr. Jablontza and Vys'
kof has been removed. South Of kol.
omea along the Lemberg Czernowit'
railway the Germans have occupici
Votczkovce, Zablotof, Nclolokoytz
Luzan and Sntayn, according to adj
vices from Vienna.
The Austra-lIungarian troops fight
ing along the Suchitz Valley have
been hard pressed by the re-organize'
Roumanian army and its Russian sup
ports. Veteran British gunners ar
also fighting with the Russian Rot
manian forces,
The Touton forces were compelle
to retire to new positions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28

A traveller relates story illustrative
of life in Spain, Alighting ut the door
of an inn, Il man extended his hand and
naturally surprising him TO be a pori..
the Traveller offered him his valisc.
The man stepped back from the valisc
tossed his head and frowned scorniulIy
do YOU take me for Il portcr!' he de-
mandcd. II would have you undeY.
stand that am no porter
Indeed" said the Traveller apologct
ically. "Then may ask what you areT
Il am bcggar, sir, and asked yor
for aims"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
BURLINGTON WAY
MEET AT CAPITAL

Springfield, ILL.,, July 2S-Plans TO.
the annual meeting Of the Burling'
ton Way Good Road association, to
be held in Springfield, August Il,
were formulated in conference of
members of the executive committee
with Representatives Of the Springfield
Commercial association and the
Springfield Automobile club
President Carl II. Weber, Of Jack.
sonville. and II. c. White. of Green
field, chairman Of promotion were the
only ont of town executives who at
tended the meeting in the office or
e. H. White, couaty superintendent of
highways for Sangamon county, at
which plans we're made for the annual
week
Officers of the Burlington way will
be elected when the good roads men
meet and plans will be considered for
changes in the route. Some routes
may be cancelled and some towns add
ed. it is said. A committee of citi'
zens from Alexander, ILL.,, have request
ed that Alexander be included by the
oitlining of branch between Jack
sonvilIe and New Berlin
Plans already are being made foi
the soeiablity run of motorists along
the Burlington way to MISSISSIPPI
carly in October when the last l0C
miles Of the route to New Orleans WI
be organized.
The Springfield Automobile clu'
and the Springfield commercial ass0
citation will entertain the hundreds o.
visitors who are expected for the an
nual meeting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS.

A baby boy arrived this morning at
! o'clock AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. T. Smith, or Guthrie street
Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Bella
Anschicks
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion McCaffery are
rejoicing over the arrival OF a baby
boy, born this morning.
Raymond Frank2hauser, assistant
teacher Of manual training in the o.
II s, has returned from Peoria where
he took course of training AT Brad
ley Polytechnic institute.
John Anderson, of Newark. was m
Ottawa visitor this afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Reilley returned last
evening from Anderson, ILL.,, where she
has been visiting for the past Few
days.
George tIalstcad, OF Rockford, is lis
ting with his brother, Harry Hl'-
stead. of this city
Walter Madison, of Chicago. tr2ns'
acted business in Ottawa this af'er
noon.
Miss Edna Thompson. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Thompson, of South
Ottawa is home from the state of
Washington to spend couple of
weeks with her parents. Miss Thomp
son is located at Richville, Adams
Co, Washington where she has been
engaged as assistant county superlL
tcndent of schools for the last two
years.
Willard McAlpine, Of Decatur, is
transacting business in Ottawa today.
Miss Rose Murray will return home
this evening after spending the past
two weeks with relatives in Wood
stock. Illinois
Miss Edna Watson, of Morris, wa'
an Ottawa visitor last evening.
/ Forrest Jennings, Of Marseilles
called on friends in this city yester
day.
/ William Boyle, Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
has arrived in this city to visit will
I Ottawa relatives
I Miss Grace Ellsworth, of Gran,
/ Ridge, was an Ottawa visitor this al
tCrnoon
James Devine. of Pekin Illinois, i
the guest of relatives in West Ottawa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Snakes Are Great Fasters.

Snakes, though at times they gorgC
themselves. are great fasters In The
French museum an anaconda tWcnt}
feet long was very small feeder
though he gained in weight. Taken
there in 1885. he had only thirty-four
meals during the next five years, con
sisting of a small goat or 4 few rah-
bits. The interval between these meals
varied from % to 2OI days. He would
not touch food unless he was in real
need of it, and it was only by watch
ing and noticing when he seemed t.
he uneasy that his keepers could con.
clude that he was hungry During the
long fast, which was in 1856. many
efforts were made to tempt or force
him to eat without the least success.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
LADY MEDIC LOSES
HEART TO PERFORMER

Il may not be generally known
that with circus as large as John
Robinson's, with its population of
nearly twelve hundreds persons and
over a thousand animals of all kinds
and description, it is necessary that
both physicians and veterinaries be
included in the retinue, not only to
safeguard their health but to be in
instant readiness in case OF sudden
mishap to either man or beast.
And thereby hangs tale.
One of the two medical practition-
ers belonging to the John Robinson
Circus is lady, and one Of the aerial
lists a college graduate, who for rea-
sons unknown, prefers a circus life to
the one mapped out by his parents.
This is the second season for both DR..
Sarah Ferris and Harry Collins with
the Robinson organization.
Mr.. Collins was swinging on a
trapeze high in the air. something
snapped, and he was picked up from
the sawdust unconscious.
Doctor Ferris set his broken arm
and treated him until his bones were
healed, but he then discovered that
there was serious trouble with his
heart, and 1t seems the pretty female
medico has successfully cured that
also.
The wedding is to take place with
great eclat under the "big top" in the
near future, with the elephants and
lions, tigers, bears, horses, etc, as
well as the entire staff in attendance
to wish them happiness.
How'd you like to be married with
a Circus?"
Romantic, eh? Should say So"
The honeymoon, however, will be de
ferred until the close of the season OF
the John Robinson shows, which are
billed to appear in Ottawa, Saturday
August H.