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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20

forgetting their pictorial side, mind yout
Then shift your vision to Christ, His life.
his ambitions, so different from those of
the Corporal. Don't you think the COM
bnation would be a drama Of big proper
tions?"
Tho interviewer suggested that Mr.. Grif-
fths absorption I'm the life of the Saviour
amounted TO an artistic passion. We'll,
why not?' was his reply After all, he
was The Man OF all men from which our
modern ethics, our finest flower of civillze-
tlon, have sprung It's not question of
personal religosity. ono Just naturally puts
Jesus into ones photoplays because no
belongs there" (Photoplaygoers will re-
call Mr.. GrifIiths reverent and human treat
ment OF the Man OF Sorrows in Home,
Sweet Home" "Avenglng Conscience" and
"rhc Escape,") "But returning TO the ques-
tion OF the cut-back, l feel entitled to its
use. at least as much as writer's of fiction.
Dickens did not despise similar eNpedient
Victor Hugo alternates situations In his
poetry: remember his method in treating
Napoleon. And in photoplay It Is much the
same.
81 have said that the Christ-splrlt enters
almost without tho artists KNOWLEDGE into
the art or the silver sheet and the lens. In
Intolerance the presence of Him was
crying need 70 counterbalance dramatically
the cCstatic errors of twentieth century re-
form Tho wave of paternalism which I
have tried to depict fairly and truly In this
picture ia not overdrawn, l really assure
you. Actually the current efforts to gag
personal liberty in this country are unbe-
OF liquor l have never been drunk in my
life. I greatly prefer n glass of milk or
cream to all the rye that ever was dis
titled. But with the clamp affixed to the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20
NATURE VERY HARD
ON PHOTOPLAYERS,
SAYS PETERS

"Of course, It is nice OF the weather man
to furnish rain storms whenever motion
pictures want them. but I wish he would
also furnish Il nice warm breeze laughed
House Peters. the MOrosco star who, with
MYRTLE Stedmau, will he seen at the stan
ley the first half of next week in the ol'Her
MOrosco picturiZatiOu of Albert FaNSoh
Terhunes story, "Tho Happiness OF Three
Women"
THE place where we went to get those
scenes is miles away from anywhere, and
as YOU know I had to get out Of the car
and run around in the downpour, l only
had on a light summer suit, and promptly
was drenChcd TO the skin. Coming back
[ had 20 drive about fifteen miles at J
o'clock in the morning, | was so blooming
cold that / could hardly hold the steering
wheel In addition TO this, | tried 20 keep
nm n cheerful conversation with Miss Stcd-
man and the other members of the company
with my teeth ChattcrinE, and II sounded
like a suffering Piute trying TO sing ne
Rosary or something equally as terrible
You really would have thought the ram
storm was made to order ] was comfort
ably ensconced in my 'downy when about
II O'Clock the phone rang ana tue director
Informed me that II was raining anu We
would have to take the scenes so C'"Mleu ,',t
our of my little bed, got the car and drove
10 the location where the others were walt
ing. ..-, .,.,
the photodrama has a lie or ease YOU
would have been disllusioned right then
and there Imagine getting up in the middle
Of the night, going out and taking some
pIctures and then driving fifteen miles in
the icy blasts with your clothing sopping
wet"
A charming young lady In an evening
ro,yn came toward us and was presented as
Miss Stedman 81 didn't mind the rain
storm so much" she said. because I was
quite comfy in the car. 90 course, getting
I'm in the middle of the night. like a fire.
man, 10 answer a call to take some scenes
is not pleasant but / did not mind that as
much as | did the unexpected bolt of light
ming. Mr Peters and were driving along
and ne had just remarked that the bolt Of
| lightning was about due, when suddenly
mere was a binding flash out of the sky
and "A shower of sparks. a tree fell direct
! Iy across our path and | registered fright
| ,yithout a minutes rehearsal, as II was
| completely uneXpected-just as the director
had planned
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carried ON two or three pieces of simHi-
taneous action interviewer has, as most
reople know. been developed to a radical
end in intolerance lu that motion pic
,ur. spectacle there arc four currents of
events continuously blended, dealing with
Fam. perfOds of world history and coming to
four climaxes at the same time VIII you
eyrcrimcnt further with the cut back. or
has it served it's purpose finally In In
toIerance'o" the producer was asked, BY
no means" he rejo,ned. "rerhaps we will
be a bit more conservative IN our use OF
il i'm the future, / don't foresee any more
four-Story pictures for "A long time AT least
gtt [ shau't abandon IT, II i8 too valuable
a dramatic stuedeut. I rather think two
rtories. of different periods. interviewer
would be about ideal -nink Of the his
torlc value IT has In contrasting not onl"
epochs of different color but persons, per-
souulities Take Napoleon; visualize the
couquerur at the SUNNI. Of his glory. See
In the mind Of your eye his piumphlng
armies. at grips with foes that must soon
know death, Of the tcrrurs Of devastating
battle. OK the horrors of that death-not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20

rTbe foiLotCino analysis quoted IN
..rt Of the actors art IS from Papers
~ lofin1,1 edited by Prot Brdndor
Watihetos, Of Columbia UniUcrsitDJ
,,HE art Of acting is so intimately con-
nsc,ed with what is known as person.
NEE, that It Is an exceedingly dangerous
.snsrlment to attempt to set down in writ
~ an, assertion of what methods should
w, ,us .donted in the making of q good actor
~ y,bat should be eS'oided as preventive
sl.as,,ra against becoming bad one.
rpsra are actors who know every move
.he hoard. whose technique is beyond
oo,n,roacb. who arc endowed with those ad-
.'.r,apea of voice and appearance generally
,srarded as being exactly suited to the
.sssap and who are yet very bad actors
,ndeed And there are others who are pain
n,I,y devoid Of any Visible fitness for their
..aiiirg who defy--or rather fan TO observe
almost every known canon Of stage tech
,,c,s and who yet succeed in giving the
srsatest delight to their audiences. The
sctor of this type Is, as a rule, physically
~ ,nentally Incapable of adopting the
seknowledged methods; he gets across the
sootlights" without any real knowledge of
nov It's done"--by ways that hafrle even
no expert he Is carried to success almost
entirely by what for the moment I viii
cali his personality; he manufactures his
methods from material close at hand and
seldon borruws or profits by the experience
Of others. Such an exponent of the art is
generally spoken Of by his professional
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20

brethren as "a very bad actor, but the
people like him"
But is he a bad actor merely because he
adopts his own methods and knows nothing
about the art of other people? Well, l
think perhaps he is. Although he amuseS
ne, I'm afraid he is n bad actor But he
Is not as bad as he would be II that other
type, which really knows the rules, took
him in hand and tried to make him a good
actor. Then he would be atrOcous. As 4
matter of fact, he is an actor who can play
only one kind of part. But he plays that
better than any good actor living.
Therefore the public, for whom the the
atre is run. gets the advantage. His reign
lasts just as long as there are plays which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20
Bill, the Bard, Writes of
Movies, Reels and Stills

FREDERICK WARDE, tn
= Thanhouser star, who is seen
in king Lear" Shakespearean
spectacle, released through
Pathe, has discovered that the
Swan of Avon knew a lot about
the movie business.
Shakespeare, Mr.. Warde says,
wrote learnedly of five-reel fea-
lures, of movie stars and their
directors, of press agents, of
"stills." Some of Bills remarks
and the celluloid themes to
which he refers follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-20
YOU CAN'T BEAT
THE TATTOOED
LADY!

All young and romantic girls should read
the sad story Of Miss Ivy Sawyer and take
warning. Miss Sawyer is a pretty little
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-20
,onfusion NJ The SlaV democracy.

confusion of the SIay democracy.
1t is curious that, in a war between autocracy ana
democracy involving the continued maintenance OF our
free institutions there should have been any doubt as 10
tbo dutv of citizenship, or any division of sentiment
among the clements of our national life that are STRIVING
for larger liberties Loyal Socialists and loyal labor Ieao
ls and other patriotic citizens have combined IN Ihe AL
lance for Labor and Democracy to make Ine war ISSUE
clear and their efforts will have large influence loL soo"
not only in this country but IN Russia, ana III oVDeI ""
countries of Europe.
Men like Samuel Gompers, John Spargo Charles Sd
ward RUSSELL Frank p Walsh, James Duncan, ana oCh-
ers like them have risen above local differences 10 pane
of citizenship ON which every American OIL Whatever
1,.,+ ~, nropaganda, may meet them, and call them
brothers.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-20

Loyal labor whether Democratic, Republican or So
cialis has accomplished splendid patriotic work in the
Minneapolis meeting of the Alliance for Labor and De-
mocacy through its aggressive uerances in support OF
the war; its influence suppressng disoyaty and its as
agement to the new republic of Russia. Labor of Amer
agemnt to the new republic of Russia The labor of Amer
ca speaking direct to the labor of Russia, should make
for better understanding and larger cooperation and
leave less opportunity for the mscheyous work of pro
German potters who have contributed so much to the
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-20
THE GOVERNMENT AND PAID ADVERTISING

The question of whether the United States govern
ent should engage in policy Of paying for advertise
len in the newspapers has been much agitated Oh late
especav in regard to the selling Of Liberty Loan Bonds
This being strictly money matter the question comes up
more souarey in connection with it than with reglSra
ton food conservation or other governmental matters
given publicity
Secretary McAdoo, Of the Treasury, has issued
statement dealing with this matter After referring TO
the great amount of advertising paotcaIy given to the
liberty Loan Bonds in the first campaign by newspapers
and other advertising agencies and by banks and other
concerns and by individuals the Secretary contadctS Jhe
impression that the Government in the first Liberty Loan
campaign asked for free advertising paid for any ad-
vertsng in the newspapers The great success OF the loan
he attributes in very great degree to the voluntary and
patriotic work and advertising space pat1Otcay gwen
free to the government
While acknowledging the tremendous value OF adyer-
Using the Secretary points out that the relation OF the
Government to the press and to the public generally is
such that the question of paid advertising by presents
2 problem very much more complex than it would be to
2 private enterprise The Government cannot use the
same thorough discrimination to the mediums 1t should
use but would be obliged to be thoroughly democratic
and impartial and the cost of such undertaking would
be very great and would exceed the appropriation avail
able under the existing law.
The Secretary however states that the matter is be-
ING very carefully considered but decision cannot be
arrived at until better knowledge is had to the cost
of the campaign and until the appropriation available for
the purpose has been settled by Congress.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-20

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled the for repubca-
ton of credited TO otherwise credited IN uS paper "
also the Iocaln news published herein.
An rights republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-20

Men whose religious scrupIes prevent them from
lighting for the life and liberty of their country are ready
enough to call upon that country to protect them in their
efforts to destroy it.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Death Of a La JuntA Pioneer


Mrs. Sarah Miller. one Of La Jun
ta's pioneers. and for forty years
resident OF this city, died at her
home. $40 West First street, last
Sunday afternoon at s o'clock.
Mrs. Miller's maiden was Sarah
c. Watkins and she WAS born In
Knoxville, Tenn. on September l3.
1882. She was married to Samuel
H. Miller on her seventeenth birth
day--September 10. l949. and to
this union thirteen children were
born. Together they came. shortly
after. to Rogersville. Mo-, where
they lived for time. coming to Col
orado In 1874.
Mr.. Miller and his sons were en-
ployed by the Santa Fe Railway
Company to blaze the trail for tho
road bed which was afterwards laid
from here to Las Vegas. N. M. For
about two years they made their
home In Las Animas. and from there
went to New Mexico for short time.
after which they came to La Junta
where they have since esided-s
period of forty years. Mr.. Miller
died In 1891.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were the pa
rents OF thirteen children, three Of
whom still reside in this city-Miss
Sarah Miller. Jesse H. Miller and
Joseph Miller. The other children
are Frank and Sam Miller. OF Steam
boat Springs. Mrs. Laura Davis. Of
Taos. N. NJ. Louis Miller, OF Dodge
City. Kan. Oscar Miller, OF Walsen-
burg. and John Miller, of Lyons,
Colo. Those who preceded their
mother in death were Mrs. Juda Ed
dings. Henry Miller. Albert Miller.
Ross Miller, and an infant. All but
two OF her children were at her bed.
side when the final summons came.
Besides her children she Is survived
by thirty-one grandchildren and
thirty-three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Miller was charter member
and active worker In the Woman's
Relief Corps OF this city. She was
also a lifelong and consistent mcm-
ber Of. ths Methodist church. Al
though IS years Of age her mind
was clear up to the last illness and
she always enjoyed the best OF
health. She was loved by all and
was a source OF great comfort to her
children. especially TO the unselfish
and devoted daughter who had sac
rificed personal Joys that she might
lovingly minister to the care OF her
mother.
The funeral services were con.
Quoted by the Rev. A. L. r. Ewert
yesterday afternoon at the Method.
ist church In the presence OF Q large
number Of friends who came to pay
their last tribute OF love and respect.
Rev. J. =. Findley. Of the Chriatian
church. assisted In the service.
Tho remains were laid 70 rest IN
Fairvtew cemetery.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Y. NJ. c. A. BANQUET
La Junta Students Write OF Their
Trip to Denvcr-Rcview Sher.
wood Eddy's Address
by Waldo stalter

At s o'clock Wednesday morning,
October cath. Mr.. Marshall. Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Seeley. James Glenn and
Waldo Stalter started to Denver to
attend the State Y. NJ. C. A. Ban
quet. at which Sherwood Eddy, a
worker from the front. gave us a
most interesting address. Most of
the ride was very cold. but we en-
joyed 1t nevertheless. There was
q never-ending change Of scenery. as
we wound in and out among the foot
hills. At Colorado Springs we were
forced to stop almost three hours.
but We improved the time BY taking
. little walk through the city.
When We at last arrived In Dem
yer we had still an hour left be-
fore II was necessary to 90 to the
Hotel Albany. where the banquet was
held. In this way We had short
time to see some Of Denver at night.
and It was surely beautiful. Some Of
the buildings were so covered with
lights that they appeared . mighty
flame, and others had the most in
genious electrical Advertisements
ever invented. At the Albany we
enjoyed = delightful banquet. after
which Mr.. Eddy delivered his ad-
dress.
After the banquet. our old school
friend. Frank Seeley, invited us to
come with him TO their residence
for the night. We certainly enjoyed
our visit there because we had
known Frank here In school.
The return trip was not quite so
interesting as the first. because We
had travelled It so recently. But as
we passed Fort Logan. Mr.. Eddy's
address OF the evening before was
brought home. We realized that
American boys would soon.be going
theopyh the same conditions In
France that he had told .us Of, and
we resolved TO do our bit to help
them live right.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Coal Dealers Hold Conference

Mr.. and Mrs. Reg. Garvin were in
Denver for several days last week.
While there Mr.. Garvin attended a
meeting Of the Colorado Coal Deal
ers' Association, called for the pur-
pose OF comforting with w. d.
Waugh, personal representative OF
DR.. Garfield, the coal administrator
and price fixer appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson. Mr.. Waugh was sent
to Colorado for the purpose of CIV
Ing the coal dealers some enlighten-
ment on the method and system OF
arriving at the price that coal should
be sold for In this state. concern
ing which there has been consider
able doubt.
W. ]. Galligan. of Denver. and
former state treasurer. is the state
coal administrator. and acknowl-
edged at this meeting that they
could not have searched the state
and found q man that knew less
about the coal business than he did.
He relied upon the dealers to live
up to the law or the orders of the
national coal administrator. whatev-
er they happened to be. or whatever
they decided was the correct inter-
probation.
II was finally decided that the cor
rect Interpretation of Mr.. Garfield's
order was that the dealers were to
figure out their profits on coal dur
Ing the year 1915. and then add 80
per cent. but not in any event was
the price to exceed that In force In
July. 1917. In La Junta we are
paying more for coal than during
any previous period In our history,
and the substantial decrease In the
price that Mr.. Garfield promised us
has not yet materialfzed.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Death Of Mrs. Louis. J. McD.nic,

Mrs. Louisa ]. Mcdaniel passed
away at her home on Colorado ave-
nue.. Wednesday. October 3lst, about
2 O'Clock In the afternoon. at the
advanced age OF 81 years. 8 months
and Is days. Mrs. Mcdaniel has been
a resident Of La Junta since April.
1900. making her home with her
son. Judge E. W. Mcdaniel. During
recent years she has been an invalid.
resulting from stroke of paralysis
several years ago. About two weeks
ago she had another stroke. and
the end came last Wednesday after
noon on the day that happened to
be the sixty-third anniversary of her
wedding day.
Louisa Jane Constant was born In
Sangamon county. Illinois. February
Is. 1888. the eldest daughter Of
Jacob and Sarah Constant. She was
married In Sangamon county to
George Mcdaniel on October 81,
1854. Her husband died in Buffalo.
ILL.,. July Is. 1898. In the fall of
that year Mrs. Mcdaniel went to
Ogden, Utah. to the home Of her son.
Edwin A. Mcdaniel. remaining there
until the next spring when she es-
tab!ished her home with her son.
Elmer w. Mcdaniel. at Richfield.
Utah. removing with him in April.
1900. to La JuntA where she has
since resided.
Mrs. Mcdaniel leaves two sons.
Edwin A. Mcdaniel. OF Los Molinos.
Calf. and Elmer w. Mcdaniel. Of
La Junta. She has been a consist
ent member Of the Methodist church
since her girlhood.
Brief funeral services were held
last Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at Kings Undertaking Parlors on
Santa Fe avenue. conducted by the
Rev. A. L. T. Ewert. OF the Meth
odist church. who preached . short
sermon to the large gathering Of
friends Of the family that had assem-
bied. The body was shipped to Buf-
falo. ILL.,, on No. 10 Friday evening.
where Il will be inferred In Mechan-
-icsbarg .csastsFy by the side Of
her husband. and being accompanied
on the journey eastward to It's final
resting place by her two sons.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Some Oleaginous Magna,e

III. W. Potter. who can claim the
distinction OF being the only resi-
dent Of La Junta. during its entire
history. that has made a real
strike" In either the oil or mining
industry. 10 back home again. ana
Is looking just as common and natur-
al as ever. with the exception that
his front is emblazoned with a dia-
mond or two Of mammoth proper
tions.
During the past quarter of n CEN
tury residents OF La Junta have
dumped thousands Of dollars into
various and sundry mining schemes.
but Hes" IL the only one who has
made . real strike. and there don't
seem 70 BE- any limit ~ TO the size
Of the pile that he seems TO be des-
tined to accumulate. His rake 6ff
In royalties for the month OF Sep
tembsr amounted to Iust Slt.0Ss.s<.
from his $50 oil farm near Eidora-
do. Kan.
\ There were less than six produc-
Ing wells on the farm In September
and at the present time there are
twelve producing wells. and new
oass stiil being spudded In. with
not . dry hole - yet. Every well
that has bssn sunk thus far is Q
producer. and In capacity range
from eishty-four 10 5000 barrels
pr day.
There ID room enough on the "oil
farm" 10 put down 100 or mors
wells. and u the present producing
cspscity 10 sustained there don'i
sesm 10 BE- any limit 10 the size Of
the pile that our ieaginous maGnats
seems destined 70 accumulate.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Ford Oal asd (las Company

The Ford OIL and Gas Company
Is the very latest corporation TO b
srEanissd In La Junta. II has bssa
Incorporated for an even 100000.
divided Into 100000 shares OF the
par value Of one cent each. but The
shares will b. sold for two cents
each. The company has been organ.
issd with . board OF seven directors
comprising George Barr. II. p.
Schuyler. J. w. Fisher. W. Z. An
drews. Lloyd Messenger and DR.. J.
p. Gsrssn. The officers Of the
company are: President. George
Barr; vice president. II. p. Schuyler:
secretary and treasurer. J. ". Fish.
er.
The company has oil leases on
about 1000 acres Of land In Otsro
county. south and southwest Of Ia
Junta. and b now on . deal 10 ~.
cure q number Of good leases on oil
land In KanAas and Okiahoma. Il
10 the intention Of the company 70
start development work on some Of
the leases IN Kansas and okiahoma.
a. tho cost Of putting down . we'll
there will bc much less than II
Otcro county. oil being found 10 the
fields there at . depth Of from 400
to 100 feet. while IN this particular
vicinI,y the depth Of proven oil
fields 10 - yet sn unknown suaa-
slty. Notwithstanding the fast that
there ass D,ssty Of indieaelses e
bosh ~ aal %. ~ - ~
M es0paay has plsssl s@eek q
~ osskse ~ tvs ssass ~ sAass.
|sel 1sgsasonsas Vsfh ~ - =.
lto vae1A - ~ ~ 1Inaij =
|11l1nG1 ~ 1hpssl IL - -
|s1gealv ~ su>oouoho1 ~ onfo1n
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Nes . siasse Ane.t !. Oc.oa-r


Not . siagie arrest was made In
the city Of La Junts during the
meath Of October. When the city mar.
aAal and police magistrate were called
upon at the last mestiag Of the city
eouncii 10 make their monthly ~.
Dosts. the city clerk announced that
10 reports had bssa made - not
. siagis arrest Of any description had
bsss made during the month. This
h the first time In the history Of
L. Junta that this has ever hap
psasd. and this community was Ia.
cesDeratsd - . towa over thirty.
slx ysars ago. or 10 b. exact. on
March Is. 1881.
TAis even beats the record Of Den
YER which has been boastins Of the
fact that for . twsnty-four hour
period IN that city there was not
. siasis occupant Of the city jail.
TAGee afs nlgAty few communities
u ths state that ca beast Of not .
o1asie arrest for . psslel Of . whole
neotA. II ths lsy regime eeaslauss
~ . vssy pssssassl Dssss1. ssA ~
1DGDo1Deae - ~ = ~ oqn1Aus
n1sns1nsiv, cslssils : vlii hsWvs = |, ~,
1lno0o ~ ~ soeAss eousls - pease
ronuuu,. -. "A. - >oss...ys~.a<.zr.. :,