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The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-01

This white haired grandmother with her worldly goods slowed In a wheel, barrow, is making her way out of the home of a lifetime, because the Ger mans, driven from n French village, turned their guns on the town, endan' gerIng the lives of all the inhabitants. The feeble old woman has to flee for her life with ai much of her belong Ings as possible
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-01

John F. Wal, formerly mate on the steamship Alaska, and well known to all Northlanders, has been promoted to master of the steam ship Sutherland, one of the new ly built government vessels of 7SO0 tons and has assumed command of the vessel. ] ! i-L.. :.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-01
A Queer PredIeament.

Workman-I see you are painting the old trees.
 ArtIst-YeS, but don't bother me. Go ahead with your work.
 WOrkman-Well,m my work Is to chop down them trees, so you'd better hurry up with your paIntin'.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-01

The skagway Public Schools are enJcying a three days vacation, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, aLd the faculty with the hddies are rejoicing over the fine weather whis the Weather Man as allotted them so that they may enjoy the out oi dcols to the fullest extent.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-01

The steamer Prince Rupert VIII leave vancouver for this port at ten o'clock tomorrow forenoon. She win arrive here Monday morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Mae Murraym a High Glass
Sh0aU at L0etU Prices

on to the next theatre, where she had
10 DO the thing all over again, and then
again and again. And at last she cried
Enough"
And as we left the last theatre Miss
IN rray looked out of Tifany's window
at the bowling mob and said: ''See the
dear little things. want to give them
this basket or roses"
So she leaned out of the car and said.
Now. children, want you to have
these flowers, but there are enough for
all. SO act like little ladies and gen
tiemen and divide them up nicely"
Eyes, Miss Murray" they shouted
back.
And SO she handed out the roses.
And did they act like ladies and GEN
tiemen? Well, perhaps so; but when
we looked back Algernon had GLADYS
down on the sidewalk and was sitting
on her head, willis Cedric and Gwendo-
iyn demolished the basket.
And the next day we told Hevwood
broun about our experience, and he
said: why don't you write and call i
a nigh class show at Loew prices'?"
So we did.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

The Rialto will feature its Christmas
programme, beginning to-day, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
" hen San, Meets Sam
ZONES the Tug Of Far

Motion Picture Editor New York
Tribune:
Much that MIR Rothapfel says re-
garding the credits that precede every
photoplay on the screen is true and
reflects the sound showmanship that
has made his name celebrated not ONLY
IN New York but all over the coun-
try as mastery presenter of the
enema. But there are some state
ments IN his letter with which l. as
one of the producers whom he criti-
cises, must take issue.
In the first place, he exaggerates
the number of feet of film and tine
taken up by informing the audience
of the names of the director, scenario
writer, camera man and so forth. Just
for curiosity | looked the matter up
and discovered that the average actual
footage so consumed is no more than
eighteen feet, the time about sixteen
seconds.
Furthermore, it seems to me that Mr..
Rothapfel does not take sufficiently
into consideration the difference be-
tween the cinema and the spoken
drama when he says that the audience
in Legitimate" theatre would never
tolerate having to listen to list of
names before the play begins. In 4
q or m az hNr <x,-
an elaborate and clearly printed pro
gramme-and plenty of light to read it
by. There it finds the names. no.
only of author, play and star, but also
the manager, the producer, the man
who designed the scenes and the man
who painted them, the costumer. th,'
wlg-maker and even the electrician
carpenter, property man and WARDROBE,
mistress.
Again, Mr. Rothapfel talks as though
the giving of credits on the screen act
ually held up the action of the plav.
This, obviously. is not the case. The
eighteen feet of what we call "pro
ducer's titles" come before even so
of the stars face is shown. Surely
the suspense in spoken play does not
begin before the curtain goes up or 4
word is uttered. Neither does it BEGIN
in enema play before the action
starts.
Furthermore, do not agree with Mr..
Rothapfel when he says the public is
not interested in the name of the
author, scenario writer or camera
man.
The majority of picture fans
throughout the United States are in
terested and do want to know And we
are making pictures for the United
States and not for New York
The producer does not do these
things without sound reason. rea-
son that has artistic as well as busi
ness values. SAMUEL GOLDFISH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

Marguerite Clark in Little Miss
Hoover" screen adaptation of Maria
Thompson Daviess's book, "Thc Golden
Bird"
Little Miss Hoover" rcvolves about
the well intentioned efforts of little
society girl to help win the war by
corralling all the eggs she can lay hold
or. Eugene OBren, romantic hero ex-
traordinary of the films, plays opposite
Miss Clark. Adolph Bolm, of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, has
staged Christmas fantasy called
"Tabotiere," or "The Music Box" in
which two characters take part. 1t will
be presented with an appropriate mu-
steal and scenic setting.
Under the direction of Hugo Riesen-
field, the orchestra will be heard in
Ponchielli's spirited Dance of the
Hours" from LA Gioconda," and later
in selections from "Going Up" by
Louis Ilirsch. The Rialto Male Quar-
tet will sing Gruber's "Holy Night.
Peaceful Night" and Arthur Depew
Will contribute as his organ solo the
Hallelujah Chorus from "The Messiah"
by Handel. The Rialto Animated Mag.
acme will contain its usual varied ma
terial gathered from all corners of the
globe. In addition scenic study called
vacation Land" and a new Sunshine
comedy "a Son of a Hun" will be
offered
Geraldine Farrar, Americas star of
stars, in a powerful drama of the West
called "The He'll Cat will be Monday
and Tuesdays attraction at Loew's New
York Theatre and Roof.
The Christmas Day attraction will be
Constance Talmadge in "a Lady's
Name taken from Cyril Harcourt's
play of the same name
Other attractions scheduled for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

Out in California they call the influ-
enza masks Chill Harris" The nick
name was given the masks by R. L.
Snowy" Baker, the Australian sports
man. The Aircraft star "reckoned he
didn't mind, if they prevented the flu"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

ing. Time and the brooding expert
ence Of growth We nodded sympa-
thotically to the Permanent Crouch.
But, GLOW long does it take for his
torical perspective ?" the movie fan
was already eagerly demanding. Bobby
Harron nor Ray nor Washburn nor
Fairbanks nor, certainly not Jack
Pickford-you don't think they'll be
too old by then?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

week will be Peggy Hyland in Caught
in the Act on Thursday; Mary Miles
Minter in "Wves and Other Wives"
and Juanita Hansen in "The Sea Flow
err" on Friday; Louise Huff in "The
Sea Waif," on Saturday, and Mary ALI
son in "Her Inspiration" on Sunday.
"The Heart of Humanity" the largest
photoplay ever made by the Universal
company, which has spent fortune on
it's creation and promotion, will make
it's first public New York appearance at
the Broadway Theatre to-day. Dorothy
Phillips is the star.
'The Heart of Humanity" is an AL
len Holubar promotion. Mr. Holubar,
in addition to being the director, was
also part author.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
YeaU Films nt the
Theatres This Week

ALA Nazimova viii star on the
Christmas week programme at the
Rivoli Theatre, beginning to-day.
The production is eye for t,yc,' q
screen version of Henry Kisten-
maecker's drama entitled "L'Occident."
This is the first appearance of Nine.
Nazimova at the Rivoh. Nazimova, as
the central figure of the story of eye
for Eye" is cast as an Arab dancing
girl, Hassouna.
The story is laid in Morocco and
France. The screen production was
under the direction of Albert Capellani,
Of Metro.
The Yuletide spirit will be repre-
scented by pantomime written and ar
ranged by Hugo Riesenfeld, in which
five persons will take part. The choreo-
graphic features have been prepared by
Luigi Albertieri, head of the Alder
teri Ballet School, and q unique stage
setting has been designed by Art Di-
rector Wenger.
The orchestra's principal number will
be the ballet from Goldmark's "Queen
of Sheba," Emo Rapee conducting. The
members Of the Rialto Male Quartet
will offer Ivor Novelties Christmas
carol "Noel,' sung before an atmos-
pheric setting. A particularly amusing
Mutt and jeff cartoon, "a Lot of Bull"
and the Rivoli animated pictorial will
complete the programme.
The Strand Theatre will present a
double feature holiday programme,
headed by D. W Grinith's latest pro-
duction, THE Greatest Thing in Life"
and Yuletide revue entitled "The Re
volt of the Toy Makers" Mr.. Griffith
has selected what he believes to be the
greatest thing for the majority of per-
sons as the foundation for a drama Of
fascinating variety and arresting
strength. He dips again into the fer
ment of the Western front for the
climax of his story. The cast includes
the regular Griffith players-Lilian
Gish, Robert Harron, Kate Bruce,
Adolphe Lestna and others. "The Re-
volt of the Toy Makers" is delightful
Yuletide revue in two scenes, written
by Mollie Tischner and staged by AID
Nowberger A juvenile cast composed
OF twenty-seven children will enact the
various roles. The stage has been en-
larged for this production, which will
be presented with special incidental
m sic. Besides these features the Top
zeal Revue and Allied War Review will
be offered, and the Strand Symphony
Orchestra will play "Christmas Morn
j. g." tone poem by Barrett Carl
Edouarde will conduct.
The Rialto will feature its Christmas
programme, beginning to-day, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Shado,cs on the Screen

Motion picture news weeklies appear
ing in all New York theatres next week
will carry "trailers" illustrative of Red
Cross activities and promoting the Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call. These
"trailers" will be on 85 feet of film
in each instance, and will be illustrated
from Biblical stories and pictures, Red
Cross posters and other art features.
The end Of the film carries the slogan,
"Join. All You Need Is a Heart and a
Dollar"
Out in California they call the infiu-
! enza masks Chill Harris" The nick
name was given the masks by R. L.
"Snowy" Baker, the Australian sports
man. The Aircraft star "reckoned he
didn't mind, if they prevented the flu"
Mahlon Hamilton will take the lead
ing part in Daddy Long-Legs," the new
photo play Mary Pickford is producing
at her Hollywood studio for release by
the First National Exhibitors Circuit.
Hamilton, who is leading man for
Kitty Gordon, has been loaned to Miss
Pickford for this picture by j. A. Berst,
president of the United Pictures Thea
tres of America. 1t is expected that
he will make an ideal Daddy Long Legs.
"The Honor System" a William Fox
picture dealing with prison reform,
| L 4 !
Gently seen by the King of Norway, the
Crown Prince and other Norwegian
notables, in the Circus Werdenstheater,
one of the principal playhouses in
Christiania. The film was used as a
text upon which Mr. Morgenstierne,
secretary Of the Norwegian Department
of Prisons, delivered an address urg-
ing reform Of Norwegian penal institu-
tions.
Viola Dana, Bert Lytell and Hale
Hamilton are the latest Metro stars to
reach the west coast for immediate
work on Metro All-Star Series produc-
tons in the company's new studios in
llOll WOUQ. w lOit Vie cAScPClOn VI wv
other stars, yet to arrive, Metro has
now completed its removal from New
York to California, where the company,
together with Screen Classics, Inc, will
make all its future pictures.
An important change in motion pict-
ure executive circles is contained in
the announcement that Hiram Abrams,
vice president and managing director,
and B. P. Schulberg, vice managing di-
rector Of the Famous Players Lasky
Corporation, distributing Paramount
and Aircraft pictures, have resigned
from these Offices to form their own
producing and distributing company
Messrs. Abrams and Schulberg have
been closely identified with the former
company from it's inception.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Golden Dishes Used at Banquet to
President Represented Sis, 100000

through state hallway approximately q block
long, richly furnished and decorated with paint
ings and porcelain. The banquet hall occasionally
is used for banquets and other purposes, and
has q throne at one end.
In Golden Candelabra.
The permanent decorations seemed striking
ly simple when compared with the regal table.
The only art on the walls was one Gobelin tapes.
try. On each side six cut glass chandeliers hung
from the extremely high ceiling, but for the
banquet 12S candles in gold candelabra, each
surmounted by pink silk shade, were used.
Other light was obtained from fancy wall FIX
lures.
Queen Mary wore a cream-colored. gown Of
silk with long train and tiara of diamonds
and many other jewels. MRS. Wilson's dress was
black with spangles, and was made at the White
House. She wore very few Jewels.
President Wilson and Ambassador Davis
wore formal American evening clothes.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
TODAY

Continued from First PageJ
claims of Denmark, Poland, Serbia,
Roumania, Greece.
If the world felt that peace
was menaced by the little >Alge-
ciras incident, how much more
danger is there in the irritating
claims and counter claims raised
in a hundred different places?
The peace about to be signed
contains in itself infinite possible
causes of war.
And the hope of the world is in
the great power of a few nations
agreeing that they will arbitrate
their quarrels if they have any.
and uniting TO COMPEL small
nations to arbitrate their quarrels.
The intelligence of a great city
employs policemen, and the police
men compel quarreling citizens to
go to court-won't let them fight
in the gutter. Intelligent nations
might have a world police to do
the same with, the quarreling little
nations.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
"UNCLE JOE" DUBS N. Y.
SUBWAYS MYSTIC MAZE

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-The mystic
maze Of New .York's subways has
proved more tdrtuous to Uncle Joe"
Cannon than any political paths he
has tread. "Uncle joe was in New
York to view the big fleet and to
visit his daughter, Miss Mabel Can
non. stopping at the Diltmore.
This New York is certainly a busy
place." said "Uncle joe" "An 1 have
been doing is running errands. And
these subways-well, they are a mys-
tic maze. All have done since 1 en-
tered them is to follow red lines, blue
lines, and pink lines. I'll be glad
when / get back to Washington where
there are no subways."
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
MASONIC TEMPLE
F|RELOSS $4,000

The. property loss in the fire that
imperiled seventy-fve girl students
in Strayer's Business College In old
Masonic Temple. Ninth and F streets
northwest, yesterday. will not exceed
10000. according to a statement by
officials in the office of the District
Fire Marshal today.
Officials stated that the hre was
caused by a lighted cigarette or
match thrown into a box OF rubbish
in the basement OF the building. The
damage was chiefly caused by smoke
and water. Firemen kept the blaze
confined to the basement OF the build
ing.
The entire building will have to be
redecorated. in the opinion of fire de-
partment officials, and this will en-
tail an expense of approximately
$4,000. The stocks of the Dolly
Madison company. which occupies a
part of the ground floor. were dam
aged to the etxent OF $1,000. Smoke
also damaged the stocks of the Sport
Mart and Sol Herzog and Company.
Inc.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
PRESIDENT SAYS ONE
WOULD BE CRAZY NOT TO
BELIEVE IN PROVIDENCE

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-In his address
to the delegation from the National
Council OF the Evangelical Free
Churches. the President said:
"Gentlemen:.I am very much honor
ed and 1 might say touched, by this
beautiful address that you have just
read and It is very delightful to feel
dicated by a gathering like this.
You are quite right, sir. in saying
that I do recognize the sanction of
religion in these times of perplexity
of matters, with matters so large to
settle that no man can feel that his
mind can compass them.
81 think one would go crazy IL he
did not believe in Providence. 1t
would be a maze without a clue. I'm
less there were some supreme evi-
dence we would despair OF the result
Of human counsel So that IL is with
genuine sympathy that / acknowledge
the spirit and thank you for the gen.
erosity OF your address,"
Addressing the League OF Nations
Union. which was headed by Viscount
Grey and included the Archbishop OF
Canterbury and Niscount Bryce, the
President said:
Gentlemen: / am very much COM
plimented that you should come in
person to present this address, and
/ have been delighted and stimulated
10 hnd the growing and prevailing
interest in the subject OF the league
OF nations not only a growing in
terest merely, but q growing pur.
pose which am sure will prevail,
and II is delightful that members Of.
the government which brought this
nation into war because of the moral
obligations based upon treaty should
be among those who have brought me
this paper. because on the other side
Of the water we have greatly admired
the motives and subscribed to the
principles which actuated the govern
ment of Great Britain In obeying that
moral dictate.
You have shown what we must or
ganiEe, namely. that same force and
Jense Of obligation, and unless we or
saniZe II, the thing that we do now
will not stand. feel that so strongly
hat IL IL particularly cheering to
know just how strong and imperative
he idea has become. ! thank you
'ry much, indeed. II has been a
privilege to see you personally.
Sas Just saying to Lord Grey that we
had Indirect knowledge Of each other,
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
PAINTING WOMAN FALLS
INTO FIRE; BURNS FATAL

ANNISTON, Ala. Dec. 2S.-MrS- o.
z. Usrey, wife OF q prominent mer-
chant at wellington, Ala, was burn
ed to death Christmas Day In her
home.
Mrs. Usrey, who was subject to
faintinS spells, was alone in her room
for a short time in the afternoon.
When her husband returned late in
the afternoon he found his wife IA
tally burned and the floor OF the room
abIaze. II is supposed she fell into
an open fire. Her death occurred soon
after she was found.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
HOOVER TELLS TWO
FOE ENJOYS TO
GO TO HELL

60 to he with my COM
pllments," was the message
Food Administrator Hoover. now
i'm Europe, sent TO two German
officials who formerly were in
control in Belgium. This mes
sage was in reply to an appeal
from the two Germans for a
conference with Mr.. Hoover
relative to food supplies for
Germany, says a dispatch from
Paris.
The two Germans in question.
Baron Won der Lancken and DR..
Rieth. wired from Berlin to
Walter Lyman Brown. director
of the commission for relief in
Belgium at Rotterdam that they
had been named by the German
government to negotiate with
Mr.. Hoover. The message was
transmitted to Mr.. Hoover,
who sent this reply to Mr..
Brown:
"You can describe two and
a half years Of arrogance to-
ward ourselves and cruelty to
the Belgians in any language
you may select. and tell the
pair personally to 90 to he,
with my compliments. If ] do
have to deal with Germans. it
will not be with that pair"
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
FRANCE AND BRITAIN BACK
PRESIDENTS MAIN PEACE
POINTS, PoINCARE SAYS

LONDON, Dec. cS.-"The Germans
must pay not only in money, but in
kind" President Poincare is quoted
as saying in an interview with the
Paris correspondent OF The Chronicle.
"Otherwise they will be able to in
jure us with out own machinery while
we are procuring new machinery.
Premier Lloyd George has agreed to
that principle"
Poincare said that France and Great
Britain have agreed to the main
points OF President Wilson's fourteen
principles.
France has no fear OF bolshevism,
Poincare said, declaring much had
been done to improve social con-
ditions, particularly the financial
system.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
TANK coLLAPsEs; I KILLED.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2s.-During q
pressure test a giant oil tank sit
uated on the Standard Oil Company's
property near the eastern limits OF
the city, collapsed yesterday. causing
the death of one OF seven worlImen
engaged in the test and severely in
juring the others. There followed a
deluge of a million gallons of water,
which swept the oil company en-
ployes several hundred yards and
flooded the streets near by, as also
the first floor of a three-story struc-
ture containing the company's offices.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
PRESIDENT HOPES TO
VISIT SWITZERLAND,
REPLY TO INVITATION

President Wilson may visit switzer-
land. according to a diplomatic dis
patch received here this afternoon. Re
plying to an Invitation from the Swiss
government, he expressed the hope
that he might be able to accept, but
added that he could not decide def
nitely at this time. y
II consider the invitation very
friendly testimonial Of affection from
q republic with which the United
States has never ceased 20 have COR
dial intercourse" the President Is
quoted as writing.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28

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The Washington times., 1918-12-28
FRANKFURTER GETS
EMPLOYMENT lob

Felix Frankfurter. chairman of the
War Labor Policies Board, has been
named by Secretary of Labor Wilson
to take charge of the work OF
providing against unemployment
through stimulation of public works
and State, county and municipal
roads, IL was learned at the Depart
ment of Labor today.
A partial report from nine States,
II was said. has added TT,OOO. 900 to
this buffer employment fund
through road construction. In ad-
dition to this therd Is a fund of S40.-
O00, 900 to be extShded the States -
IL is matched dbllar for dollar by
those States deAring road construe-
tion-
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
FIND MAN IN BASEMENT
ALMOST ASPHYXIATED

Robert c. White. forty-four years
old. was today found in the basement
of his home, 2139 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. suffering from the ef-
fects OF inhaling Illuminating gas.
Policeman Samuel Sanders, of the
Third precinct gave first aid. White
was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital. He will recover.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
TO LIFT CENSORSHIP,

PARIS. Dec. 2S,-According to the
Temps Premier Clemenceau intends
shortly to recommend to the cabinet
the suppression of the political cen
sorship In France and the retaining
of control only over military news.
This step, the newspaper adds prob
ably will be taken before the peace
prelimfnaries begin