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New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Capturing Charlie Chaplin

, meet your screen idol so suddenly,
without his shoes or his cane or his
hat, and yet we knew him Immediately.
We apologized for the interruption,
mentally deciding that wild horses
couldn't drag us away until we had had
chance to find out Just how Charlie
Chaplin talked, how he thought, how
he dressed and how he looked.
He talks humorously, he thinks Sc
riously, he dresses quietly and he
looks handsome. He has the whitest
teeth we ever saw, the bluest eyes and
the BLACKLIST eyelashes. "How did you
know me?" inquired Mr.. Chaplin
naively. "Why, you look just like your
pictures" we answered truthfully.
"Not my pictures on the screen, l
hope?" said Charlie. "Oh, no." said
we. "But, you know, occasionally one
does see a photograph of you in a
magazine" "Oh, I see," said Charlie
"Such is fame" And then we said
pleadingly, "'Won't you please let US
interview you?" To which he replied:
| "You know, I haven't seen person
nor talked to any one, but if you'll
promise not to say anything about my
right"
He looked terribly suspicious. Just
as though we were not taking more of
a chance than he was. Hadn't we seen
him drop ice cream down lady's neck
and get her involved in revolving
door and trip her up with his cane ?
And how could we tell what moment
he might pull a dog out of his trousers
pocket or drop an egg out Of his hat on
our new suit?
But he told us that he never again
would pull dog out Of his trousers
pocket, because Mutt, who co-starred
with his master in "a Dogs Life" is
dead, and no other ever shall take his
place. When Charlie came East he
left Mutt behind, and 30. being only a
dog, Mutt refused to forget his beloved
friend. He starved himself to death
and was buried on the 10Th of April.
every one told Mutt that l would
surely return, but perhaps he didnf
understand, or perhaps he didn't be.
lieve them. At any rate, he never would
eat after the last time l fed him, and
the inscription on his tombstone reads
Mutt, died April ga broken heart
We talked to Mr.. Chaplin for an
| hour, and then he suddenly remem.
bered that he had to go out and make
speech on the subject which we
promised not to mention. And he told
US about how much better he likes the
West than he does the East, and ad-
mitted that he could play the cello
and the violin and the piano, and that
/ he had worked for two-and-six a week
in London. and that he didn't know
why people laughed at him, and how
he first walked his famous walk. The
other things which we learned about
Chaplin are probably known to every
one who knows Charlie.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Shadows on the Screen

The big attractions at Loew's New
York Theatre and Roof the coming
week will be Charlie Chaplin in a
new farce, "a Night Out" on Monday
and Tuesday, and Cecil B. de Miles
"The Whispering Chorus" on Monday
and Theda Bara in "The Soul of Bud
dha" on Tuesday and Wednesday;
George Walsh in "Brave and Bold" on
Thursday; Bessie Love in "How Could
You, Gardiner" and Roy Stewart in
Evolves of the Border" on Friday;
Montagu Love in "Vengeance" on Sat-
urday, and May Allison in "The Win
ming of Beatrice" on Sunday.
The Blue Devils visited the World
studio in Fort Lee one day last week
in search of Lucien Taingay, who is
now ,cranking a camera instead of a
machine gun. Lucien was discovered
over in the set of Oscar APPEL. There
was a dash, a smacking of lips and a
boisterous "Mon cher ami" and the
camera was relegated to one side. Lu-
Glen had been a Blue Devil, too, only
he was wounded so badly that he
couldn't fight any more. Now he says
that the World owes him a living.
Harold Lockwood will be we'll sup
piled with stories for some time to
come. The Yorke Metro have obtained
the photoplay rights to three novels
"Pals First" by Francis Perry Elliott;
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
By Harriette Underhill

AoAAASSIS OAoOxkl1lI
Once upon a time we did not love
Charlie Chaplin. 1t was not SO long
ago, either--not more than two years
and it was when all movie houses re-
leasing his pictures had those horrible
wooden effigies of him in the lobby.
This may have helped to prejudice US.
At any rate, we used to glory in the
story Of the nice old lady who went tim
idly up to the box Office and said: "Ex-
cuse me, but is Charlie Chaplin's pict-
ure showing here?" eyes, madam" re-
piled the box Office man. "Going on at
2 o'clock" "Thank you," replies the
n. o. !. "Then won't go in." We al
ways quoted that nice old lady and
never felt that we were really under
stood unless we could find some one to
talk to who didn't like Charlie, either.
This was not SO difficult at first, but
we felt that we were rapidly losing our
very best supporters, and hardly day
passed but some one of them went over
to the pro-Charlies. Then along came
Haywood Broun, "our favorite dramatic
Critic" saying that Charlie Chaplin was
screamingly funny and an artist. We
began to weaken.
First we went to see a Chaplin pict-
ure with an unbiased mind. Then we
went to see another one voluntarily
and then we fell to wondering how long
we must wait for the next to be re-
leased.
Four days ago we saw Charlie Chap
lin talking to man in front of Clar.
idge's, and we became incoherent with
excitement. 1t was the first time we
ever had seen him off the screen, and
we were Immediately stricken with in
terviewitis. Stage and screen persons
have come to be merely subjects. They
are good, bad or indifferent-mostly in.
different-but Charlie was a prize not
to be ignored.
The fact that he was avoiding pub.
licity and had refused to see all inter.
viewers made the thing so much more
interesting. The most he could dc
would be to deny his identity and say:
Madam, how dare you! am not that
sort Of person." But fortunately his
countenance was not as inscrutable as
that of the hotel clerk up at the Ritz
where Charlie has his modest little
three rooms and five baths. But more
of that hotel clerk later.
At any rate, we decided to sacrifice
everything on the altar Of duty, so we
went straight up to the great and only
Charles and just as we were about to
pluck him by the sleeve and say, "Ex-
cuse me, Mr.. Chaplin. I'm the person
who has been writing such nice things
about you," we discovered that the
man he was talking to was the man
who writes the second best movie re-
views in town.
Of course, even with proper intro
duction it was q bit disconcerting to
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

"A ming Al NHohi, ny 11euIy AlCCneu
Webster, and "The Yellow Dove" by
George Gibbs.
After many months of negotia-
tion with A. II, Woods, John Fair
banks, business manager for Douglas
Fairbanks, announced the acquisition
of the motion picture rights of "He
Comes Up Smiling" which will be a
starring vehicle for Fairbanks in a
Forthcoming Aircraft picture.
Director Oscar APPEL commenced the
work Of directing Kitty Gordon in
"Mandarin's Gold," which was an orig
inal story from the pen of Philip Lon
ergan, the pioneer scenarioist, and was
adapted to the screen by Lucien Hub
bard. Miss Gordon plays the lead and
is supported by Irving Cummings. The
picture deals with life in Chinatown,
New York, and the casting department
was confronted with the difficult task
of assembling an Oriental cast to sup
port the star.
Marguerite Clark's big stage success.
"Prunella," will be the next picture she
will appear in for Paramount. Gran
vile Barker and Laurence Housman
wrote the play, which was pictu1ized
by Charles Maigne. Maurice Tourneur,
who directed "The Blue Bird" directed
this picture, in which Jules Raucourt
has the principal male role of Pierrot.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Patriotic Elsie Janis

How Elsie Janis is proving her title,
"The Playgirl of the Western Front
is shown in a recent letter from Paris
to the entertainment section of the Ma
tional War Work Council of the Y. M.
c. A, under whose direction the popu-
lar player is appearing on the French
exploit was to make her appearance be-
fore an audience of $500 soldiers on
the cowcatcher Of French locomotive.
Nesdiess to say that locomotive needed
no headlight, thereby aiding in the con-
servat'on of candlepower for war pur-
poses.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Biggest Shov Euer Booked

Big time vaudeville has organized
all its forces for benefit at the Hip
podrome tonight in aid of the National
Vaudeville Artists. No less than
seventy-fve stars and headliners and
feature acts will take part in the show.
Many of the famous artists will appear
in groups in new special diversions,
while others will do their favorite
specialties. Among the artists who
will positively appear are Julia Arthur,
Dolly Sisters, Fanny Brice, Mcintyre
and Heath, Eva Tanguay, Cliff
ton Crawford, Bessie Clayton, Will
Rogers, May Irwin, Nat Goodwin
Lillian Russell. Houdini and Al Joison
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

"Hearts of the World" Is still turn
ing them away at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

"A King in Khaki" by Henry Kitchell
Webster, and "The Yellow Dove," by
George Gibbs.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Nine. Petrouu
At the Ratio
In Nelu Film
"The Lite MasR ToJke1
From, Book of Same
Name

"The Life Mask" mystery story
with Madame Olga Petrovs as the star,
will be the feature picture at the RiaIto
this week. The picture is taken from
the book of the same name. Petroya
plays the part of woman who marries
man she detests to save her mother
from prosecution for forging the mans
name. Naturally the marriage is not
success.
Wyndham Standing is the man in the
case. Thomas Holding is the young
lover. The comedy is "Moonshine,"
with Fatty Arbuckle. AS a novelty the
Rialto orchestra will play "The Appren-
tice Of the Sorcerey." by Paul Dukas,
with a dramatic exposition of the
theme declaimed as q prologue by
Regan Hughston. Annie Rosner, lyric
soprano, will sing an aria from "The
Masked Ball' by Verdi, and Emmanuel
List, basso, will sing Bruno Huhn's
"Invictus."
Nine. Nazimova will appear as the
star in her latest photo dramatic pro-
duction, entitled "Toys of Fate" at the
Strand Theatre. In this play Nine.
Nazimova has exceptional opportunities
for the display of her versatile art. In
the first part of the picture she ap
pears as Hagar, the wife of Pharos,
gypsy Chief and later she appears in
the chief role as Azah. the daughter,
beautiful child of the wilds.
The third instalment of the Outing
Chester pictures, will also be shown.
{; This weeks pictures reveal "a Noun
taineering Memory" photographed in
British Guiana.
James Montgomery FIagg's latest
satire comedy of the ~Girls You Know
series, entitled "The Starter" is a1so
on the programme. Another feature of
exceptional interest is Studies in Char
acter Analysis, executed by DR.. Will
de Kerlor, psycho-analyst of interna
tional reputation, in collaboration with
the Bray Studios.
On the musical programme are Irene
Audrey, sopraso, who will render an
operate aria; Henry Miller, basso, who
VIII sing God Be With the Boys To-
night" and "The Rosary" The Strand
Symphony orchestra will play Suppe's
Lightly Cavalry" overture. Oscar Spir-
escu and Carl Edouarde will conduct,
William S. Hart, in "Selfish Yates. -
and Aircraft picture Of frontier life,
with the star appearing in one of his
popular "bad man" roles, will be Of
fered as the chief attraction at The
Rivoli next week. This picture re-
places "Old Wives for New" the at
traction which had previously been an
nounced. The rest of the musical and
pictorial programme at The Rivoli will
remain unchanged and will be up to
the high standard set by this institu-
ton.
Jeanne dare Speaks" musical
fantasy showing the spirit Of our
soldiers in France to-day. will he sung
by Jeanne Gordon, contralto, and the
Rialto Male Quartette, in a special
scenic setting designed by John
Wenger. The orchestra, conducted by
Hugo Riesenfeld and Emo Rapee, will
render LISTS First Hungarian
Rhapsody" as its overture, with an
added number later on the bill. The
quartette will also be heard in "The
Musical Trust" novel composition by
Henry Hadley.
"Hearts of the World" Is still turn
ing them away at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
VETS CARRIED LARGER CITIES
 IN NEW YORK

Albany, April 1S.---Recapitulation today on Tuesdays and Wednesdays local option elections in New York state showed that although prohibi- ton forces won in a bare majority of the 99 cities voting, the vets carried the larger municipalities and retained more than 1,4OO of the 2,1S2 licenses. or nearly 70 per cent of the total in volved. Revised returns early today from Geneva, which had been in doubt, threw it into the wet column by small majority.
 This made the lineup stand: For prohibition, 20; for retaining license, 19.
 Syracuse and Schenectady, the larg- est cities voting, went wet by big majorities, ranging from 12,0O0 to 25,O0O respectively. Binghamton is the home of Senator Hi1l author of the law passed in 1917 under which the cities of the state were allowed this year for the first time in their history to register their desires on the sale of liquor.
 | The total vote was 70 per cent greater than that cast at the last gu bernatorial election, due chiefly tc women voting.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS DEBATED
 AT CONFERENCE
Church Heads Open Meeting at New Britain Today
 Service for the Dead.
WAR SERVICE AND
 THE MISSION FIELDS
Accommodations Made For Delegate Body of More
 Than 75O Members.

New Britain, April 1S-War service and the mission field are the two im- portant matters to which the New York East conference of the Method ist Episcopal church, opening here to- day, will give it's special attention. Trinity church, the Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor, is the entertaining par ish, while other churches have been made available for meetings of the various conference bodies.
 There was every prospect of a large delegate body, much larger than usual owing to increasing activity in the churches due to the war and its phases of home work. The accom- modations were for a delegate body of more than 750. Bishop L. B. Will son will preside at the general meet ings and Bishop James W. Bashford of China and Bishop W. H. Oldham of South America will take part in the interest of the centenary fund of ESQ., 900, 900 for the missions of the de- nomination.
 One of the features of the district superintendents' reports will be the statistics showing the number of mer of the conference who have respond ed to the call to the colors. The New Haven district embraces several com munities in which the making of mu- nitions requires tens of thousands o1 employees.
 As is customary the opening session
 of the conference was communion service followed by the memorial ser vice for clergymen who have die6 during the year.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19

without a hearing.
 Road repair work was started by Contractor Banks last week and is now progressing actively. Ex-Select- man Sullivan has again charge of the work on this side of the town.
 A service flag with 45 stars has been flung out at the Sanford school. The stars show that about 80 per cent. of the schools graduates have entered the service.
 Mrs. Richard Rider of the west side received fracture of the wrist g, few days since as the result of fall.
 w. c. Sanford and Charles Sanford have been appointed appraisers on the estate of the late George Wheeler of Bethel.
 H. s. Barnes has sold most of his live stock and expects to soon. practi- cally abandon his large poultry busi- ness.
 MT. Burtis of hometown has sold his horse and purchased a small auto truck.
 Messrs. Underhin, Archer and Frost have returned to their former jobs at L. O. Peck's farm on Sunset Hill. [ Oscar Hawley of West Bedding is nursing a painful injury caused by accidentally running a pitchfork tine through one of his hands.
 On account of their auto getting stalled in the mud of the Hopewell woods road last Friday evening the minstrels of the DodgingtoWn fire department were two hours late in their arrival at Grange hall on the Ridge. The large audience patiently awaited their coming however, and were rewarded by an excellent per formance.
 'No German allowed to be spoken | in this store" is a sign displayed in Muennich's store at the Ridge and under this manifesto is an exhorta- tion to buy War Thrift Stamps. Their author, although the grandson of a Prussian field marshal, has no use l for present-day Prussianism. Suffragan Bishop Acheson will visit the Episcopal church at the Ridge on May 15 and administer the rite of confirmation.
 Grip, from which the town was almost wholly free during the winter is now prevalent here, half a dozen of the Sanford school pupils being among the victims.
 Herman Smith, who has been al the Spartansburg camp during the winter, visited his parents at the Cen ter Monday on a short leave of ab- @sence.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
IN. Y. Wholesale Prices

B1tter--Creamery, higher than ex- tras. lv, 45 1-2 Q 4Sc; extras, 45c; nn- est, A d-2c; good to prime, fl O 44c.
 Eggs---Fresh gathered, extras, dog, SS 1-3c; storage packed frsts, g O SSc; hennery whites, fine to fancy, Ss O 4oc; ordinary to prime, g O Ssc: gathered whites, ordinary to fine, 31 o SSc; hennery browns, s7 1-2 O SS 1-3c; gathered brown and mixed coaors, S5 o Szc. Duck eggs, 3S Q 55c.
 Apples---Bbl, Baldwin, 8 O $6; Greening, $4 Q SS; Albe1narle Pippin, s5 O H-50; Winesap, $4 O ss; King, A o s6; Northern Spy, s4 O $S; Ben Davis, $S O $4.5O.
 Hay and Straw---Large baled tim othy, No. 1, ton, s29 o s31; No. 5 to No. ?, $20 O $29; shipping, $17 O so: no grade hay, $14 o $16; fancy light clover mixed, $25 o $27; No. 1 clover mixed, $2S O $25; clover mixed, lower grades, SIS O s23; No. 1 clover, $24 o $26. Straw, rye, No. 1, ton, SIS. Small bales, $1 ton less than large. Hothouse Products - C1lcumbers, dog, 50c O $1. Cauliffowers, dog, $1 o $2.5o. Mint, dog punches. 12 o 25c. Mushrooms, Bb, 10 o 45c. Radishes, 100 punches, $50 O $4., PhUbarb, bundle, 40 O soc.
 Potatoes Bermuda, bbI, s O $7.75: Florida. new, bbl, $4 O 8; Maine, 1o0 lbs, BPS O s2.S7; Long Island, 100 lbs, $225 o s2-H.
 Poultry, Dressed--Turkeys young tins, average best, g O 34c; young hens, average best, 35 O 36c; old toms, 3S O 35c. Chickens, heavy weights, 28 O 31c; fancy broilers, 3-4 lbs to pair, roc 2 o 2 1-2 lbs to pair, 75c O $1. Squabs, prime, white, 6-10 Fps and over to dozen, dozen, $3.25 O $S; dark dozen, $50 O g; cuIls, dozen, 75c @ A.
 Poultry, Iive---Young roosters, 55c; ,fuca<ings, S5c; old roosters, 27; tur~ lueys, 35c; ducks, S5c; geese, gray, urine, s5c; white, poor, BOG; guineas, pair, $1; live pigeons, pair, FOG. 1 Vegetables---Beets, old, bbl, $1 @ s; 100 lib bag, s1 O $50. Carrots old, bhl, $125 O $2.25; old. unwashed. 14o ID bag, S O s1.5o Cabbages, old. white, ton, $95 O $50; bbl, g o S; red, bbl 4 o s5. Onions, white, 100 rb bag, soc O g; yellow, 5oc O $1.5o; red, soc O SIPS. Turnips, rutabaga, bbl, s1 o $1.5O; white, bbl, 5oc O H.26.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
STATE COUNCIL
 IS PLANNING X WAR CONVENTION

Hartford, April 18-At the request of the Council of National Defense the Connecticut State Council of De- fense will hold a war convention and mass meeting in Hartford on May Il. Representatives of war bureaus and town committees of the council from all parts of the state will be expected to attend. The council of national defense will send speakers. Men prominent in war work and govern ment affairs will be included in this list.
 There is a possibility that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane will be among the speakers. It was an nounced today that Major Rutledge Smith, chairman of the Tennessee State Council of Defense, would be here. The Connecticut council has appointed as a committee to arrange for the conference Joseph W. Alsop Major Howard A. Giddings and Charles A. Goodwin.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
HARTFORD MAN
 ELECTED GRAND
 REGENT OF R. X,

Meriden, April 1S.-Willian B. Fleming of Hartford, a member of B. H. Webb Council, R. A., of that city, was. elected grand regent of the Royal Arcanum in Connecticut at the an nual meeting of the Grand Lodge held here yesterday. Grand Regent-elect Fleming was regent of B. H. Webb Council of Hartford, three years ago, working through the chairs in that lodge. He went through the offices of the Grand Lodge. Other officers elected are: Vice Grand Regent, H. F. Hotchkiss, New Haven; Grand Orator, w. E. Spicer, Bristol; Grand Treasur- CT, H. C. Sheffield, Hartford; Grand Chaplain, c. H. Sherwood, Bridgeport; Grand Guide, L. E. Jacobs, New Ha- ven; Grand Warden, D. J. Lucy; New London; Grand Sentry, G. A. Young, Meriden; Trustee, F. O. Wortman, Bridgeport; representative to the Su- preme Council, H. B. 'Ekmark, New Havn; alternate, H. G. Williams, East Hartford. The next Grand Lodge meeting will be held in Hart ford in 1919.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
DIED

KUNCE-In this city, April 12, 1918, Helen, daughter of Albert and, Theresa. Kunce, aged 14 years, months days.
 STILLMAN-In Jacksonville, Fla, April g, 1918. Franklin P. Stillman, aged 59 years.
 MORTENSEN-In this city, on We'd nesday April 10, 1918, Annie C., daughter of Niels and Annie Morten
 sen, aged 20 years, months, days ERICKSON-In this city, April 10, 1918, Charles A. Erickson. HEISE-In this city, April 10, 1918. Louisa Heise, aged 73 years. MONAH.AN-In this city, April g, 1918, Joseph Monahan of 2000 Strarford avenue.
 TOMBSTONE Fairfield, April 13. 1918, Mary F., widow of Patrick Johnston, aged 72 years. HENDRICKSON-I this city, April 15, 1918, Carl Hendrickson, aged A years.
 NIURPHY-In this city.April 1S, 1918,
 Julia, wife of John T. Murphy. THORNHILL-In this city, Sunday, April 14, 1918, George J. Jr., son of MT. and MTS- George 11AOTnnlLI, dS0U
 37 years TURNER-In Danbury, April IT,,
 Josephine Kniffn, wife of Cornelius
 Turner, aged thirty-six years. GAMBLE-In Stamford, April 12,
 Robert J. Gamble, in his fiftieth
 year.
 DORAN-In Danbury, April II, Jen-
 nie McPhelemy, wife of James P. Doran. in the fftieth year of her
 age.
 ATTACK-In Danbury, April 16,, Samuel Attack, aged 36 years. BROOKS-In Stamford, April 13,
 Lewis Brooks, age 26 years. O'CONNOR- Stamford, April 15,
 Anna Gertrude, widow of John D. O'Connor.
 BYARD-In Stamford, April 16, Mary
 Brecker Byard. CHARD-At Coscob, April Is, Sam
 uel S. Chard, in his 83d year. FEEKS-In Stamford, April Is, Ella
 J., widow of Joseph E. F-eeks, aged.
 50 years.
 OSTERBANKS- Norwalk. April Is, Loringa Saunders Osterbanks. wife of William Osterbanks. LEE-In Stamford, April IS, Mary
 A., wife of John Lee. PATRICK-In Norwalk, April If, Mrs. Eliza A. Patrick, aged 91. NICKERSON-In Norwalk, April 14. George K Nickerson, aGsd kk