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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
Bijou Will Show
/ ON Sawyer Again

ssTnN shuttle which will he the
feature attraction st the BiJou thea
ster tomorrow and Tuesdar. is anotner
opppr{unsty for Constance Talmadge
- Alsplny her art, for In IL she gives
om24u 4 noteworthy performance Ihe
s6khrdv young heroine, stil in her
eoons. finds her sister. who has mar
xsod m English lord. utterly oToke"
IN health and spirit by her brutal nus
hand she forthwith completely re-
hnblIftAtee her, puts the husband In
NM place, and despite hts backnlting
calurnnies and persecution, wins the
heart of n netshbcrins eduire- An
Appealing and powerful tale, woven
WITH golden strands OF heart interest
ana ahot with strident emotional
ooen~4 that thrill. A new Homes
TfnveicEue lie on the same Dill
wednesday and Thursday JACK
Pfckford will appear in = thrilling
Paramount version of "Huck ana
Tom or The Further Adventures q
rom SAWYER" which was arranged
for him from Mark Twain : famous
stcry. Tom Sawyer" by Julia Crsw-
ford Tvers, This is the second Tom
Cawyer" picture IN which Mr.. Pick
ford has recently appeared. Director
william n TAYLOR having been IN
able to in clude all the incidents OF the
story In this first one. Levers Of the
fxnrncrtxl Tom will rem en1be the ad-
vsnrure OF the grave robbers, when
Huck and Torn were trying 70 rio
themselves OF impending warts IN
patr killers which Tom administered
20 an unsuspecfir9 cat. srd the mo
frr Of the robbers gold IA the cave,
TIE cast Is almost The same as in the
nyst picsure. with Edythe Chapman
- Aunt Polly, Robert Gordon Sc
H1ck, Clara Horton as Becky 1hatch-
-, and all the others. spec!a3 cofa
~dy will be adsed a 10.
EsS,s FeTguSoa's next appearances IN
IN Arxrraet picture IL In The Song
~ Songs," from the sociological play
by Edward Sheldon ChAr8ea &atsne
adArs~d the piece from the screen and
Jcssrn kaufman. who has been par
tseuiar7y successful With plays q this
kzrH, directed thu production. The
3nag OF songs~ VII be ,be st'-actlor
~ ERE BIso3 theAter nex5 Friday and
Ex4rr0ar.
Msse rsrsuSon's greatest laur@ls
were wen II enct5 onsl pAsvs. and =
thts rAetcplay the director 2ad .H@
Rsar hare a suetaet that enables them
70 6erncustra.e their talents t. the
fzuASx extent The picturs ends RI
. sensational dramatic climax 4
which n la salS MICS EsTy-son's s-t's
try In wonderfully displayed Bray g
r~w pacsograga also ~7l re shown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
Odeon Introduces
Double Features

Double features Will mark the
Odeon offerings this week. in addt-
ton TO the main feature, which each
day Includes "a splendid production
picked from the choicest OF recent
film features.
Tomorrow's main picture will he
June Caprice in Unknown 2T4," be
ing the beautiful story of an orphan s
adventures and triunphs in big city
Tuesday brings Wallace Reid in Nan
OF Music Mountain" delightfully."- In
terestinE story Of mountain life,
Wednesday only. Elsie Ferguson will
be shown in Rose of the World an
unusual love story with many com
plications. Thursday, that master of
facial expressions. William Farnum.
will be seen in When "a Man Sees
Red" being the thrilling perturbation
| of THE Painted Lady" the charm
| Ing story by Larry Evans. in which
| Jewel Carmen plays, in her usual be-
! witching manner. the role of THE
Painted Lady
For Friday only Mae Marsh win be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

II The rough. the principal action OF
the pic. occurring at a remote Cana
Afan trading post. TIE director has
Ncvsn into the swift moving story 30
much strife. love and pathos has
riC4ursd them all so wildly midst
naach beautiful scenery that great
mary discriminating photoplay lovers
~ going to pay TO see 1t twice.
On the same bill Mary Thurman
and Charles Murray Will be starred
IN "a bedroom Blun6er,' q .racy SEN
1sa4x Paramount comedy.
"wednesday and Thursday brings
v3oia Dana In Breakers Ahead" a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
Thrilling Picture
on the Isis Screen

On the night when the big battle
scenes o. For the Freedom Of the
World" Ira II Ll~ry's great war
spectacle. were made. tremendous
downfall ~ rain occurred Just al sun
set and continued for two hours. The
thousands Of regular soldiers who
were 10 man The trenches we're
drenehe1 80 the skin, ans their ofn-
GERS wanted the plans changed SO
thew would not have 70 he exposed
10 the weather IN their wet garments.
The enthusiasm Of the men for
movie making was SO great, however,
that tire picture was allowed ia go
on. anu 1t midnight. when the actual
trench raid began. there was about
three feet ~ water in each trench
- -onse,otis1v. tho actual conditions
which the American Legion Of the
Canadian army found when they
reached the front l'ne IN FLANDERS
had been reproduced
FOR the Freedom % the world
will he shown at the Isis theater ai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

us with the solving OF our problems
concerning women in industry,
And the advice which we receive
from our government is: Break no
labor law. maintain an eight hour
day, pay 4. living wage. maintain
state of living which viii make for
efficiency. Protect the women now
for the men who are coming back.
Women are the mothers OF the race,
and the government wishes TO throw
proper protection about them for tho
welfare OF the race and the security
OF future generations.
ut is very gratifying to feel that
our government r. exercising this care
and consideration. Never has there
been sent out an army so morally
prepared az that We have sent to
France We are re%lizing more and
more the lnteriocking OF industrial
and OF moral welfare, and that our
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

STARTING II Judyvflls and working to-
ward King George courthouse. The
road viii not be bufft until after the
war and the cost viii be from $4,000
to $4,000 per mile.
The house on the estate of William
b. Garnett. at Bathers' Point. on the
Potomac WAS destroyed by fire the
morning of March 80 at . o'clock. The
origin OF the fire Is unknown. Only
n few household effects were saved.
Leonard Berry, who managed the
farm, and his family occupied the
home.
Mrs w. A. Rose Is visiting Mrs. u.
Mel Brydon in Richmond.
Miss Ellen Guigon, of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

seen In THE Cinderella Man" the
screen adaptation OF the famous stage
success OF holiday cheer by Edward
Childs Carpenter Saturday brings
Ethel Clayton in The witch Woman.
a feature which was seen here for one
day previously. having filled an en-
gaRement ahead of it's release when
railway congestion had things tied up.
It lis gem of a story OF an Alsatian
mountain girl who had become known
as The witch Woman" The rea-
son. based on a beautiful love story
makes a thrilling romance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
Colonial to Have
Three Star films

The Sign Invisible" 20 be Yea
xurs6 AZ the Colonial th<ater tomcr-
row and Tpes*av = one ~ the vhoto >
nays selected ~ the F1rEt National
Exhihssors circuit, an organization of
Zig yhsater c--~ers formed Few
months ago for tho purpose of 90
lsctfrg pictures of real merit for their
own chair OF first run theaters
from coast 10 coast
From an original script by Anthony
p. Ka5iy. produced by Edgar Levi -
the man who MADE The Barrier -
r. turing Mitchell Lewis. Victor
sutherland. Mabel Juline Scott, He'd
ia Nova, Edward F. Rnseman and
other well-gnnwu screen artists y ne
@swr Invisible promises TO- loom
large among the seasons more note
worthy pho'opiays-
The story deals with human natur'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

aApfnG gtory OF romance ard hero
- with = thrilling sea background.
which = burning ship in a stormy
- - one of the features. On the
- bill Foxs Sunshine comedy.
SaAcws OF Her Past" viii be Of
~ First Lane Love Affair could
sf& he title OF Miss Virginia Pear
So phctopiay, "A Daughter OF
HGmce.- which will be shown Friday
q saturday. The love affair is a
1ange one 20 all true Americans un-
IT. sthA end. wher q peculiar twist in
story makes the whole situation
131lmGlv satisfactory 10 all thcse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
KING GEORGE NEWS

Especial to The Richmond virginian.l
King George, va, April 6.--State
Highway Commissioner Coleman
beginning survey that par ul sne
xtate highway system from Frede-
r,ct.bury 10 the Chesapeake bay
throurh the Northen Neck. He Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

At 6rs: glance any one woo!f take
Jack p}ck<ord and Robert Gordon for
burglars. bur such Is not the case.
TAev arc playing Tom Sawyer and
rocklebsr~y Flnu In "HucL and Tom"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07
chiraren May work in summer.

Albany, April 5.-The assembly to-
day passed the bill which authorizes
the issuance OF working permits 10
children between fourteen and sixteen
during the summer vacation. Tho
measure was passed after a four-hour
debate in which, Socialist members
attacked IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

women m fndusrry are grcat rnte-
grail part Of society"
Miss Nora Houston, chairman OF
the afternoon. introduced the speaker.
Mrs. J. TYLER Jobson, fourth vice.
president Of the Richmond league.
presided over the business meeting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

and several friends spent Easter With
Mrs H. 4. Garnett and family ~
Spy Hiii
Mrs. George wythe Muuford. OF An-
napolis, Md. Is visiting her mother
Mrs. William Tayioe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

thelr latest Paramount picture, which
was adapted from the inimitahle
stories which Mark Twain gave TO the
world and which have proven to be
most delightful motion pictures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

this week. 1t is thrilling spectacle
based on the famous American Lee
Eion Of the Canadian army written
by Captain Edwin Bower Hesser
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16

said TO be anxious to have the lob.
Although the mayoralty election is
over year off, there is already talk
II certain quarters of prospective can
aidates- @ E Kelly and J. L. Swee-
ney, both eX-mayors, are both men
toned as possible candidates. It is
not believed mayor Davis will be a
candidate to succeed himself al
though he has net said so. There are
some men in the council with MAYOR
atty aspirations. it is understood, and
while they have not admitted their
candidacy, both alderman O'Connor
and alderman Jolly are talked Of as
possible candidates.
There is talk OF a nonpoliticaI
nomination for the mayoralty next
time and in this line, how many has
it occurred to that IT might be a good
idea to nominate a mixed ticket of
Republicans and Democrats. and did
ii ever occur to them. as a man whis-
pered in my ear the other day, that
a man who could poll big vote and
make the politicians run the race OF
their lives might be Robert Kral1auer2
The chamber of commerce. in send
ing out notices OF the forthcoming
election on January %. says that
members must be in good standing
dates in nomination I'VE have con-
strued this broadly" says the secre-
tary's letter, ito allow all who have
paid dues to the end OF the third
quarter in 1917, September 30. to ex-
ercise this right"
Don't some of you wish the mer-
chants would put as broad a eonstrue-
ton on current bills and consider you
good pay il you were no further be-
hind than that2
AS the Rookie might say, Gee. but
wouldn't life be worth living and JOY
be uneonfirmed2"
The galley boy says he may be
old fashioned but somehow he Ill
ways feel sort Of sorry for \ man
when he sees his wife out horse
back riding in brooches.
=
It was on a Boulevard car. It was
CT DIVIDED to the doors. Twelve women
got aboard, returning home from a
card party. Every seat was taken
They marched into the aisle and pre-
pared TO hold onto the straps-but W.
G. Roe, Dan Reel1hart and Adrian Pool
go up and gave them all seats.
A CIVIC WANTS TO KNOW II AN
ANGRY INDIAN IS THE THE Red
CROSS?
Truly the world is funny. The other
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16

IN going over our list OF regis
trants for the new draft we
\ find that we will be able to
take many men who were exempted
under the old regulations" said A..
Boone. Of the county board This is
true. particularly. in the cases Of
some married men. whose wives
would be paid SIS a month by the
government and would also receive
SIS OF their husbands pay. When we
find this total, $50. not much below
the normal earnings of husband, we
viii be compelled to take him for the
army
7 don't see why motorcyclists OF
FL Paso do not organize a motorcycle
club" said \ DannenOerg. There
must be at least 200 riders in the
city. and great good could be accom-
plished by the organiza ton OF a club
OF motorcycle riders The social Tea
tui es. such as sOciability runs and
picnics. would be 4 splendid thing.
such towns as Tucson and Douglas,
which are much smaller than FL Paso,
have strong clubs. Riding for pleas
ure seems 10 be on the decline among
motOrcyclists, and most OF them seem
to use their machines for business
chiefly"
There are few campers coming 10
FL Paso corrals during the winter
months" said Santiago Hernandez,
Most OF the business done BY FL
Paso corral owners comes from the
city or else from ranches up and
down the valley, who visit the city
on business and want their animals
taken care Of. IN the spring campers
and travellers with camp wagons or
pack burros and mules begin to come
through again. but now they have
stopped coming"
Houston is the busiest city in
Texas" said Mrs. George s. Waid.
''and the changes the war has made
there are interesting. For instance.
Rice institute is q military school
now. and the students, both boys and
girls. wear khaki. As the boys wear
the regular army hatcords. the boys
from Camp Logan did not like the
costume at all. and for a while they
were very unpleasant about il. Both
boys and girls have drill, and IL IS
remarkable TO see how much the drill
has helped the girls. They have i'm
proved 20 per cent since they had the
compulsory drill in the open air"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
Roundabout ToOn
q d. a. NTARTIN.

race again and It is understood that
! Az Thomson has already privately
admitted 10 friends that he would run
The petition pledges him the support
Of the signeFs and asserts that he viii
be the unanimous choice Of E
Pasoans II he will run ". ". Turney
heads the list OF signers. All the off
GERS and directors Of the chamber OF
commerce, all the lawyers and all the
business men judge Pool has seen
have signed the petition with pleas
ure.
Just who viii make the race with
Mr.. Thomson is not known. but some
Of the friends OF Judge Pool are urg-
ing him TO make the race There is
nobody in FL PasO who is better
known. among the legislators of the
state than judge Pool
r. II Dudley, who was Mr.. Thoma-
sons associate for the past two years.
is in the race for the state senate TO
succeed senator Claude Hudspeth,
who is a candidate for congress. The
election OF both is assured, from pres
enr indications. W. W. Turney has
been urged TO make the race for con-
gress and his friends have not given
up hope as yet, but he Is understood
TO have given them to understand that
he would not run II Hudspeth wished
TO make the race Hudspeth is a can
didate and has shown no signs Of pull
ing down. Unless Mr.. Turney enters
the race, the present state senator
will, Of course. receive the unanimous
support Of FL Paso for congress and
he is understood to have "a cinchp on
the race among the voters east of
here as the new congressional district
embraces much Of the senatorial dis
triet he has represented ever since W.
". Turney retired from the state SEN
ate.
Locally, from all indications. the
politicians are lying down in peace"
quite generally, and. with but a few
minor exceptions. the present county
officials viii be found supporting each
other in the July primaries The pro-
hibition campaign may cut some fig
ure IN the July primaries and in fu-
ture elections in FL Pascal least the
attitude OF certain politicians upon
the matter may have a bearing upon
their future in FL Paso politics.
There is ye{ little opposition 70
present office holders
Percy MCGEE Is out for sheriff
against Seth Orndorff
There are at least two tentative can
didates for W. II. Flyers Job as eoun-
~ attorney, but Flyers friends say
he has made a good officer and are
not afraid of the result. Charlie
Vowel and Ponder Carter are the men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16

4 BATTLEsHIP is q floating eel
"A lar. And it's twice as hard to
4 = yentilate. The cellar has win
dows. ship has only ports. little
holes in her sides which must be kept
closed while at sea-
Other causes make ship ventilation
difficult yet very necessary. Despite
extraordinary precautions heavy
greasy vapors rise from engine room
matches and spread into living spaces
Bunker gratings permit invisible
gases TO escape along the gun decks.
Sick quarters emanate well known
sweetish OdOrs men desDise. There
are smelly food rooms, seulleries,
washing compartments. and print
shops. And at times the fresh paint
fumes are suffoeating.
The problem isn't SO much comfort
Let a thousand gas-grogged blue
! jackets roll out of their hammOcks at
/ 5 a. m. and IL would take a thousand
more to get any work out OF them
Fresh air makes fresh men.
Come out on deck. Look up
there near the base OF the basket
mast. See that square screened
| black h0Ies Nearly six feet high
| Il Is. Draft in front Of IL would
pull youF hair out by the roots.
a
l duit OF thin sheet metal leads from
] Il down to n gigantic electric fan
! beyond runs another conduit OF
! pipe and branches down and up.
The down part divides again on
the deck below, and again below
that. And 20 ON right down to the
inner bottom
Zach square hole like this one is
| a mouth. The fan Is its throat. And
the branching pipes beyond are the
/ b onchial tubes Of complete lung
I system A battleship may have 80
/ such lungs And except for her water
tight double bottoms no square inch
! OF her vast cellular structure goes
unsweetened by sun pure air.
Bad air, like bad company, elings-
L crouches in dark corners, hangs in
pockets. and finds melancholy refuge
in unsupported storerooms- The glad
/ some stream OF ocean ozone spread
/ By the blowers only drives bad air
into deeper hiding places
So there must be another set OF
lungs. the exhaust system. Pipes
and principle are the same as before
] But Instead of suction on deck il is
below; and there is exhaled a putrid
breath gathered from bottoms. bilges,
and a thousand other dark resorts OF
I a mans chest bellows can handle
I a few hundred cubic feet OF air in
a day. One OF warship's lungs can
1 choke down 1900 CUBIC Feet every
/ minute. A small ten horse power mo-
tor does the job. The big fan scoops
! are frequently six feet in diameter.
vet they spin over a thousand times
a minute. "A ready made top sail
! breezer' exclaims the old hand who
once reefed with frosted finger tips
where now he splits to Windard and
] idly wonders whether she's making
I IS or 20 knots speed square against
| the wind
Man Eears n muffler arOund his
neck and protects his chest. ships
throat and chest are padded with
felt and cork slabs. i suppose she
might catch cold. But the main
reason for such precautions II 10
keen entering air cool even though
the pipes through which Il fray-
els crawl over boilers AID under
| galley stoves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16

Will Take Many Men for Army Exempted in the First Gail
Advocates Organizing Motorcycle Club for Sociabity

the southwest: and while don't
doubt it's all they claim FOR il, its no
more than neck and neck with FL
PasO water"
Its about time they got around to
i'll mean the movement OF the re-
tail grocers to have but one delivery
OF f0Odstuffs a day" said H W VII
liams. The ulilkmen inaugurated
system Of daylight delivery some
weeks ago: and there is not only no
reason why the gTocers can't cut
down on their deliveries. but the dry
goods concerns and others could. As
we'll That would make il easier both
for the merchant and the Consume
though many consumers fail to see
that they pay for all this SERVES
themselves in the long run"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
Lille InterUiews

"Ons OF the soldiers in the 64th IN
fantry has made many friends Tor
himself because OF his interest IN the
social service OF FL Paso." said Mrs
Katherine Morton. Being a youth
with an amusing way OF describing
things, he is called George Washing
ton by all his city friends Recently
a friend OF his wanted 10 see him
and want over to the 64th Infantry
camp to do so. He went to every
little group there, asking fer George
Washington until finally one fellow
said: Why don't you ask Tor Abra-
ham LineOln2 Didn't you know that
George Washington died years agoF
The same boy is responsible for the
story concerning the macarOni vine.
told another soldier who wanted 70
know OF what nacaronl was made
Train rates are peculiar things"
said James Z. Whitcomb, The cost
Of transportation to New York from
81 PasO is more than il is from New
York to this city. The ways Of rating
the cost are intricate and peculiar.
Recently a woman went into a ticket
office in this city, and when she
found that the rate was 50 higher
for a return to her beloved city she
was eager to find the reason why.
The agent had a second OF worry,
wondering how he could explain the
intricacies OF the system Finally he
had a brilliant inspiration. Because
II is uphill going back. madam he
replied. And the woman was salts
fled. Verify the public is easy 20
camouflage."
Many newcomers to the south
west-and some that don't come
from what they read about the desert
country imagine that the water used
for drinking purposes is brackish,
full OF alkali and all sorts of impuri-
ties" said Oscar Y. Borg. But ]
think that the majority of those who
come here would have the same ex-
perience as l had. I was surprised TO
find water far superior to that I had
been using in the town I came from
in the east, where the city supply
came from a river asd had to 90
through 4 filtration process before It
could be used. and then wasn't any
thing to brag about. Deming, I IN
derstand. boasts the finest water in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Value of Vcrailators On Ship.
By LIEuTENANT ~ HueH JILL, {. $. ;.

ing shells leave reeking gases in their
wake. Fires below, even shoulder
ing Wreckage, may asphyxiate gun
crews In compartments above. Pierced
smokspipes belch deadly earbonlc acid
into the faces Of all on deck Blowers
alone can seize these enemies and
hurl them overheard.
Lack OF ventilation makes sub
marine sailors life such a ghastly
one. Theoretically he has air. exactly
rs canned air. With il come all the
noisome foetidity Of the animal whose
belly he inhabits.
I'VE landed" one Of them told me.
We walked in askind Of weak haste
to the top OF the hill. And we
breathed."
And the way he said It make me
1copyriEht. 1918. by George Nat
thew Adams)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
Roundabout IoUn
Thomson May Be Next Speaker of the legislature
What About NonpoLtical Mayoralty Candidate?

I'll PssSO may furnish the next
speaker Of the next Texas legis-
IL lature. r. Z. Thomason, who so
ably represented FL Paso last session.
is 10 be = candidate for reelection and
his record was so good during the last
term that he could be elected speaker
Il he win get into the race early
enough. according TO Judge Adrian
Pool
Judge Pool is circulating a petition
asking NJ. Thomson 20 make the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Military Training

IoTm suen
~ often yearnd him He walked with
shufed
whOoP whose minds soIy ruf When seemed to slump
Ealing And when he went to drill said Twill be pity they
like Bill down there Junction City An made Of
gangng saybaeksd and dou wiz look France like twenty
win be disappointed"
hardly
Erect alert weoned and SLIM he walked with and though
his belonged him, figure The this
him transformation
band all houow The
who is all a
Copyright ~ George Battnew adams