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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
SUBWAY EPISODES
in CONAN PICTURE
Tube Scenes Are Vivacious.
ly Presented in "Hit.thc.
Trail-H Holiday

New fork's congested subway, dur
ing the rush hour. will be a special
feature in Observation-Disclosures" the
george NJ. Conan picture for Aircraft.
WITCH viii be shown at the Stanley
lheatre next week.
arrangements were made with the
marlborough Company In New York
ior the exclusive use of the 145th street
station after 2 O'Clock in the morning,
ana a complete subway train was placed
AT the disposal of the motion picture
due Three hundred extra people
LOOK part in the scene. in which George
M conan. as Holiday, boards a train
on his way home.
His troubles start at the ticket
window, for a fat woman searching for
an elusive nickel blocks Holidays way
n a long line Of impatient home-goers
pehind him. At the ticket choppers en-
trance another person with q huge
bundle takes time to squeeze through
the entrance. n Holiday is finally per-
mitted to battle his way through the
surgtng mob to the train. after being
STUCK with a pin protruding from a
woman's hat, having his nose tickled
by a dangling feather. and his toes
trampled on by numerous feet. As he
gets to the train the door slams shut
and the train glides away, leaving Holli-
day and the other unfortunates to await
the next one.
An incident not on the program oc-
Cured when a girl passenger on the
train recognized the famous actor and
and insisted upon him accept
ing a large box of candy. which she
had evidently received from her not
too-pleased escort. A powerful light
ing equipment was installed for the
picture, n every detail of the subway
was clearly photographed.
The film was directed by Marshall
Nielan. who made a special trip from
California to supervise the subway
episodes which. by the way, are a
novelty in movies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
SHUBERT THEATRE
OPENS AUGUST 26
"Clu Chin Chow Will In.
auguratc Season at New
Broad Street Playhouse

'Chu Chin Chow" the musical cx-
all of last season in New York at the
Manhattan Opera House and the Cen
fury Theatre, is announced as the OPEN
ing attraction of the New Shubert The
atre on South Broad street, beginning
Monday night, August IS.
'chu Chin Chow is still running in
London. entering upon its third year
there. and it's success in New York last
season was an important feature of the
theatrical year. The fantasy, which
combines drama and music, Is inter-
preted by a company of 900 people. in
Guiding some of the ~best-known players
chorus of sev~enty-fve. with thirty dane
ing girls who appear as desert dancers
in the slave market scene.
The story concerns the exploits of a
tcrs the Bagdad Of a thousand years
ago. with his forty thieves, in order to
raid the slave market and rob all of
the merchants. He DISCUSSES himself as
Chu Chin Chow, a wealthy. merchant
prince from CHINA. There are fourteen
scenes to "Chu chin Chow" some of
them showing the Palace of Kasim Bahia
with the dance of the Nile girls; a
slave market of ancient Bagdad when
the slaves are exhibited for sale: the
rave Of the robbers. their cache" OF
glittering gems and gold a mean street
in Bagdad the silk stall, the bazaar
scene. and the ina gorgeous wedding
fete in the orchard by moonlight. The
origin of the tale in the Arabi
Nights story Of Ali Bahia is, of course,
obvious.
There are eighteen musical numbers
in "Chu Chin Chow"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
KER, AT KEI7HS, DE LUXE ANNIE" STANLE
BELLE BAKER BACK
WITH MERRILL SON

High regulations in vaudeville
usually desired. In this latter. brarc&
the profession. success depends AIM
entirely upon ones individual mo-
SO when a vaudeville player beG4t4|
a headliner and remains a hea0II
year after year her position mu1t
strongly entrenched by personal elGoI<2
Belle Baker, who comes to Ko)1XU
Theatre as the headliner of next week31
bill. must be registered in the indepeG1
ent class. She worked hard for pexo41J
now occupies among the l~uminafl41Q
Few women can sing a balled or q ~
nnml er as she can. Not only q ~
a voice of fine quality. but 1t ts 70
sourceful. and these assets have m&49
hnr a singer of repute.
one factor which helps her to retain
her popularity is that each time oh1
appears she has new songs to o1kS95'
Her offerings for the engagement hGt1
include several SONG numbers writes
expressly for her by Blanche Merrill. \
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Gerard Film for Victoria

Frank w. BUTLER, managing director
of the Stanley Company. announces
that he has secured for presentation at
the Victoria Theatre the perturbation
of Gerard's my Four Years in Ger
many" which just closed a most sue
cessful four weeks engagement al the
Forrest Theatre at highest prices for
seats. Mr., BUTLER states that while there
will be no advance in the regular prices
at the Victoria, the engagement Is limit
ed to but one week with the opening
presentation on June II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

All receipts records were broken by
the allstar tour Of the Red Cross play
"C1ut There" which had its final per-
formance in Pittsburgh on June /.
Hartley Manners's touching drama,
acted by the leaders Of the American
stage, earned for the Red Cross the
sum of $3.50, 900. This nugget. however,
Mas only a portion OF the funds secured
for humanity through the theatres. The
Sh,herts that more than $iO2,-
900 was collected in their house through
out the country, and that the sun taken
aI the Winter Garden alone amounted
In Sl7.76S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
MOBILIZATION OF
MUSIC" IS PLANNED
Rally Dinner on Tuesday Night Will
Be Devoted to Patriotic Theme

"Mobilizing music to serve the nation
Will be the big theme at the music
rally" dinner planned for the evening OF
June IL at the Bellevue-Stratford. Vir-
tually all of the leading music interests
Of Philadelphia will be represented at
this dinner. although the initiative in this
instance has been taken by the Phila-
delphia Music Teachers Association.
Governor B~rumbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
T, Stotesbury: Miss NJ. Cary Thomas,
president of Bryn Mawr. have accepted
pianist, who has taken a deep interest
in the possibilities of music at home and
at this time. will attend and will
play. Mrs. Laura Littlefield. the soprano,
will be present. James Francis Cooke,
president OF the Philadelphia Music
Teachers Association, and president of
the Philadelphia Drama League, will act
as. POSTMASTER.
Kenneth s. Clark. division song leader,
Camp Meade, Md, has consented to give
a demonstration Of camp singing at the
Ada Turner kurtz will present a
Tournament of Song and James Dunn's
Hall on next Monday evening. The occa-
sion will mark Mrs. Kurtz's last public
appearance In Philadelphia before ,leav-
ing for the front to engage in war work.
Master John Richardson. the violinist,
who was a soloist during the engage
ment of Wassili Leps's orchestra at
Willow Grove last summer, will appear
in concert with m and his SYM
nhony orchestra, on the Steel Pier, At
iantic City, tomorrow afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS
GARRICk - Hearts of the World"
David w. Griffith's elaborate motion
picture. The film presents a love story
against a background Of war. for
which actual scenes were photo
graphed by the producer on the French
battlefront. The cast includes Dorothy
and Lillian Giish, Bobby Harron and
George Fawcett.
VAUDEVILLE
kETTH'S-Belle Baker. character singer;
Avon Comedy Four, Goodwin, kauf-
man, Smith and Dale. In "A Hungarian
Rhapsody; the Six Kirksmith Sisters,
Ed Morton. Homer Dickensorr and
Oracle DEACON. George NJ. Fisher and
John X. Hawley. in Business ls Bust.
ness; Eddie Emerson and Jerry Bald.
win, jugglers Regal and Bender, and
the Three Misses Stewart.
GLOBE-The Old Homestead Eight.
Carde II Noll, Grace Cameron, Bar
ney williams, in 'Poox John; Knapp
and Cornallal. Glenn and Jenkins, the
Tokay laps. Ergotti's L%illiputians.
Hazel Muller, and the Radio Jazz
Sand.
SROSS EEYS-Steven D.. O'Rourke. bal
lad singer; The Lunatic Bakers"
Smith and Davis, Conroy and O'Don-
nell, Nelan,y Rice and company. and
Lamont and Rice, first half of week.
Help. Police" musical comedy &;
Mareno and Mollie, Nan Boyer, Sim
mons and Weston, and Bombay Deer
foot. latter half of week.
WILLIAM PENN - Lillian Herlein.
pri,na donna Hal Skelly and Ernie
Sauvain. Burke and Burke. in The
New Messenger Boy: Bennington and
Scott, and THE Lesson p~hotoplay,
first half of week. piano Movers n
the Actress" with McDevitt, Kelly and
Lucy; Willard and Marlin. Jennings
and Mack, Green and Miller. and THE
Knife" photoplay, latter half of week.
NIXON-"The Circus Girl" with Emily
Smiley Morris and Campbell the
Eoscaros, aerial SITS: Ward and Fuller,
and Hearts and Diamonds with Lii
liam Russell. photoplay.
GRAND-"Married Via Wireless" musi.
cal comedy, with Queenie Williams 4;
Jimmie Lucas ana company, Florence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
TO WORSHIP in OPEN
Third Meeting Will Be Held on Park.
way Tomorrow Afternoon

The third OF the open-air services will
he held tomorrow afternoon on the site
OF the proposed Episcopal Cathedral on
the Parkway.
The Rev. DR.. John Mockridge, rector
os st. James's Church, Twenty-second
and Walnut streets, will preach. The
summer open-air services. which will
,ontinue until August, are under the di-
rectiou Of Bishop Rhinelander.
Doctor Mockridge is a member OF the
war commission and has been an active
leader, in the war work Of the Episcopal
lfhufch. The vested choir Of the Church
~ tf3ooA Shepherd. under the dfrer-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Film Houses TO Honor FLAG Day

The 141st birthday of the American
fag, which occurs on June IA. will be
marked by special exercises at the
Stanley Theatre. a feature of the &C.
casion will be singing Of The Star
Spangled Banner by a contralto soloist.
The audiences will be asked to join in
the chorus. The national anthem will
also figure on all the bills Of the other
theatres under Frank w. Butler. as
managing director Of the Stanley enter
prises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Chinese Star in Photoplays

Alice Lee, a talented Chinese girl. is
now working in a kitty Gordon picture
at the World studio n learning every
thing possible about the making of pic
lures. She expects to soon return to her
country and there take pictures which
she will show with American pictures.
depicting the different standing tina
women have in China from what they
have in America. In this way she hopes
to raise the standing of all Chinese
women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Musical Attractions at Woodside Park

Rodia's excellent band continues to
please music lovers at Woodside Park.
and Edith NJ. Ellison. the soprano So
lolst has within the first week of her
engagement. won deserved favor, A
new attraction al this, resort Will be the
when young singers and INSTRUMENTAL
ists OF talent VIII be given an oppor-
sunity to appear. The guesticn Of quail
ocntton u left 70 h 1veG1se2e - Com
;;sss asS;a ~ sss wy :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
Haf.Kate Tickets for Soldiers

The policy Of selling half rate tickets
to soldiers and sailors has been insti-
tuted by the Shuberts. at their Broad
hurst, ~Thirty-ninth street, Casino. Bijou,
and Maxine Elliott theatres. in New
York. 1t Is reported on Broadway that
other playhouses may soon follow suit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
THEATRICAL INDICATOR
FOR THE COMING WEEK
Government Films VII Disclose Scenes OF America
Var Preparations and Front Actiuities-Anractiue
Features in Vaudeville and Screen Houses
NEW ATTRACTIONS

FOHREST-Pershings crusader ofcial Government films eveahng phases
Of Americas preparation for and participation in the var The pictures
weret taken by the staff. photographers of the nav n United States sig
nl corps are released by the film division Of the Committee OF Pub
The Redwood gazette., 1918-09-11

Mrs. Huntington left Monday for
Platville, Wis. where she will VISIT.
All those knowing themselves IN
debted to me are asked to call ana
settle their accounts on or before Sep
tember 21. This is necessary as 1
wish to settle all business affairs be-
fore leaving Redwood Falls.
M. G. Hirmer, ola>
Floyd Reynolds returned home Sum:
day night from a trip to Camp DIX
N. j. and other eastern points.
Captain T. E. Finn who has been
located at Camp Dix with his COM
mand for the past several weeks sail.
ed for overseas service Monday OF
last week.
The Misses Lillian and Esther Jerl-
sen left Sunday night for Minneapolis
where they will attend the State Uni.
versity.
FOR RENT:-A six room furnished
house. Write Box F, Care of Gazette
S-1t
The Redwood gazette., 1918-09-11
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= CITY AND COUNTY q


F. R.. Lobdell and L. j. Kise were
business callers at Belview Friday.
Jos. Discher of Morgan went to
the State Fair Monday via. Redwood
Falls.
Miss Edith Collins visited friends
at Franklin Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Mrs. Fred Mucky is visiting at the
home of Miss Ruth Swenson of Delhi
this week.
Mrs. H. M. Ball of Morgan was a
Redwood Falls visitor Tuesday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Peterson of
Hutchinson were Redwood Falls vi
sitors Thursday.
Mrs. Carl Reynolds and son Cliff
ford returned the first part of the
week from Green Lake.
The Misses C. G.. Leslie and Sar-
ah Stewart of Delhi spent Tuesday
with friends in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Grellong and
company from Lafayette enjoyed a
picnic in Ramsey Park Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Wohlford and
family spent Sunday afternoon at the
Wells Wohlford home at Clements.
The auto hearse from Grapp I'm
dertaking parlor was called to Nor
gan Wednesday and to Delhi Thurs
day.
Miss Eunice Johnson spent sew
eral days in Morton last week at the
home of the Misses Florence and Ed
ma Payne.
Mrs. A. w. Becker and Miss Vera
of Wood Lake returned to their home
after visiting several days in Red
wood Falls.
Palmer Knutson who has been en-
ployed at the Ford garage of Frank
lin has resigned his position and re-
turned home last Saturday.
Mrs. John Whitcomb and daughter
Miss Grace and Miss Lelah Whit
comb of Morton went to the Twin
Cities Tuesday to attend the State
Fair.
Mrs. Lewis Revier of Franklin re-
turned to her home Tuesday after
visiting with her brother Lieut.. Har-
ry Warner who was home on short
furlough, and with her mother Mrs.
Alice Warner.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-09-11

Mrs. Kinny transacted business in
Clements one day recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Stuart returned
from the State Fair Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie Orth and daughter,
Miss Ledia were callers at Seaforth
Friday.
Harry Lille of Mankato arrived
Friday for a visit at the F. R. Lob
dell home.
Miss Chapman and Miss Estenson
of Echo were visitors in Redwood
Falls Tuesday.
Louis Sommers foreman at the
Gazette office spent Wednesday at
the State Fair.
Andrew Stewart of Delhi called at
the Gazette office while in Redwood
Wednesday morning.
Miss Elsie Hager went to Redwood
Falls, Wednesday in regard to school
matters.-Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
Ole Hjelter and family of Seaforth
moved to this city last week where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. A. E. King and Mrs. L. Grim
minis were guests of Mrs. E.. N. Swan
and other friends at Norton last
Wednesday, 80
Miss Mary Fischer4 left Thursday
for Mankato where she will take a
business course at the Mankato Com
mercial College.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Wohlford and
Miss Ida Klabunde of Clements auto
ed to Redwood Falls Wednesday and
spent the day here.
The Hubert Berg family motored
to Redwood Falls Sunday and enjoy
ed the day visiting friends there
New Ulm Journal.
The Scenic City Repair Shop will
do your vulcanizing work quickly
and well. Call us for any tire re-
pair work. Kenneth Byram, proprie-
tor. 46-tf.
Harold Hess who has been working
at Clements was in this city Sunday
evening on his way to Minneapolis
where he will visit with his parents.
Game warden J. Albert Johnson of
Redwood Falls, spent Monday look
ing after poachers in this vicinity.
Mr.. Johnson says that it has been
reported that hunters have been
breaking the law quite regularly in
this neighborhood and he is deter
mined to make some of them pay the
penalty. Beware from now on if you
don't want to pay big price for a
small amount of sport.-Wood Lake
News.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-09-11
Mrs. Cora Fox spent Sunday at


Morgan.
Al. Fish attended the State Fair,
returning Friday.
Gerald Gibson of Danube has en-
tered high school here.
M. Kanevesky spent the last part
of the week in the cities.
c.. A. Reynolds returned Saturday
from a trip through Illinois.
Miss, Blanche Hardy spent several
days in Minneapolis last week.
Miss Mathilda Jensen left Friday
for Fairmont where she will teach
this year.
Miss Ella Reynolds left Monday
for New Richland, Wis. where she
will teach this coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Reynolds from
Illinois arrived Tuesday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Reynolds.
The Ramsey Creek Farmers Club
will meet Thursday evening at the
horne of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. .uhnke.
Miss Kate Tammany returned to
st. Peter Monday noon after several
days visit with Mrs. Lillian Lamber-
ton.
Private Clarence Foley who is at
tending the Dunwoody Institute spent
Sunday at the home of his uncle J
| R. Keefe.
WANTED: = Competent house
keeper to cook for one and hired heir
when needed. Lady with one chile
preferred, school house near. Viii
consider lady with two children OF
1ore. Write care of Gazette. 8-3ts pd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
PATRIOTIC DELAWAREANS.
Members Of ITniv ersity Of Pennsylvania
Alumni Who Are Serving the Colors.

At dinner, at the Hotel du Pont, in
honor of the University OF pennsylvania
Mask and Wig Club, which preceded the
performance at The Playhouse last night,
former Governor Miller, after several
calls from the Mask and Wig boys, read n
list of Delaware Alumni of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA, who are in the govern
mcnt service. He also stated that OF the
100 members of the Mask and Wig Club,
IL arc in the service. including many
members of last years cast and chorus.
Mr. Miller also mentioned Edwin Austin
Abbey. I'd, whose farewell letter To ms
mother formed part of Provost smith
Christmas letter, which 1t Is ms custom
To send each year to all the students and
alumni of the University of Pennsylvania.
He said that IN every national emergency,
college and university men have aiwayS
responded promptly TO their country
call and rs the magnitude oi the present
titanic struggle developed, university men
were quick 10 perceive the danger which
threatened the entire world and its estah-
lished institutions and tiockcd To the colors
offering their services to preserve our
liberty and save our homes. lie proposed
a toast To the bows who are going abroad
to support our flag and the priceless prin-
riples which IL represents; another toast
to the bows who now are on the tlrlng line
In Flanders or In France struggling to keep
back the German hosts, and rising toast
to the boys who have gone over the top
for the last tine. having endured the
supreme test and discharged their debt TO
humanity
Following is a list Of the Delaware
alumni of the l. of =. in%thc service:
Cot Mark Brooke, Major William 6.
Spcaknan. Capt. Charles Il. Jciierls, Jr.
Capt Richard II Spahr, Capt " ~
Speer. Charles NJ Wharton. Lieut.
! Draper Brown. Lieut. Nathaniel Howell.
Lieut. Halstead T. Layton, Lieut.. Lee
Layton. Lieut.. James Il Mahaffy. llcui.
Robert f. Price, Quar- Ellwood Souder,
Quar- David ID Bush. Priv. Victor Barsky,
PRIV. Lawrence Layton. Priv. Ahraham
Topkls. PRIV Emil Topkis. PRIV. Harold
NJ Feasey
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
Y. N. {. A. RALLY FOR
WAR LOAN STAMPS
Stirring Speeches Stimulated
Membership Applications
Last Night.

This government must have the
money TO finance It's part IN the war
This money must hc produced from the
savings OF the people This S2.0gD ,Ooo,0
means $50 for each man. woman and child
III the country Raising Of this sum Of
money may be the very step that will be
the means Of winning the war. II may be
the means of assisting the soldiers and
sailors IN thclr WORK ID Just the thing
required 10 bring success to the arms q the
Miles The saving should hr ! personal
matter with each rnc 81 you
This Was the statement OF Thomas t.
Rayard In bis ~pcrrh last night at the
y N q faly - the lobby of the
building. which !, IN part responsible for
au ncrras, ot 'ho membership to more
thau tf'v
William y Todd explained the or
gaul1atiun ct the society and urged
in,.ni to Ioln Henry Irving Bowlc>
,irged that the savings fnr Thrift Stamps
H. regarded as the one thing done 70
brlng victory after it seemed everything
possible had been done Il Was pointed
OUT bv ali speakers that the purchase oi
stamps Was done as accessory IL the
Liberty Loan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
5000 CONCERNS ON
ENEMY TRACING LIST
Record Will Unity Effort Of Allies
10 Keep Their Products
From Teutons.
By A.,oc,a'ed rree> % livery Evening

Washington April ~ Arevised enemy
trading li>t containing more than a,u0o
name. and fnr the first lac including
rncmN firms ~ the neutral countTies oi
turopr. waS lSsllcd todaH hv the Var
Trade Board II Was established ~
conjunction with Brrat Britain and
Ersno,. To uuif> the efforts Of thc Allies
IA keep their products from reaching me
enemy
TO minimize as far as possible the
inronyenenceS caused TO American meF-
chants bv the dlslocation oi foreign
trade through the operation OF the trading
with the enemy act II Was announced,
the War Trade Board Is collecting and
CLASSIFYING the names of non-cncnN fTfns
who might be substituted Tor those WITHIN
the prohibitions OF the act \ consider
able amount Of information already Is
available In caseT where the board i
not preparct! 10 suggest substitute hrIn
on request. u will INQUIRE Of nited states
consuls abroad
In nointIng out that the list does not
contain the names of Ill persons with
ubon il would G.e illegal e. trade. The
board warmed exporters that the oinis-
si,n. ~ !, firru narrIc from the list does not
nIstity commerce with d
Ths, listing 81 an enemy Or ally ol
snc,ny" partnership j. equivalent 10 list
ms ,lI h. partner Individually - we'll
j. the association and the llsflug ot a
member ol partnership apple against
trade with The par ncrshIp - we'll -
,r,dc with the listed person vi branches
.f > firm, also are incitldcd. although only
an address NAV be gwen ia the official
hst
I-alv h,- accepted he list IN principle
IN, nlmher Of firms listed ~ enemies IN
south America was slightly reduced from
p-pvio,I, lists. after investigation disclosed
that the claims Of many firms that thfN
were neutral were justified.
II was said. however that many Of the
firms which probably deserved = be listed
~ enemy agents were not on the list. be-
ca1lse actual proof OF their German con
nectlon, was lacking Extreme care Is
being taken IN licensing slips to them
however. to sec that they obtain nothing
of value 10 the enemy OF detrimental 10 the
Allies
Besides the neutral countries o! Europe
Greece and Morocco arr included IN the
territory covered by the list.