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New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
By Harriette Underhill

How long must person be photo
dramatic critic before he can separate
the Fictitious from the real? How
we'll must he know screen actors be-
fore he can tell when they are acting
and when they aren't? Oh, we know
that some one is going to answer,
"They are acting all the time," but that
isn't what we mean.
What we are attempting to say is
this: We used to believe that we could
tell exactly what people were like by
seeing them on the screen, and now we
know that we hardly ever can. The
way person appears on the screen,
the impression he makes, is in the
hands of the following persons: The
director, the author and, lastly, the
actor himself.
He really has very little to do with it.
He may know that he is acting like
prig, but he has to go on and do it be-
cause a well-meaning author and dis
Greet director say he must.
Once upon time we saw a picture
where the hero refused to marry the
heroine because he saw her smoking a
cigarette. Later she followed him to
his apartment to plead with him, and
he said: "No, no! I never can marry
you. Cease annoying me. Your mother,
| am told, was not good woman" We
had to be restrained by force from
hurting something through the screen,
and we have studiously avoided know
ing that man ever since. And yet we
have heard on good authority that he
is regular person, who would marry
girl even if she did smoke cigarettes.
All this preamble has been leading
up to the fact that we never liked
Irving Cummings because the first time
we ever saw him he played young
district attorney who wore "sideburns"
and was described as ga pure and up
right young man Of high ideals" He
was all Of that and more. He voted
the Prohibition ticket, exposed the men
who would a-bribing go, forgave the
man who had sought to injure him and
married the girl who had had her
young affections trifled with, thexeby
lifting her to his own high plane.
Now, we ask you, has not man been
murdered for less than that? And add
to this the fact that he has wavy hair
and white, white teeth, for which he is
in no wise to blame, as ones sober
judgment will tell one if one has any
sober Judgment. We have not; we ad-
nit it, and we confess to a preference
for Bill Hart, Douglas Fairbanks or
Charlie Chaplin.
Some one once said "First impress
sions are lasting ones" It was prob
ably the same man who said that it
never rains but it pours and every
cloud has a silver lining and it's
always darkest before dawn, and
80 forth. But this one happens to be
true, for even such pictures as "The
Whip" "Rasputin, the Black Monk"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
WHAT THE MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS ARE DOING
The Escape of Catherine

denly had no thought save to 20 on
with his work. Of course, could not
write, but l could and did sit in his
Office and become full-fedged man.
ager-producer. Have you any idea
what it means tc attend to the routine
Of collecting royalties-you know. they
do not simply roll into your Golfers
and to handle companies which are to
produce the plays which bring in the
royalties, and even to rehearse these
companies?
"I know all about scene shifters,
stage carpenters, property men, cleo
tricians and orchestra leaders, end
then just as I was about to become a
success in the managerial field I be-
came as movie mad as the veriest
ingenue, and here I am.
"But I console myself by saying TITS
all right, Catherine. You needed
rest"
"RestI" we exclaimed, registering
surprise in our best photo-dramatic
manner. >"Why, you work twelve hours
a day in front of the camera, and some
times longer than that, don't you?"
eyes, but did you ever collect royal
ties and select companies and produce
plays and attend rehearsals and read
manuscripts and manage theatre all
at once?"
Of course, we never did, but wasn't
it nice Of Miss Calvert to think that
perhaps we had? One part of it sounds
interesting royalties-and
not so very difficult. II. U.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
Ervi1g Cummings Vi1,dicated

and "The Struggle Everlasting" failed
to arouse any enthusiasm. We Just
couldn't forget that District Attorney.
And then one day last week we met
him-not of our own volition. it is
true-but still he was presented at a
tea, and we were going to pretend we
never had heard of him and didn't
know who he was when he said $50
this is the way you look, is it? 1 al
ways wondered when / was reading
what you had written" Now, our own
idea of Chat guilty feeling" is meet
ing man face to face about whom you
have written unkind things. But Mr..
Cummings put us at our ease imme-
diately by saying: 81 agree with Won
absolutely in all you said. 1 hated
that District Attorney just as cordially
as you did. I have begged every di-
rector l ever have worked with to let
me, just once, play a villain or a man
who Is only halfway good. But will
they do it? They will not. If a man
happens to be cursed with wavy hair
and pearly teeth he may as we'll make
up his mind that for the remainder of
his career he will be cast as "a pure
young man of high ideals
Now, you here in New York cannot
understand that sort of thing. But do
you know in the smaller towns that the
young girls go to see those pictures.
and they sit with tears in their ewes
and say isn't he grand! never shall
marry until l find a man who will talk
like that Oh, know! I have sat
behind those matinee girls and listened
to them. You see, pictures are not
made merely for metropolitan gather
ings, so there really is method in their
apparent madness"
So in five minutes Mr.. Cummings
eradlcated the impression which had
persisted for more than a year. OF
course. he still has wavy hair and white
teeth. lie could not convince us that
that was not true, but he did succeed
In convincing US that he was not in
sympathy with those pure and up-
right young men of high ideals"
So next week we are going to seek
out the young man who repulsed a
young lady because he had heard that
her mother smoked a cigarette, and
perhaps he. too, will prove to be a de-
lightful, humanity wicked person. More
of him anon.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
Max Linder's s Double

Paul Doucet, the French actor, who
plays the eccentric Rajah in "The
Million Dollar Dollys," is the double
of his popular compatriot, Max Linder.
the comedian. That is why he was
engaged for the part Leonce Perret.
the author and director of the Dolly
sisters pictures, always thought that
there was no one like Max Linder in
America, and SO when he saw Doucet's
photograph he said, "H'm," which was
all that was necessary. M. Perret has
not yet mastered the American Lam
guage, but he usually manages to get
what he wants.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

49,. who have seen Catherine
w. ~ an the stage and on the Screen
'. w.. she is clever actress. We
y ~ .,ow whether she is or not, for
re, have seen her; but this we do
q and we consider it much more
e'..snt--she e'' is a perfectly charming,
Fs.tlv natural young person in the
's.s 's'.sine room, and she is the mother Of
s'. IN hoy who would look like one of
'a. s.s,,s angels if only he had pair
ns ~;,cs tucked under his chin.
VIZ. Calvert is the widow OF the late
armstrong and she starred in
fsa. II his r,ost successful plays, i'll
sI ,'s;,e eThe Deep Purple and "Ro-
..ses '.s,s' Of the Underworld She has just
n'.sr ''..sred in a picture taken from the
,q.,s- plsy. But in spite Of all these
s;.es. ~; and more, she remembered her
VIZ s;,,ment with US, she sent her car
. y -. she didn't keep US waiting and
;. J. s;dn's pretend that she didn't want
!, bs interviewed.
~ # which confirmed our first I'M
..;on--thst Miss Calvert had the
r. r.. beartiful profile we ever had seen
z, .bs largest eyes. 'I'm almost sorry
= 1--we working in front of the
-.ra = as 1 do, for if it were not such
,..;r,.ing work I should be doing
.,u. Of the other things which l know ne,
!, M .r,b. to do. That sounds rather like
,r;sbman who said, 4 hate carrots
= y Pm glad do for if I liked them l
s.,id cat them and I hate them,'
.ssnf it?
m .vsen Mr.. Armstrong left me so sud
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

=, Louis Arms, in answer to his ad-
res;tion addressed to II. u:
near Louis: You do not object to
our pictorial queens.
Whose faces. as you say. adorn q
hundred thousand screens,
yse why. we ask you. did you Deg
for one Just as loan,
Th,n say: H u, give me this one
N cherish as my own Z!
Wby do it thus viciously! Are you
fsint.hearted? Never!
Ask her yourself. and here's good
lnck Arms and the Girl forever.
lritaI Stewart will return to the VI
..~,snh % studio this week and will begin
y '.r 'Sork on special series of feature
y s;,,ures sr, Her first production will be
s,s sTss Mind the Paint Girl" Pinero's
,rms in which Billie Burke was
s.r, s,,red few seasons ago. The picture
N he directed by Wilfrid North.
cecil de Mile has just finished "Old
giyes for New" and has begun work
an Rupert Hughes's story "We Can't
grs Everything In the cast are
gIlott Dexter, Kathryn Williams. The
MOre dor Roberts, Alma Francis and
Thurston Hall.
The new Symphony Theatre, which is
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

Wednesday had a chance to see Ed
ward Earle, Agnes Ayres and Alice
Terry doing their bit on top of the
bus, with the camera man perched on
the hood over the driver.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

"Cecelia of the Pink Roses" the first
production of the Marion Davies Film
Company, is we'll under way at the
Biograph Studios in 10th Street. 1t is
promised for release early in June
The story, by Katharine Haviland Tay-
lor, has been adapted for the screen by
Samuel Weller.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

The next picture in which Elsie Fer
guson will appear is big Western
story, which will be staged in Mon
tana, Wyoming and Yellowstone Park.
Marshall Milan will direct the new
picture.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

"Sisters of the Golden Circle" an
o. Henry story, is being put on the
screen by the General Film Com
pany. The entire action takes place
on Fifth Avenue bus, SO the pedes-
trians who were out early enough last
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

The next Russell picture will be Cup
Romance Road" written for Mr.. Rus
sell by Stephen Fox.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

announced this week.
The Select Pictures Corporation has
sent cut notice saying that neither
Clara Kimball Young nor it's own
enterprises have anything to do with
new series of pictures in which
Blanche Sweet is to be presented.
Also the Goldwyn Company an
nounces that Madge Kennedy is not
going to desert them for David Be-
lasco. This rumor has been heard
everywhere, but Miss Kennedy says
that it is not true and, furthermore,
she says that she is not going to leave
the screen to become dramatic star
with any one. She is quite satisfied
where she is.
Joseph Schenck is right in line, too.
He says, II wish to deny, emphatical-
ly, rumors which have been spread to
the effect that Norma Talmadge's pict-
ures are to be released by the First
National Exhibitors Association. I
wish both the motion picture industry
and Miss Talmadge's friends to know
that the Norma Talmadge Pictures
will be issued only by Select"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

"Hearts of the World" will remain at
the Forty-fourth Street THEATRE
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
On the Screen

going to open at Broadway and Ninety
fifth Street, is receiving it's final touch
es and the date of the opening will be
announced this week.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
lPPODROME-Sunday at 2:15
SALVATION ARMY.

Governor Whitman. Ex-Ambassador Gerard
and Commander Eyangeline Booth OF they
salvation Army Will greet the Honor Men
sent by Pershing.
The Pelham Boys Military Band and
Program you CANNOT. AFFORD TO
MISSl Admission tree,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

Mae Murray will come to the Broad
way Theatre for limited engagement
beginning this afternoon. The picture
is called 'sThe Brides Awakening" The
Fadettes will remain for another week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
LOOKING FORWA

At the recent election for the first time since 1908, the
Republicans carried the country. They have secured fair
sized majority in the House Of Representatives and bare
majority in the Senate. Whether this result will prove
advantage disadvantage their party not clear at this
time. 1t very thoughtful who defined states
a politician who is dead. For the last years the
Republican party has been the attitude of departed
statesman rather than that of living potican and good
deal of the evil which did has been inferred with the dead
past friends have harked back it's best leaders
rather than it's time serving politicians who did evil in the
sight of God and
But with the organization of the sxty-sxth congress
there will be resurecti which will bring into the lime
light Republican leaders who alive and in the flesh.
Boise Penrose is already looming large the next chairman
of the Senate committee finance If President Wilson
spared round his term Of Office, full of great
events his craftsmanship will be matched against the states
maship of Republican majority in the congress- and thus
will be joined the issue of the presidential election of 1920
The responsible leadership of the President is we'll known
and we'll liked the world over, except in Potsdam But
what the leadership of the congress elect will be- the future
alone tell.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
WAR SAVINGS PLEDGES

1t is of the utmost importance that
all pledges for the purchase of War
Savings Stamps be redeemed. 1t is
necessary that all persons who have not
redeemed their pledges do so at once so
as to clean up this years work and put
Iowa County gloriously over the top in
her War Savings undertaking. Pa
triotism is shown by deeds not words.
Our soldier boys have won a glorious
victory. Let it not be said of any OF
us that we failed to show proper appre
citation of their great sacrifices. SEE
TO 1T THAT YOUR PLEDGES FOR
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ARE
PROMPTLY REDEEMED.
GEORGE CRAWFORD,
War Savings Publicity director
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS

The money invested in Liberty Bonds
if kept so invested until peace is estab-
lished will be worth much more then
than now.
Every provident man and woman in
the United States who holds his or her
Liberty Bonds may find the money so
invested worth twice as much in pur-
chasing power after the war as now.
How sure and safe an investment it is,
and how profitable an investment, to
keep your money invested in Liberty
Bonds until it's purchasing power be-
comes greater than at present. 1t is
better investment than wildcat stock.
1t is a better use and wiser use OF
your money than speculating with it.
1t is duty to your country and to
yourselves and to your children to hold
your Liberty Bonds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
HEALTH Department NOTICE

We wish to call the attention Of the
citizens of the city to the following
laws in regard to the reporting of con-
tagious diseases:
Section 1863. 1t shall be the duty
of every person having knowledge
of the existence of any person afflicted
with any infectious Or contagious dis
ease, or has reason to believe that any
person is so afflicted, to at once report
to the Health Department Of such CITY,
all facts in regard to he case, and no
persons shall interfere with or ohStruct
the entrance, inspection or examination
of any building or house, Or the occu-
pants thereof, by the health officer or
his assistants, or any officers OF such
department, when investigating re-
ported case Of infectious or contagious
disease as existing in such house or
dwelling, nor shall any person interfere
with or obstruct, mutilate Or tear down
any notices of such department posted
in or on any premises within such
Municipality.
Section 46O8. Any person who shall
wilfully violate any law relating to the
public health, for which violation no
other penalty is prescribed, or any or
der or regulation of any Board Of
Health. lawfully made and duly pub
llshed, shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the County Jail not more than
three months Or by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars.
From the above, it can readily be
seen that all cases of Influenza in the
city of Mineral Point, must be reported
to the Health Department, whether a
doctor is called or not
The above rules will be strictly en-
forced in the future.
MINERAL POINT BOARD OF HEALTH.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
CARD OF THANKS
Albert RI, Hosken.

It was with feelings of deepest gloom
that the people of this city received the
news of the death of Bert HOsken, Of
whose sudden departure. brief mention
was made in last week s issue of this
paper.
Albert FL. HOsken was a son Of Mr.
and Mrs William 0. HOsken, and was
young man of upright and sturdy char
acter, honest in his business relations;
loyal in his friendships and kind and
affectionate to those who were near and
dear to him. Though his last illness
was of short duration, yet it was an
illness of much pain and suffering; too
much for his frame to endure long and
the end came early on Tuesday morn
ing, November IL.
His life among US was his best eulogy.
We knew him we'll and sorrow at his
leaving US, but his aged parents, three
sisters and one brother will miss him
most.
Brief outdoor funeral services were
held from his late home on Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. A. FL. Schoenfeld Off
ciating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
WILBUR CARPENTER KILLED IN
ACTION

Wilbur Carpenter, another Iowa
County boy, has laid down his life in
the service of his country. He was
killed in action in France, October 4th.
He was 80 years old, having been born
in the town of Wyoming, October 10,
1889. He was the second son of Thomas
and Ann Carpenter. His mother died
when he was sixteen months old.
He was called to the colors, and left
DodgevilIe May for Columbus, Ohio !;
and from there he was sent to Camp
Wadsworth, S. c., and later to Camp
Mills, N. j., and about July 4th left
for the front in France.
Wilbur was one Of Wyoming's most
dependable young men-fne character,
with no bad habits, and trustworthy in
many positions in which he was placed.
The death Of such boys is a serious
loss, not only to family and friends,
but to their country. He fell in the
cause of his country-a true hero.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
TOLD TO THE PRINTERS

r. Fl. Beckerleg, Edgeley, n. D., l
am sending my subscription to The
Democrat. We are all we'll at present,
have had the flu or general complaint,
but got over it all right.
1t has been very dry here this fall
until lately we have had some rain, and
it showed Thursday and Friday about
six idches.
Crops were not very good arodnd this
part of the state, running from 5 to 30
bushels of wheat and the same for rye;
barley and oats poor; and frost too
early for corn, except the flint varieties; /;
potatoes were rather uneven but of good
quality generally.
There is quite a change in the coun
try since we came here . lots more cat
tie and hogs, and the land is being
fenced in very fast, about Is miles now
to one when we came here.
A. P Gevelinger, Disco, Wis, En-
closed please find postal money order of
$3.50 for one years subscription to The
Iowa County Democrat.
Spanish Influenza is taking quite a
few people here. We had it in our
neighborhood. One man died with
pneumonia at our first neighbor's. We
are all well. To tell the truth l never
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
THE MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures

The Board Of Education has post
poned the opening of the schools to
Monday, December 2.
After the decision to keep the schools
closed till after Thanksgiving, the fol-
lowing teachers left Saturday for their
homes to spend their combined Thanks
giving and Christmas vacations:
Avis Johnson, Gladstone, Mich.
Mabel LeTendre, Chippewa Falls
Christine Gilbertson, Hixton
Ellice Roycroft, Woodburn, KY.
Lillian Luckert, st. Paul
Helen Goodrich, Ripon
Other out of town teachers had gone
home earlier in the week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
SOLDIERS LETTERS
Corporal Earl n. ColIicutt.

Mrs Charles Collicutt received the following
letter from ner son Earl under date Of October
Is.
We have been plugging away cOntin-
ually since September -. The greater
part Of the time we have been fighting
on captured territory and often advance
was SO rapid that supplies were scarce.
In one place we had position near a
captured German lumber pile and the
telephone detail made record time in
building a bomb proof abri' in about
3 days. The weather has not been the
most favorable aud fighting is a great
deal harder than it has ever been be-
fore on that account. There has been
lots of hiking and sleeping in the rain.
We certainly are healthy bunch or
we Dever could stand the pace.
Each day brings good news from all
fronts and signs of fast approaching
peace so there is no desire on our part
to let up. l distrust Germany very
much but still believe there is a great
possibility of the war being over even
before this letter reaches you. Know
ing that they are beaten, it is hard to
keep on fighting and losing men,
suppose we will have to keep it UP un-
til we pound some good sense into
those square heads.
At the present time I am standing the
old midnight relief on the board 1t
is raining outside but it is cozy enough
here. Two of US stand the relief to-
gether. We built fire in an old he'll
met and it makes it quite CHEEKY. This
is the only letter l have written since |
last wrote to you so you will have to
spread the news-if there is any in this
I am sending a slip which will allow
you to mail a Christmas box. [ may
be home by that time but [ am taking
no chances. wish. could write often
er but it is very hard under present
circumstances Am we'll and happy
and send love to all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
THE BATTLE OF SAN MHIEL
Described by Sergeant Robert Oav-
les at Municipal Theatre Last
Friday Night.

The people of this community enjoyed
rare treat in listening to Sergeant
Robert Davies last Friday night tell of
the battle of San Mhiel. Robert is the
first Mineral Point boy home from
France; and he was in desperate fight
ing at San Mhiel and at Chateau
Thierry. OF his experience he says: 81
would not have missed it for million;
but would not go through it again for
million.' In a simple, clear and real
istic manner he told the story of the
battle of San Mhiel, where the power
of American artillery and the skill OF
American gunners was most powerfully
manifested on the Continent of Europe.
There came to pass what one of the
commanding generals of Allied armies
predicted in the early part Of the war,
that the Western front would be held,
even if it were necessary that the hubs
of the cannons on this side should
touch each other.
Mineral Point is fortunate to receive
first hand from one of her own brave
sons the story of the heroic efforts on
the part of United States soldiers which
turned the tide against the, ,oncoming
forces Of Prussian militarism, to whom
defet was a new experience.
There was five reels of pictures show
ing German Militarism in Russia,
and also a reel showing Mineral Point
bows at Camp Grant last fall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-21
Ceorue w. Bennett.

Beloit. Daily News, November 10;
George W. Bennett, for the past year
a resident of this city, died yesterday or
influenza and complications at the
Emergency hospital. He was born at
Mineral Point, Wis, June %, 1879. He
was employed at Fairbanks, and lived
at 4174 Euclid Avenue.
He is survived by his wife and by two
children, Marian. aged three, and Wes-
ley, aged one and one half. His par
ents. Mr. and Mrs John Bennett, live
at Mineral Point. The body will be
taken to Mineral Point for burial.
The body arrived here Tuesday after
noon and was buried in Graceland.
Rev. G. w. Emery of the Methodist
Church officiated.
George w. Bennett was good man.
and the heart of this community goes
out in sympathy to his father and
mother and his wife and children, so
deeply bereaved.