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The Dolores star., 1918-05-24
sse,o,, cs,,ins Affair.

like Carrigan. who conducts feed
co fal at the Belmear elevator. was
bSlly cut uR. Sunday evening by .
"a bnger who gave his name as George
ERe and halls from Kansas City.
Long arrived in Dolores Saturday.
Cd not seeming to have very urgent
business to occupy his time, was loaf
ing around the feed corral. and getting
IN quarrel with Carrigan, cut-'and
xtahind him in several pisces with a
small pocket knife
Marshal Moore promptly arrested
Long and placed him in Jail. Carrigan
was taken TO the Dolores hotel and DR..
johnson Summoned from Cortez, DR..
Lefurgey being out of town. The
wounded man lost considerable blood
and at first IL was thought that he
could not recover but he rallied and on
Tuesday was taken to Cortez for
treatment.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Philey and
another deputy came up from Cortez
Sunday evening and took Long down
to the county Jail.
Too much Two-Q Quart a. Month Medi-
cine was responsible for the trouble.
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Lakevisea


Laksvista Red Cross has sent in the
following since the last report: 90
triangular bandagss. 50 T.bsndagss, 10
many tail bandagss, Is four tail band
aees. q abdominal bandages. ls hospi-
tai shies. s operating gowns, ls pairs
operating leggins. 20 operating caps.
s operating helmets. q pairs kitted
socks, 2 knitted sweaters. 2 knitted
mufliers. pairs wristlets. 4 knitted
helmets. Is summer pajamas. II winter
pajamas.
The Red Cross meets every Thursday
at the home Of Mr.. r. P. Gordon.
Clarke Hickman took his family
fishing Sunday Afternoon. We did not
see what he caught, but we heard that
they were fine. The fish were.
Zoran Rees is putting water on his
farm this week. Most Of the Lake
vista people are about through with
the first irrigating.
Ellemeyers have been shearing sheep
the past week but are now through.
Everybody in this neighborhood is rails.
ing 4 few sheep for Uncle Sam this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gillian were in
Lakevista Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chrst Wilkerson and
Charlie Hepworth went over to Mancos
Tuesday on business.
The Red Cross drive is driving. Mrs.
Albert Hepworth is the driver for the
Lakevista neighborhood. She gathered
SIG. 90 the first hour.
MIR. and Mrs. McDill were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor Friday
evening. They took in the High school
play and dance at Cortez.
George and Clara Taylor went over
to Durango Saturday afternoon return
ing Sunday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Schlegel went along for company.
r. d Forsythe Is working for George
WiIkerson this week. That is the best
way to learn the peculisrities of the
country.
Floyd WINFIELD has gone to the
Dove Creek homestead TO bring back
bis wife and children. Under the new
law he gets five months off which he
will spend in Lakeyista..
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Willis A. Reese of Durango. address
Cd large crowd st the opera house
Sunday evening in the interest Of the
Rcd Cross. The meeting was opened
Wieh singing by the congregation.
MSs Harriet Chailender at the piano.
Rst. c. L. Flanders ead in prayer
aD4 Rev. Stanley A.. Curtis resd q
se5Hture lesson.> Mr.. Reese gave q
vegy interesting and instructive talk,
se1ting forth the object and work Of the
Rea Cross society urging the people
~ to think Of any amount or quota
tofgive but to give all they possibly
cduld as every cent given went direct
to'the war work, oil expenses being
mi by funds received from member
~ dues. A collection was taken to
met the expenses Of the meeting and
~ 100 from this collection was turned
oStr to the Red Cross.
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John SHll Passes Away.

The funeral of the late John Still,
who passed away at his home in the
Valley Saturday. was help from the
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. c.. l.. Flanders conducted the
services. The remains were laid to
rest in the Summit Ridge cemetery.
The following obituary was read.
John Still was born in Macon Coun ty,
Missouri, March 13. 1878. and died
near Dolores. Colorado. May 1s, 1918.
age 46 years, 2 month and 4 days.
He was married in 1896 to Julia Baer
at Keetsville, Missouri. Three Children
were born to them, one dying when
small. A son, Claud. and daughter.
Mrs. Carrie Weaver Of Joplin, Missouri.
and the mother were at his bedside
until the end came. A short time
after their marriage they move from
north Missouri to Joplin where they
resided seventeen years and then came
to Dolores three years ago. locating
three miles southwest of the town.
Besides the wife, son and daughter.
he leaves to mourn his loss two sisters
and four brothers residing in north
Missouri.
Bro. Still, few days before his
departure, realizing his condition.
asked some people to hold prayer
meeting at his home and that he
wished to complete arrangements tc
leave this world All present agree
Gods presence was manifested and
the patient professed faith in Christ
and expressed himself ready and will.
ing to go.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to those who SO willingly as
sisted Us during the illness and death
of our. beloved husband and father,
and for the beautiful floral offerings.
We wish also to thank Rev. Flanders
and other members of the Baptist
church. We do cordially thank those
who 80 liberslly assisted in the car
cortege.
MRS. JULIA STILL,
MRS. CARRIE WEAVER.
CLAUD STILL.
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Alfred Leavell celebrated his sixth
birthday anniversary by giving party
to . number of his little friends
Tuesday. Those present were Pearl
eta Cheeley, Pauline Rust, Bernice
Morrison. Mary Fox, Blaueh Conners,
Helen Trimble, Esther Brumley, Floyd
WILDER, Donald Mcconnell, Stanley
Belmear. Rentz Morrison and Walter
Leavell. Games were played and re-
treatments served in the park where
there was plenty of room to have a
good time.
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Baptist Church Services.

Baptist Chsreh Services.
Sunday school at 10 .. m. Classes
for all ages and efficient teachers.
Rev. S. Y. Jackson will have charge
Of the morning service.
There will be no evening service.
This is the nations Memorial Day and
the members of this congregation win
unite with the N. E. Church in NJ
ingiy observing the day.
Young Peoples Meeting at 100 p. m
Prayer meeting and Bible study class
Wednesday eveaing at 500 O'Clock.
The public is invited to all Of these
services.
C. L. FLANDERS. Pastor.
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Methodist Chuseh Notes.
THE Homelike Church. "

Do not forget the Memorial Service
next Sunday evening. Come and
help to pay tribute to the nations
heroes. We greatly appreciate the
friendly spirit shown by the people
Of the Baptist Church, making IL
possible for the whole community to
unite in this service.
The President by proclamation has
set aside Thursday. May 3Oth. o. .
day of prayer. urging oil people to
meet in their respective places Of
worship for the purpose of supplicsting
Almighty God in behalf Of our nation
in this time of crisis. We, therefore,
will postpone our regular prayer
service from Wednesday evening to
Thursday, and make the service such
as will be- in keeping with the Presi-
dents proclams ton, and respectfully
urge every patriotic citizen to respond
to this appeal BY attending this servics.
Lewis Preaching service IL q. M.
STANLEY A. CURTIS. Pastor.
For first class hair cut and easy shave
0o To BOnv. at the Oak shop. SO
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

C. B. Neeley and his gang of work
men put in a cement walk on south
Sixth street in front of the properties
Of A. F. Harris. Charles johnson and
James Trimble this week. This walk
adds much to the appearance Of the
atpeet
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Pe picture show given Monday even
h9Py Harry Reayis. manager Of the
eota house, for the benefit Of the
ee4 Cross. was well attended and the
pepre was . good one. $50. 10 was
realized from this show to start the
Rod Cross drive.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

In his address Sunday evening Mr..
Reese remarked that The Kaiser was
not entirely to blame for this war and
the depredations perpetrated. That
the German people were responsible
for it, and were more to blame than
the Kaiser.
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Try Bony the barber a. III. o.t shop
Dolores Rlyer issas.

DOSOSVD bkhVOt H0D@os
Nellie Hickman and son and Carl
BIGGER of Lakevista, spent Thursday
with Mrs. viii Ritter.
Thursday Of last week Mr.. Gilbert
Graves and Miss Gladys Lewis were
married by Judge Hickman at Cortez.
We all wish them . long. happy and
prosperous life.
Carol Tssters departed Monday to
join the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Parker returned
Tuesday from the Hills.
Miss Harriet Challendsr spent Tues
day night with Mrs. Arthur Waldron.
Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson and Eth
elene and Mrs. Myril johnson and
children spent Sunday with the Clafiins
Guy Townsend and Mr.. Smock visit
ed with the Jacksons Wednesday.
Edgar Reed of Telluride. spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with his wife and
children at Matt Hammonds.
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Gross Roads Items.

Cross Roads Items.
Carl Hindman has returned from
Gallup. New Mexico, with . car-not .
Ford.
Ben Sheppard has. returned from
across the river, where he has been
building fence for Ches. Csmpbell.
d. P. Short went 70 Flsteau Monday.
r. D. Chastain has bSsn confined to
his bed with rheumatism for the past
week.
Mrs. Avis E. Miller spent Wednss-
day with Mrs. Florence H. Rogers.
The Arriola Grange meets Saturday,
May 25. Every member should be
present as there is quite lot of bust
ness to transact. .-
c. B. Hindman was q Dolores caller
Saturday.
DR.. Calkins was called to our neigh
borhood Monday evening.
e, Don't forget the Red Cross dance the
Ath. - There will be . three-piece
orchestra. ..
Mrs. Eta Mae Dunning 10 here to
spend the summer with. her parents,
the Magsrrells. She spent the winter
in Arizona.
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lice Belmear entertained twenty Of
~ friends Wednesday evening from
~ s. in honor Of her 11th birthdsy
mN1versary. The time was pleasantly
epeAt with games and music. Refresh
mp1ts were served.
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r. w. Lockett, Jr.. Sherman Thomp-
son and C. E. Teeters left Monday to
join the colors. Mrs. Lottie Lockett,
Miss Lille Lockett and Miss Lola Nor
rison accompanied them as far Is Tell
uride.
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Arriola Items.

Arrlola Items.
Mr.. Chastain 10 quite seriously sick
at his home with q complication Of
diseases. His daughter came over
to help care Of him.
Mrs. A. W. Dillon and Miss Gailen
Longenbaugh went up to Bear Greek
Thursday to attend the exercises of the
last day of school as that place.
Mrs. Short and Mrs. Wilbur Bishop
went to Dolores Saturday on . shop.
ping expedition.
Harry Rogers returned this week
from his trip to New Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens and son from
Lake Vista attended church here
Sunday.
Miss Florence Dillon closed . very
successful term Of school at Bear
Creek Friday and returned to her
home In Arriols Monday.
The stork has been very busy
around Arriola of late. His last work
was bringing baby girl to Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Mccall. All parties con-
earned doing well.
Miss Sheridan, the State Organizer
Of Boys and Girls Clubs, spoke ut
the school house Wednesday. She
10 able speaker and understand her
work therouGhly.s --r.---..
Mrs. Hutchings resumed her school
duties after the scourge Of scarlet
fever In her home.
Nrs. Kate Lynch 10 spending the
week with her daughter Mrs. Wal.
lace.
Mrs. Hiram Garfield returned from
ordw ~, Friday, where she went to
bury her mother.
Remember the Grange picnic at the
Woodman hall May 30. Bring all the
folks and your dinner.
H. C. Magarrell and c. L. Melvin
undertook to settle their water diff
culties by fight with shovels. As q
result both men required the services
of doctor and Mr.. Magarrell is in 9
very serions condition.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Another bridge at the head Of Lost
canon on the Rio Grand Southern burn
ed Friday and the transfer had to be
continued until Sunday. 1t is supposed
that these bridges we're set on fire by
some nut.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

William C. Thurman Of Durango.
arrived in Dolores the first of the week
and has opened barber shop in the
rosm formerly occupied by c. W..
Hutchins. See his announcement in
this isue of The Star.
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Or,aseia Mesa.

01nao1h M0ao.
Jake Rush and family left last week
for Pagosa Springs.
Laura Pryor has been on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Ars. l. E. Brown spent
Sunday ut the home Of thsir son, 1ra.
A. Lucia and family spent Sunday
with relatives In Dolores.
Mrs. A. H. Hoppe Of Dolores. spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Lucia and
daughter.
Ira Brown, with . couple Of men. left
Monday for Trimble's camp. Mr..
Brown il building pasture fence for
Trimble Bros.
Sam Jones has been working In town
the past week.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Summit Ridge and Lebanon were
well represented at the Red Cross
meeting Sunday evening.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

G. H. Goodwin came in from Dove
Creek Monday and is looking after hid
Granath mesa ranch this week.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Mrs. Ollie Puekett has been oves
from Norwood the past week Visiting
with Dolores friends.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

II you have any bean or sweet corn
seed left notify Miss Lille Durham,
who has charge of the work Of the
Canning Club, or leave them at The
Star Office.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

The soliciting committee on the Red
Cross drive reported $932 IS 1T 6 o'clock
last evening.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

w. G. Spyres was at Cortez Satur.
day making final proof on his Granath
mesa homestead.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

On Friday. May slst, the public il
invited to inspect the Red Cross
rooms over the Town hall.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

C. w. Hutchins has moved his barber
shop from Fourth street to the room
adjoining the Brumley & St Claire
jewelry store.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Hereafter Thursday afternoons at The
Red Cross rooms will be devoted 70 y
.afxue4inn md garment making. Each
one win please bring notebook, pencil,
tape line, scissors, thimble and needle.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Tom Bennett 10 helping nensnss
and Msloney this week with team 10
return for Mslooey helping hin with
the irrigating.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

The fifty-dollar Liberty Bond. which
We donated to the Red Cross and upon
uhieh chances have been sold. will be
Red at the picture show Tuesday
0yoaing.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

A. Gordon has bought the C. H..
Bop ranch at Valley View. Mr.. ard
Mrs. .Bopp have moved to Mancos
where they have property.
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There will be meeting of the Coun-
ty Council of Defense in the court
room at Cortez Tuesday. June 4. At
2 .. m.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

The secretary Of the Red Cross re-
ports 5000 from Alice and Bertha
Exon. Proceeds from,a fancy collar
the girls made and raffled of.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Services win be held In the Catholic
church the third Sunday Of each moath.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

J. J. Harris left Saturday for Denver
to visit with his family.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

For Sale = Year;ing mare colt, .
beauty weighing about 100 pounds.
Inquire of P. Balsiger. Dolores, Colo.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Assessor E. H. Kittell is in Dolores
this week.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

James Morrison is out again after q
hoed tussel with the rheumatism,
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

Edith and Helen Waltsrs win give q
piano recital Monday evening, May q.
at, their home. assit5d by Mildred
McCloud. Everybody invited.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

km johnson is very i'll with pnsa-
nebia
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

The Ladies Aid viii meet with Mrs.
T. H. Akin Thursday. Msy 50.
The Dolores star., 1918-05-24

For first class hair cut and easy shave
60 to Bony. at the Oak shop. SO
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in the world and provided the most
picturesque setting.
Il don't believe either Mr.. Selwyn or
myself ever gave a thought to the
Sixty Club after We used it as local
color for the first act. When it came
to opening night I can say truthfully
l was astonished-and i guess Mr..
Selwyn was too-when We found our
selves in the centre of a heated con-
troversy.
Half the Sixty Club. led by Daniel
Frohman, was delighted at mention Of
the organization. He wanted us to
give a Sixty Club dance in the lobby Of
the Selwyn Theatre. The other half
of the club, led by Fred Zimmerman.
was highly indignant. And so the
Sixty Club came out. The curious part
OF It is that The Crowded Hour was
really born one night at the same
Sixty Club. Incidentally 1t was my
one and only visit to a meeting Of that
justly famous organization.
IL remember I went as the guest of
one of the members, under protest too.
/ didn't dance, didn't care much about
dancing and couldn't see just what I'd
do to pass a whole evening devoted to
dancing. Nevertheless went.
For years, nine or ten at least, Ed
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IN THE CROWDED HOUR

gar Seiwyn and had seldom met
But this night we were thrown to-
gether, and while we sat talking the
orchestra started jazzing over There.
On the impulse Of the moment turned
to Mr.. Selwyn and remarked on the
incongruity, as II seemed to me, Of
people singing and dancing to the
same tune that millions of other men
were whistling as they faced death.
by George. that reminds me- said
Mr.. Selwyn. And then he went on
and told me a story he had long had
In mind but never had set about writ
Ing. 1t was the story of The Crowded
Hour ! can't begin to tell you how
impressed was. / raved. And then
asked him why he didn't write It.
He came right back at me and wanted
to know II ia collaborate with him.
] told him frankly 1 didn't think It
necessary. But he did. and so here
am, coauthor with him Of the play
and mighty proud Of 1t.
But to get back to the proposition
of the war, so far as it concerns The
Crowded Hour To me 1t seems a per.
fectly obvious thing that the awaken
ing or regeneration of a person might
be brought about through any event
or any series of events, so long as they
were sufficiently intensified.
Peoples souls were stirred before
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SHAM PROPERTIES BARRED.

Psychology" remarked Cecil B. de
Mile in a moment between shots dur
Ing the making of his very latest Art
craft picture, as he perched upon the
high stool beside the camera, "as APP
piled to pictures is one Of the things
that has been bruited about until II
has very nearly lost its significance.
Often when I hear some one dis
cussing the psychology OF the screen.
feel like quoting Gilbert *. Chester
ton, one OF whose characters defined
psychology as being off your chump
However" he continued, smiling
at little alabaster statuette of Psyche
at the Spring. which graced a hand
some centre table in the set, there
is certainly great need Of a proper
application OF the term and what It
implies to the production of motion
pictures. You must consider the psy-
chology OF the audiences who will
later witness your picture and who
in the final analysis are the arbiters
OF its fate; you must consider the psy-
chology of the actors who appear in
the photoplay and you must succeed
in making one conform to the other
Pictures are witnessed by the pub
lie in massed formatlon-the crowd,
in other words. And the emotions OF
the crowd are very different from
those of the individual or even the
detached group Of individuals. For
one thing 1t Is much easier TO in
f1uence the emotions of the crowd; the
feelings OF the individuals who COM
pose crowd of spectators or audi
tors, as the case may be, are reflected
from one to another.
THE practical application OF psy-
chology in making a picture extends
to almost every department Of the
work. I have alluded previously 4
the creation Of effects by suggestion
rs in old Wives for New when by
showing field Of ErSter lilies dissolv-
ing into the scene when a handker-
! chief was held /" the hero OF the
story the idea vi a perfume was in
dicated. In similar ways / have made
use of suggestion in my work and
find that the results justify the effort
n every case.
THE psychological effect Of clothes
upon the actors cannot be too greatly
Insisted upon. That is why l ondeavor
70 have the characters in my pictures
invariably attired in the most perfect
manner. according to the demands of
the story. Furthermore, / urge the
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players not to get too much out of
character between scenes, to think in
the terms Of the characters, to try
to live them az far as possible.
"All along the way one finds by
experiment that the use of psyche
logical means Is imperative n the
best results are to be achieved. In
sets, 1t Is definitely proved that make
shifts will spoil the atmospheric eff
feet and have q correspondingly bad
effect on the minds Of the actors.
David Belasco used to have off-stage
scenes, that were merely suggested
In the play, dressed as carefully as
II they were seen by the audience.
II the next room. which the audience
never saw at all, was a bedroom. II
had bed In 1t, dresser and every
thing necessary. II a desk appeared
It had stationery embossed with the
monogram OF the character to whom
IT was supposed to belong. Pos
sibly that may seem like carving
matters to extremes, but the effect
on the player was unquestionabIv
well worth while.
In my new picture, the one on
which l am now working. In order 10
obtain the effect OF wealth and re.
hnement Of taste. I make use OF manv
articles or virtu. including my own
set OF Jade 'iqueur cups, once the
property Of the royal museum OF
pekin' and valued roughly at $1,000.
You may say that these will look no
better on the screen than IL they were
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10 better than others, but they sense II
and are conscious OF the fact. That is
the result OF Psychology In picture
making"
When Geraldine Farrar stepped
from her box to the stage Of the Lex
ington Theatre during the opening
performances Of Good Luck, SAM" on
Monday night and sang Mighty LAX
Rose" abe started something-to use
the vernacular Of the boys from Camp
Merritt
Her appearance was the outcome OF
the court-martial scene, wherein the
prisoner about to be tried wouldn't
mind being tried II he could once
hear Geraldine Farrar sing" The in
cident came impromptu and was a
complete surprise TO the actors" and
the audience, but It went over so big
the soldiers have decided TO keep II
in the programme. However, Instead
OF Miss Farrar continuing in the pro-
gramme at each performance a diff
ferent artist will be drafted from the
audience to grant the wish OF the
prisoner.
The idea has become so interesting
to the soldier factors" that at every
performance 1t is a matter Of specula-
ton as to who will be the next artist
to appear. The one upon WHOM the
honor will be bestowed. as well as the
actors and audience, will be kept in
| absolute ignorance Of that fact until
announced by the prisoner in the
courtmartial scene.
Lester Jerome. for many years iden-
tilted with the famous variety team
Of Jerome and Jerome, is about to
launch himself as q producer and will
soon offer to Broadway a genuine