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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-23

Observation-Disclosures nave been
concluded by the chautauqua association
Tor the erection of boat houses and a
dance pavilion on the grounds OF the as
ISOLATION on the shores of Lake Madison.
The new improvements will cost several
thousand dollars and will aid in maintain
irS the reputation of Lake Madison ns
on OF the leading summer reeorts in the
state.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Foncannon has
paid his debt In full to the United States.
according to ~ormat received by his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Folc anon
OF Faulkton, and burial has taken lie
In France.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-23
TIL

Hartingt|
S wi
and $1,000
stroyed by
the territon
W Kno,
IL miles we
Saturday e1
Mrs. Aud
Killed by be
piece Of deb
baby to q ca
blown acroa
found alive
body lay. RI
children we
son serioust
was blown 4
The home|
direct
also blown
wife and tw
cellar and es
The housed
blown over q
,ether with
)lace was
had tai
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-23
CARE

Mrs. John
their home
yards and tor
body was fou
which had c]
Elia
with her back
day night. nj
badly injured
TO recover. II
west OF Menor
A heavy hail
west and they
abated and al
custom of seek
A few minutes
southwest dest
the place befor|
The worst d
followed III 4
storms. The I
Storm from tn
The town OF
about O'clock
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-05-23

The
freaks
course
inches d
We're not
The hd
Johnson
wrecked
bull was
animal h
lance fro
At ano|
family 81
under the
cellar dc
things in
through Il
AT anot
were brok
wise not
here was
niture apr
the floor
the
sentNthem
lows. Tn
aged.
The review., 1918-09-19
THREE WAR MEDAL
BESTOWED ON ''Y"H
Red Triangle Worker Wounde
Hun Machine Gun at Soisso1
Toul and Chateau Thierryl

.
New York, August 25.--F1at a
back in the Waldorf-Astoria hot
A. Roberts, who has been awl
three French war medals for bTI
in the fighting zones, is enjoy
well-earned rest, and is talking
Of almost anything but why
French government showered Ill
upon him.
Mr.. Roberts, a Y. NJ G.. A. w
in France, had bestowed upon hiI
Croix de Grerre, the badge Oi
Legion of Honor, and the Medal
taire. He won them all in
months.
Roberts was assistant auditor b
Michigan Central railroad befor
was selected to be auditor of dish
ments for the Y. M. G. Aain Fir
and to handle more than a quart
a million dollars day. He lef
overseas service February IL,
wounded by Hun machine GU
scissors, rescued "Y" secretary
a hail of bullets in the Toul 81
and was touched up by German mi
manship again at Chateau Their,
The review., 1918-09-19
Y. M. CA. NEEDS men
IN SOUTHERN CAM
While Red Triangle Continues to I
for Overseas Workers, 1000 Ar
Wanted for Home Service

Atlanta, Ga, August 25.-Men
dowed with the element of Leaders
are needed by the Army and M
Y. M. c. A. to serve in the camps
the Southeast.
DR.. W, w. Alexander, general
cruiting secretary for the War y
sonnel Board of the Y NJ G.. A. "
Work Council declares that there Il
pressing need for home, service, Ff
that this affords a splendid opport3
ity to the man of middle age who
not able to go abroad under the 2
Triangle. 4
"The Y. M. c. A. needs men
overseas service, of course, but 4
home camps must not be forgottel
explained DIR. Alexander. From nj
on until the first Of the year {
Southeast must recruit 1000 men
the home camps. This means th
each state will be called upon to Fl
nish 25 men per month per state
serve the soldiers in camps such
Gordon, Jackson, Wheeler and t
others. The constant growth of I
home cantonments and the grOwi
demaac for the Y. M. G. A. VIC
makes it necessary to recruit -
workers for this side" n
The review., 1918-09-19
MILLIONS OF SOLDIERS
SWARM Y. M. CA. HUT
Annual Report Of Southeastern III
partment Reveals 1886, $50 Boys
In Camps Crowded Buildings
(By L. Porter Moore.)

Atlanta, Ca, August 25.-An attend
ancc of nearly twenty times the pop
ulat1on Of Atlanta swarmed happils
in Y. M. G. A. huts in the sever
states Of the Southeastern camps dur
ing the fiscal year July 1, 1917, to july
port just issued here.
In other words, soldiers in the South.
eastern cantonments to the numbef
of 38,866,98G men wrote letters in the
"Y" army and navy huts. read literal
ture there and joined in the religiouss
services and entertainments held in
the Red Triangle buildings which dot
military reservations in Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mis-
sissippi and Florida.
1t is easy to imagine the mountainaE
Of stationery the Y. M. G. A. provided
in the camps Of the Southeast when
it is stated that soldiers wrote 3d.
1856, 9,002 letters in the "Y' huts. The
Red Triangle workers also made out
$2,463,744 worth of money orders for
the soldiers, most of the amount be-
ing sent home to relatives.
Educational Work Featured
The 'Y'' also provided 1905 educa-
tional lectures with a soldier attend,
ance OF 1,291,243. The educational
classes Of various kinds aggregated
64,813 and the attendance was 97S,.
045. Books circulated by the Y. M.
G. A. numbered 764, ,71O and educational
clubs formed among the men were
$40. Physical activities when figured
in statistics amounted to an amazing
amount. 1t is estimated 1858, $50 par
ticipated in the various physical &C
tivities such as baseball, track and field
meets, baseball, etc.
The spectators, the majority Of them
soldiers, at these physical activities,
are estimated for the year at 5,646,-
S1S. E
The resume Of religious activities
shows that 3,464,451 persons attended
16,468 religious meetings under "Y"
auspices in the Southeast, that 21 ,2S8
Bible classes were formed among tho
soldiery with attendances ranging at
395, ,348, that 223,232 Scriptures were
distributed, that "Y" workers had 157,-
533 personal Christian interviews with
soldiers, that the boys made 1908
Christian decisions and that 1853
signed the religious war roll.
The attendance at the social events
Of the T. M. C. A. was phenomenal
during the year 3,713,6O9 attending
$3.50 entertainments The attendance
at the "Y" movie shows was estimated
at 4,67S,53o for S,322 performances,
The review., 1918-09-19

King Mary
made and American
nrst with the aoe American breakfast delight would al
most they wondering
II tnls is the which they
oon Eagle
fppe
The NJ A. after
6124 ff
teen
budde
The
appropriate maple sxpence
Tennessee a with
strobe into
They
with
The
in Amer romwh he ame.
The review., 1918-09-19
The South CAN Grow Wheat
And WILL Grow Wheat
As A War Measure 1t Is Willing To Do More Than Its
Part TO Feed Our Soldiers And AlIies-The South
Holds The Banner For Increase In =
Wheat Acreage
ehares A. White, Editorial Manager Soil Improvement

Whls Editorial Manager commtts&
T Atlanta,
f The will grow year
Patriotic Willing
feed everincEeasins
O it <.<%.
!
meeting
cotton producing vegetable oils
for which other
! help =
will
/ it from it.
Wheat South
be beston
possible narrowed
a
70
rs better in A
vigorous growth is desired before winter @
be
yields ground
speaking,
tzer similar brand will be found satisfactory profitable
Don't sungy with it.
prohtaby
Fall Reminders
while still Tag the desirable stalks and
the pick1ngs separate
they sasw again. the=a &aaan q the
The review., 1918-09-19
GEORGIA MAN GASSED AT FRONT

By Delayed Gable Therry
Savannah
ed Triangle has
played splendid
attack
from the front: Il price necessary
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

and interesting stories ever told. There
Is life true life In every moment. and
In every situation. and the characters
are all true 10 life. and can be seen
In any city or hamlet OF our great
county, where this everlasting bat
tie for life and existence is being
waged. The company Is well cast.
Clifford Hastings will appear MS the
unfortunate who struggles TO do his
best Harry Hoxworth as the million
aire, who was born with the silver
spoon Mr.. Wishert as the friend OF
both, and Mr., Sinclair ns tho tramp.
Miss Enos as the Swede maid. Miss
Southern as the sister who took the
easy road and Miss Perry as the wife
who tried TO live the honest life. ut
Is beautiful story well told and
plainly told Pointing a strong moral
lesson without gloves or sugar-coat-
ing, and on this account the manage
ment has decided that girls under l6
yeays will not be admitted at any per-
forfnance. II lis "A story for those who
have reached the age OF discretion,
and not for children.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
nKOAnMAN.

AnEered at the murder by game
wordens OF one OF their companions,
two score villagers storm the manor OF
Lorl PerciYal Chelteuham. demanding z
his llfe.' They are appeased only when
Hugh ODonneu, blacksmith in the
Irish village, promises 10 turn His
bordship over toIthe -constables and
see that justice is done. This is one
Of the strongly portrayed scenes In
Ills own People" fascinating
drama OF Irish life. OF love and jeal-
ousy, weaved about the blacksmith
and wilful colleen. which is the
Greater Nitagraph Blue Ribbon fea-
turt 70 be seen IN the Broadway thea
ter today wfh good comedy pictures
The story is by William Addison l.ath-
rop and the cast OF exceptional
strength. being led by Harry Morey
ana GLADYS Leslie and including Ar
thur Donaldson There will also be
a bin OF s& of the ClBSsiest vaudeville
acts ever presented In this theater
Acts are as follows. Alberta, The HUI.
man FROG Mclaughlin x Stuart, com
cdy singing and talking. Al Hergs
Fashion de Vogue with Mae Heston,
Grace Lyndon, singing comdienne.
Fiddler 4 Cole comedy singing and
talking, and Bert Wheeler n Co. au-
ohilc pantomime fun and frolic.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
lyric

In her desperate drive, Virginia hAd
been sucked down by an Irresistible
current, and when she came up II was
on the opposite side OF a cliff and
amid the suice-b boxes and rude I'M
plemonts used In placer mining, She
had discovered 10y accident the Red
Ace mine with JOY In her heart
Virginia dived back the way she came.
As she rose To the surface. it was
beside the motorboat In which Steel
neffern, the double-faced gambler.
and two of his henchmen. were
searching for her II would have been
all over with Virginia had not Little
Rear, Kelly and Winthrop been near
by steel changed his mind like a
flash
I'VE only Intended 20 take Miss
Dixon home" he said. But Virginia
preferred To go with her friends
That night at the inn. Fouchard
and Ileffren engineered IA frame up
against Winthrop. whose presence
they feared. During the fight which
ensued between winthrop and one OF
the holf-breeds, two shots rang out
and both Winthrop and the half breed
dropped.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
show Me.

Il want the Missouri troops 10 be
the most efficient and most yalorous
in the army But I'm native Mis-
aourian and youll have to show me"
is the gist of General PershinRs mes
sage TO the Missouri soldiers in train
ing at Camp Doniphan
Pershing OF Missouri. you say that we
must show you,
Must show the world Missouri's
worth and faith and valor
great.
You rouse us with the challenge that
We shall not fail below you,
Black Jack pershing Of the Show
Me State
pershing Of Missouri. the wide world
may honor you;
Here at home we love you, were
watching you with pride.
We know you're fun of faith In every
true Missouri son or you
Would issue no such challenge 10 a
test world wide,
Pershing OF Missouri. wen follow you,
follow you
Into he'll and thru It TIN we win the
bloody war
And may you win such glory there
that time shall never swallow
you,
But you shall be our hero thru all
the years that are!
Il. s.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
LEyIrzKI ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
Briliant Young Russian Pianist In
Recital at Convention Hall.

The brilliant young Russian pianist
Mischa Lcvitzkl, comes to Convention
hall next Thursday night under the
management OF Ora Hghtncr Frost
FOR his first appearance In Tulsa. and
the event Is being eagerly awaited
by local music lovers.
l.evitZh was Instantly accepted by
Now Nork critics when he gnye his
first concert In that city as one OF the
masters OF Aho plano They at once
placed him alongside Paderewsh
Rgseuthal Godowskl and all the great
opA ~ this generation.
TTr'Ncw York Sun said he cIeatcd
profound impression" Tho Evening
Mail predicted that he would soon
become one of the worlds really great
pianists," The Times said "Ho pos
seSses the Innate sense OF the artist
When no appeared In Boston the
Christian Science Monitor said. Ills
actual playing is much better than
that of many artists who are enjoying
fame. lie has pcrhape the best pair
OF hands that are touching the keys
today The recital was an occasion Of
memorable piano playing" In CHS
cugu the Tribune critic described .him
az an amazing young musician The
Post Raid his tcchnicaH equipment ~
remarkable"
Leyitzh IS only twenty years old.
Altho the son OF an American citizen
OF Russian extraction, he was born
near kief. In southern Russia, during
a visit OF his parents To that city. At
six he took hold OF tho violin and
within a year was regarded as violin
prodigy, Then he went TO the piano
and has given concerts In all the con
tnental European capitals
His program for Thursday nights
concert In Tulsa is exclusively elias
steal ana the most popular selections
from the great masters win be heard
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
STItANIl.

More Truth Than Poetry" the
Metro wonderfully which Will, be seen
rt the strand theater on Wednesday
with superb Mime. Petrovn as the star
has been written by the clever actress
herself This Is not the only photo
drama to Nine. PetroYas credit, for
she is also co-author ofH.ESo the
Death" THE Black ButAfIy" and
other Metro wonderplays
Nine. Petrova's first worlnssYas as
a writer. on the London TYmes she
wrote clever reviews OF the new
books and plays and In attending the
latter decided that her real forte lay
In acting However. she has never
ceased 10 be Interested in the world OF
letters. and still writes not only screen
stories. but poems which are models
OF clevernoss and wit. Her poem ITO
n Chilu who inquiries" has been
taught in public schools. and this and
other poems have been spoken by tho
star into phonograph,
Nine. Petrova ~ a tlreless worker
and finds that the writing of poems
and photOplays furnishes an agreeable
change after posing before the cam
era Each branch OF her activities
appears to strengthen the other.
Fairbanks has AT last been adequately
dramatized in the Triangle release
called The Habit Of Happiness" Ac-
lcordfpg to the plot. which has been
devised IN shannon Fife and eiabo-
rated by Director Allan Dwan, Fair
banks has been given n profession that
approximatos that OF the Brothers
| Cheeryble In "Nicnolas Nickleby."
His particular business is 20 make
downhenrted people laugh. The very
novelty OF this brings him more clients
tahn he ever can hope to cure. Among
them Is a grabbed old millionaire; and
| Fairbanks takes particular interest In
his case because he has 81 beautiful
daughter. In the course of his strenu-
GUS efforts to relieve the old boy OF
n g blues Fairbanks unearths a plot
which Is afoot in Broad street (the
curb market for change) TO separate
| him from his wealth. Details OF the
conspiracy aim to abduct thc million
aire and keep him safely out OF
finance until u ce tain transaction Is
| pat over. quite nv CHARGE. Fairbanks
| finds himself involved In this plot and
| defeats II in n highly ingenious as well
as athletic manner.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
Grand Thcatcr.

Starting with the matinee this after
noon and running the entire week.
with the usual mntinees Sunday,
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. the
Incompatible Stock company will
present another OF Anthony Maguire's
famous plays. entitled "The Cost OF
Living" This is play dealing with
the effort OF living In different phases
OF society\ and under different cir
cumstances Two slsters-one who
likes the good things OF life enter into
an arrangement with gentleman
friend for the gooa things > tSe other
sister. wanting the same, mArries a
poor man-nn unsuccessful man--and
In the fight for right and wrong and
the uplift or downpulllng Of the mod
ern ethics OF social law is laid the
foundation for one OF the most vital
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

...,., -. t.,..-. . ...t...ts.. a,, 4,
nv, S."' Wltn"ut my "oA'.'''u 'l'.l la ~"
m''m,n No minutes 'ho hi'SS'se ""'
WI lh "hS'
suppose II should he a rainy week?
Or another blizzard should strike. or
SOME big local meetings be arranged
for that week to take the pubic and
their ten twenty and thirties some
where else7 Where would "3ill' be?
A Snowman must reckon on all
these thlngs Rut nm smith aat down
nj his tvnewrlterIanJ ordered Eddie
Eov ana bls mud Eoya for tho week
NJ Fnhruarv a wit, as u,ucb noncbaI-
cnce as n he had zone into A soda
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
MAJESTIC.

This looks Ike one OF the best
weeks the Majestic has had in long
time, Every picture offered on the
program has been warmly praised by
reviewers, To-day "A double attraction
In offered In Fatty Arbuckle and
Alma Rcubcn. FATTY" comes In his
very latest comedy, "Out West, In
which he shows Rill Hart. Roy stew
art and c. NJ Anderson how 10
handle the bad men" or that section.
The picture was only released 10 ex-
hlhitdrs last week.
AliSs Reuben who is one of the un-
disputed beauties Of FINLAND, will be
seen TN a feature that is said To offer
story tnot s refreShlnEly different
THE Gown of Destiny." Her sup
port includes ] barney sherry. Allan
Sears aud others The story ~ film
version Of Earl nerr Biggers' serial,
Each According 10 His GIFTS" which
ran thru the Saturday Evening Post.
Tucsday and Wednesday Gertrude
Mccoy, Every capable actress, willo
seen In special feature production
In seven reels. THE silent witness
u TX fine drama, according TO re-
views and when II opened on Broad
way on the rcgutJ stuge, was de-
clared the best sincs MADAME y"
Thursday at the request OF many
fans the Majestic management viii
bring back for one day only THE Gin
dTella Man" the beautiful picture
that aroused 30 much enthusiasm
from all who saw Il Christmas. Be-
wit6hins Mae Marsh and Tom Moore
made this one OF the biggest hlts OF
The year and II you Didn't see IL be-
tore. don't miss this opportunity.
Friday and Saturday Charles Gum
viii be seen In n Corking political
story. Framing Framers."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
lRy s J. 81

tBy s. ], -
Every healthy American boy al
somo time when ho approaches man
hood dreams al the day whom no Will
bo In business for SimSelf and after
this dream comes true he begins
dreaming ~ cXpansion--uf the time
when he will have tho biggest bank.
OF the biggest store, or the biggest fac
tory, or own tho biggest farm In his
community.
Some men achieve this ambition
early, some become wrinkled and
gray before they achieve IT, Others
never do achieve u.
Tonight brings to n happy culminn-
tion one OF these dreams and fills the
cup of satisfaction 10 the brimminB
for Tulsa'a young theatrical man,
William NJ. smith or. aa no IL more
fhmllinrly known. "]lll' Smith,
At 7:lb tonight the curtain goes mp
In his new 81 so, 600 vaudeville thenter,
the finest Of It's kind In the southwest
next 10 the Orpheum In Kansas CITY,
and "Blll' Smith win be the hnpplest
man In Tulsa. II brings TO a realiza-
tlon hope long cherished 20 some
day own beautiful theater OF his
own, to have the biggest and best
thoater In n big. thriving, prosperous
city, and 20 have suitable home, with
every modern comfort aud convent
snoe for the thousands OF patrons
whose generous patronage has given
him his success and enabled HIN TO
attain hiA life ambition
Something About "Blll"
The story is just another OF Tulsa y
business romances "BilW Smith
blew into" Tulsa eight or nine years
ago from somewhere up In Kansas
think II was Plttsburg, he told me.
l don't know how much money he
had. but he didn't need valet TO
help him carry H. for he went TO
work grinding n moving picture ma
chino for H. H. Stevens down at tho
old Lyric theater tho aame Lyric by
tho way, now managed by my friend
Brown He had been Knocking about
in the movie game. then still lin US tn
fancy and u stroke OF fate on streak
of fortune, whichever you wish,
turned his steps toward Tulsa.
Started In Tulsa ut SIS n Week.
lie worked with II, n, stevens at
the Lyric three years, beginning at
$I5 per week. After tho first six
months he had saved enough money
10 start n moving picture house in
the town Of Weleetka. lie ran this
n while and sold Il, Then he went 70
stroud. opened u house there and sold
n, making n little money on both
deals. But he still retained his job
with the Lyric Finally he went ofs
up TO Topeka. Kan, and opened tho
'Cogy" movie house there and om-
ployed man 10 run e. lie made a
success OF the "Cozy" after five men
had gone broke" in It. lie conducted
this house three years successfully
then sold II and it immediately failed,
About this time "nlll" had enough
20 embark into business for himself
and he purchn sed the old ~C0sy'
vaudeville thoeter. which was located
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20


In the building now occupied by tho
Princess confectionery one door east
OF Friedmana iewelry store at tho
corner of Third pnd Main, Hg paid
$1,000 for tho h'ozy" and made a
success OF IT, The very bummest Kind
OF oheap vaudeville had been running
AZ the "Cpzy" and "Hill admits he
ran lot of It himself but he I'M
proved the shows ~ rapidly as lac
could and business flockcd his way
lie outgrew the "Cozy" and deter
mined to build bigger theater THIS
wns In 1919
Friends said Hc% "Co Hrokc."
At that time The World occupied
the building which has since been
used bssi he Empress II moved to a
new location and the building was
remodolled to meet the requirements
Of the thoater. Not, however. with
out misgivings of his best friends who
perslstently advised him he would
Ego broke"
why you'll never make success
down there" said they. IT'S too far
off Main street,"
This was only five short years ago
hut West Third going away from
Main at that time looked like the
'ringe OF suburb, Two undertaking
parlors Nist below the site he had
chosen and one opposite did not
make the prospect alluring aud invtt-
ing To the noryy young Snowman, but
he determined TO risk II.
lie signed n lease contract FOR the
old Empress for $50 and with n
III M
Iihis vaudeville programs for five
years, the total liability w prospect
for him figured up nearly half a mill
don dollars.
"Many nights almoRt get cold
feet on the proposition" said "Blll'
lpughlngly. but ] determined to see
II thru"
And he did. In very short time
West Third became so lively that tho
undcrtakors hustled away TO quieter
locations and tho Empress began TO
lay the foundations for the brilliant
success that has followed
Nervc2 II takes nerve TO win In
the show game more than In any
other business. I guess, unless II be
sinking $4,000 or SIS, 600 In "a hole In
the; ground and betting you hit oil,
Yes, Ho wni Use Eddie Iuyi
Hu "NlNi way ""'N'H ~" ''"' ~ = =
private office and messenger boy
came In with telegram IL was
| from a booking agent In New York
! and asked,
"Can you use Eblo Fuy week OF
30 and 40, at ts,000F"
II happened that "Rll" had been
| trying TO get Foy as his feature att
| traction for tonlghts opening, but
| A yyna imDoasible for the hookers TO
get Foy away from his Orpheum con-
| uncts for this particular week
Now they were offering him for a
later day,
Eyes book him" was the luconlc