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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-16

'The Six Safe Sons of the Kaiser
sounds like the title of German
fairy tale. But it is no fairy tale
either.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-16

Too many automobile accidents on
Sunday suggests the suspicion that
our boulevards and country highways
may be infested with tanks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-16
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Be it known that by virtue of the
authority conferred upon me by law
and especially by a resolution of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, State of Louisiana, passed
on the LIST day Of August, A. D. 1918,
|, ]. S. IRENE, President of the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, do hereby issue this my prvC
lamation giving notice of the calm
of a special election within the limit
of the Pelican Road District Nun
Der One % of Jefferson Davis F&l
ish, Louisiana, on the 10th day
September, A. D. 1918, between ii
gal hours, to-wit: 7 o'clock a. m. anH
S O'Clock p. m. for the purpose OF
submitting to the qualified property
tax payers of said Pelican Road Dis
trict Number One Q of jefferson
Davis Parish, Louisiana the follow
ing proposition, to-wit: |. A propo-
sition to incur debt and issue nego-
table bonds of the said Pelican Road
District Number One (D of Jeffer-
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, to the
amount of One Hundred Fifty Thons-
and Dollars ($150,000G0) to run for
a period Of Twenty (20) years,
bearing interest at the rate of Five
per cent 60 per annum, interest
payable semi-annually, for the pur-
pose of constructing permanent pub
lie roads and bridges in the said Pei
lean Road District Number One a.
Of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana,
title to which shall vest in the public
Further notice is hereby given,
that the voting or polling places for
said election are as follows, to-wit:
Ward Precinct Polling Place
Arsene LeBleu
S 2 Edna
8 Woodlawn
9 3 A. V. Peloquin.
Further notice is hereby given that
at the hour of 8 o'clock a. M. on the
18th day of September, 1918, the Pc.
lice Jury of the Parish of jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, will meet
in open session in their office in the
Court House of the Parish Of Jeffer-
son Davis, City of Jennings, Louis
lana and will then and there open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount.
and canvass the returns, and de-
clare the result of said election.
Issued by me officially at Jennings.
Louisiana, on this the lst day of
August A. D. 1918.
J. S. IRENE,
President of Police Jury.
Attest:
JOHN. T. HOOD,
Clerk of Police Jury. A9-6tc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

Alice Brady IS probably the only
actress in the world who has the rare
opportunity Of seeing herself on first
nights. And Miss Brady's good fort
une in this regard is unique in that
10 see herself as others see her she
has only to walk some two blocks and
cross Broadway.
AS star Of the legitimate stage
Miss Brady is enjoying a successful
run in Forever After" at the Central
Theatre, the new temple of Thespis at
Broadway and Forty seventh Street.
AS star in motion pictures Miss
Brady's shadow self is to be seen on
the screen in the far places and the
near, but it happens that her new
pictures are shown first at Loew's New
York Theatre, Broadway and Forty
fifth Street. There Miss Brady goes
TO become one Of the audience watch
ing Alice Brady on the screen.
at is 2 very helpful experience, "
says Miss Brady, this seeing myself
as others see me. And I have learned
and am learning q lot that is Of value
in connection with my work on the
stage. The screen makes one appre-
ciate the value of that much abused
word repression and it is an excel
lent guide in pointing Che way in which
best to get effects with minimum
of movement. The more I watch pict-
ures the more am convinced that
action as expressed in physical move
ment on the stage can be conserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Bessie B0rriscnie Indorses
Sixteen TO One

Bessie Barriscale is cutting into the
millions herself. With the motion pict-
ure atmosphere full of contracts, the
star of B. b. Features comes to bat
with the biggest contract for features
ever made. General Manager J. L.
rockingham announces that ne has
contracted with the Robertson-Cole
Company to produce and deliver to
them before January ], 1921, sixteen
pictures starring Miss Barriscale.
The cost of production, exploitation
and distribution of these pictures will
involve materially more than 100000.
The subjects are to be widely diver
gent, giving TO Miss Barriscale the
broadcast possible scope in the employ
ment of her wonderful versatility and
the big opportunity of her life to do the
things she-has wanted TO do in the way
she has wanted to do them.
Howard Hickman viii direct Miss
Barriscale in ali the sixteen produc-
tions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Florence Reed Approves of
Critics and Vice Versa

myself, but it's mighty difficult when
you're playing for tears to get filters.
metropolitan audiences are different,
and it doesn't happen much here, but
when we opened out of town it was
awful. The minute I walked on in my
red bingham gown and began to rave
about John they thought it was the
cue to laugh, and. of course, went UP
III my lines. You just can't keep on
with mad scene when the audience
thinks it is funny Here, Mamie, stop
that admonished Miss Reed to n
Maltese terrier, who was picking on
another Maltese terrier. "She is SO
mean to Prince. You see, she thinks he
is Prussian, and we have to make him
ride on the front seat with the chauf-
feur
well, as l was saying, | said that
| wouldn't play the part that way if
the audience was going to laugh. And
Mr.. Woods said What do you care
II they don't know anything? Don't
notice them 1t sounds easy, doesn't
it? But it hasn't happened here, al
though I'm all prepared for it any
night You never can tell what is 60
ing to happen out in front.
whether or not this play is sue
cess, can safely say that I like it
better than anything that have ever
done. | never tire of it, for there are
three characters to be worked out in
stead OF one. Three totally different
characters to be established"
"And which one do you like best?'
we asked, hoping that Miss Reed would
| agree with us. "Rose Carter, with her
red bingham frock and her big scared
eyes? Or Rosetta Glare, in her silver
gown, with broken heart beating
underneath? Or poor Rose lie Claire
in the funny green bodice and gray
suede shoes. who robbed the man who
loved her TO give to the man she
loved -
Miss Reed fufed her hair out all
around and then fastened it up in the
back with comb. She put on gray
squirrel tam O shanter and pulled il
down over her eyes before she spoke
Then she said, Crosse LIE Claire, with
the funny green bodice and the era,
/ suede shoes"
SO she did agree with Us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Plays and Players

t'ranklyn Ardell, who plays one Of
the important roles in "The Crowded
Hour the new play by Edgar Selwyn
and Charming Pollock, at the Selwyn
Theatre, had Just completed two
years tour Of the country as a vaude-
vile headliner when he was engaged
for the part. Going to theatre twice
day was second nature with him.
After "The Crowded Hour" had
opened Ardell was like lost soul.
Days on which there were no matinecs
were burden. He spent half his time
wandering disconsolately around the
empty Selwyn Theatre and the rest of
the time with friends from vaudeville
days.
But things have changed. And
Ardell, who was fast becoming a
gloomy sort of person, is as smiling
again as he was when working the
two-n-day.
His home is near Elizabeth, N. J..
There is a little vaudeville theatre
over there
The big vaudeville headliners occa-
sionally play the theatre when trying
out their new acts. Ardell played it
once himself.
The other day the actor failed to ap-
pear at any of his usual haunts, though
there was no matinee. One or two
noticed his absence and expressed the
fear that he might have been taken
i'll.
But he hadn't On the following day
he appeared as usual at the regular
matinee Of "The Crowded Hour" and
smiles had driven the last frown from
his forehead. Every one noticed the
change.
For while the actor refused to let
any one in on the secret. Then he
confessed.
He had gone over TO the vaudeville
theatre near home, fixed it up with
the management, and, in d perfect dis
guise, gone on and done his old act
The fact that he was a great big roar
ing hit and that the audience never
recognized him under the name he had
assumed had nothing to do with his
satisfaction at the result Of his
stunt The main thing was, he hac
had chance once moro to do the
thing he really likes best Of all. Incl
dentally, he let few in on his secret
and the following day there was
! goodly number Of THE Crowded Hour
company made the trip to Elizabeth t.
see the unknown" do his act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

to excellent advantage and the same
effects achieved"
William Collier, whose Ananias ad-
ventures are the source of the laughs
In Nothing but Lies" at the Long
acre Theatre, has found that the fun
NEST liars are the ones who tib with
the fluency of inanimate things. like an
incorrect clock or taxicab meter.
This is largely 81 mechanical age -
he said yesterday, "and no human thing
can lie like our machinery, our clocks
and our taxi meters. Lying taxicabs
alone have cost me $5O,0O0-probably
more II | had time to figure it out.
II have had clocks in nv own home
which even the Day of Judgment could
rot scare into telling the truth.
when | am travelling I never put
the slightest confidence in a household
clock A hotel clock l can depend upon.
There are too many watches in u hotel
good watches, watches whose abso
lutte correctness means money to the
actor or the commercial men who regu-
lateNthe travelling life of this country.
"A lying clock would be spotted in
quarter OF second and the unhappy
clerks scourged with pitiless sarcasms.
but | have missed many trains by
depending upon clocks in the homes of
my friends. Having thus paid for my
lesson-l don't know how much but
lot withdrew all my trust from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Little Miss Mufc t

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on tuffet,
Trying to Write Play,
When there came Big Dramatist.
Who sat down beside her,
And told her All About Playwriting;
And how he had struggled for Ten
Years
Without getting Single Play &C
copied;
And how, when he Finally Succeeded
In getting 4 manager Really Inter
ested
And was on the Very Verge of having
His play produced on Broadway,
A dramatist with q Large Reputation
Produced a play in Another Theatre
That resembled his own play so much
That the manager Turned Him Down
Cold;
And after that he wrote -Four More
Plays
Before he even got Look In;
And his first play was an Utter Failure
Because all the critics Roasted It;
And he talked about Dramatic Tech
niquc,
And how you had to have the Punch
in Every Act,
And big Courtroom Scene, and Love
Interest,
And big plot that was a Regular
Hummer,
And a Young Girl who had Black
Past;
And even then you were Not Sure
That some Inscriptions Person might
not
Steal all your ideas and use them
Himself;
And he talked of dramatists who had
Sweated Blood,
And how one man Actually Died OF
Exhaustion
Before his play was Finally Produced,
Well, he frightened Miss LIuffet away
EDWIN Carly RANCK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Modern Miss MuHet

20 she did agree with Us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

When Mr.. Gillingwater was seventeen
years old he encountered shabby
theatrical company that was barnstorm-
ing through the wilds of Dakota, Ne
braska and Kansas. He joined their
organizations, and for three years he
played parts that ranged from Hamlet
and Monte Cristo to the arch villain in
"The Hidden Hand" or "Who Betrayed
Hcr?' The company played in court
houses, school buildings, and even lu-
matte asylums, and their scenic effects
were sea drop for everything and a
bit of red cheesecloth to tie over the
kerosene lamps to indicate the failing
daylight. When darkness was required
the piano player arose and turned
down the wick in the lamp
This was the actor at twenty, a
crude, timid youth who, when the
company reached Des Moines, Iowa
was actually afraid of the streetcars.
Somehow, however, he reached New
York and David Belasco's office and
gained d part in "Naughty Anthony
so small that only he and the man
who paid salaries knew he was in the
cast.
What that sagacious manager, David
Belasco, saw in the gawky youth
whose only New York experience had
been with two of Charles K. Blaney's
farces, one is unable to guess. But it
was enough to intrust him with the
important role of the American Con-
su! in MADAME Butterfly" the famous
Blanche Bates production. During its
run some one discovered that Mr.. Gil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

lingwater had Il talent for directing
and managing the stage.
And so it came to pass that just
three years after the actor had come
out of Western wildernesses he was
given $4,000 and carte blanche to
take MADAME Butterfly" to London
and produce it at the Duke of York s
Theatre for Charles Frohman. To take
his mind off what was facing HIM ne
played poker aboard ship hoping to
lose the money he had and then to
find courage to jump into the sea. In
stead he won largely.
Belasco followed Gillingwater short
ly afterward to put on "Du Barry"
and although he had promised to at
tend the butterfly" rehearsals and
help out Gillingwater he evidently con-
sidered this youth needed no assist
ance. At any rate he never came, and
the distraught Gillingwater struggled
along.
At the end OF the premiere Of mad
anne Butterfly" there was many cur
tain calls. Every one wanted to see
David Belasco. Finally he was dragged
from the theatre next door and pushed
on the stage. At the end of the ova-
ton he pulled Mr.. Gillingwater on
the stage with him and told the audi
ence the credit was due to the young
actor.
Mr.. Gillingwater spent eight years
with David Bclasco. He has been as
ISOLATED with Mrs. Carter, Fritz
Scheff and Billie Burke, also appear
ing in many one-act plays written by
himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Too Much Roosevelt

There have been so much incident and
adventure in the life of Theodore
Roosevelt that William Nigh, who has
just completed filming it, has decided
to make two motion pictures out of it,
instead of one. THE Life of Theodore
Roosevelt VIII, accordingly, be pre-
scented in two releases within the next
few weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

mantcl clocks, especially the highly or
namented marble and gilt variety with
silver bells or cathedral chimes.
"It may be we'll to explain that after
a clock is once taught to lie it picks UP
the habit and sticks to it far more sue.
cessfully than human being. 1t gets
into a way of running little fast for
q few days, then it runs slow for a
week.
"Once in while it stops abruptly
for no reason whatever, unless it be a
icndsll desire to scare US with the i'm
preston that time has ceased and eter-
nifty begun. But when that awful fact
really does occur it will be just like
that sort of clock to run on for q
couple of hours after everything else
has stopped
"When clock begins to lie it never
stops, and do the best I can to keep
up with that kind of timepiece in
Nothing but Lies"
Claude Gillingwater, who plays the
gruff fnancicr in Winchell Smith and
John l.. Golden's new production,
"Three Wise Fools" was born in Lou
isiana, Mo-, a tiny town of 1900 souls
tucked away in the same country where
Mark Twain and Champ Clark first
saw the light. When boy he used
to sit before the log cabin that was
his home and his mothers mothers
home before him and watch the Missis-
sippi flow by while he dreamed of the
life that tcemed and rushed in the
worlds cities.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
ILLUMINATING DEVICE
TURNS NIGHT INTO DAY
Ignition Producing 500, 900 Candle
Power Is Tested at Wash
ington Monument.

Shortly before 1 o'clock this morn
ing there was dropped from a window
of the Washington Monument a para
chute to which was attached q 500.-
600 candle power Illuminating device
which made the Monument Grounds
as bright as midday. and attracted at
tention on downtown streets.
Within few minutes number of
automobiles reached the foot of the
Monument. the occupants coming to
inquire about the illumination. A
little later group of men arrived
and said they feared a conduit had
been blown up.
Circles Three Sides Of Shaft.
The parachute with its suspended
light dropped quickly after loud de-
tonation. struck the side of the Monu-
ment, bounded against 1t several times
and before landing had circled three
sides of the shaft. 1t reached the ground
eleven seconds after 1T had been ignited
from the 500-foot high window
Two reporters arrived at the scene
before midnight because their Offices
had been informed by a caller Arlier
in the day that g. Bastile day cslebra-
tion and illumination was to be held at
the Monument At midnight.
Naval Officer in Charge.
A naval officer was in charge of the
proceedings. the inventor officiated at
the top Of the Monument. assisted by
a mechanic and several enlisted men
OF the Navy. and the manufacturer
watched the operations from below.
The watchman on duty arrived at
midnight, and all he knew about the
proceeding was that the man whom
he relieved had permitted the party
to climb to the top of the shaft.
The experiment had no connection
with Bastile day.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
Mr.. DANIELS TO SELECT
ACADEMY BUILDING SITE

Secretary Daniels. accompanied by
Civil Engineer Parsons Of the Navy.
went to Annapolis yesterday to
select the site on the Naval Acad-
emy reservation for the new seaman
ship and navigation building for
which Congress has appropriated
$2.5oo.ooo. The building was designed
by j. H. de Sibour Of this city. and
will be monumental in proportions
and harmonic in general character
istics with the existing group Of
academic buildings. Granite will be
used for the exterior walls.
Its principal feature will be an
immense assembly hall capable of ac-
commodating 5000 people in auditor
tain nearly 100000 cubic feet, and is
declared to be the largest room OF its
kind in this country.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
Opens Way to Recess.
TYP0THETAE STRIVES
FOR PRIZES At OUTING

Members Of the Typothetae. an or
ganisation Of employing printers in
Washing gton, and their guests motored
to Benedict yesterday for their an
nual outing.
luck, and, as q prize was offered for
the largest fish caught, much enthusi-
asm was displayed. Lew Thayer cap
tured the prize, which was q thermos
bottle.
pated in various tests Of skill and the
successful contestants were awarded
prises as follows: Thomas Cady,
auoits, Q box Of cigars: George w.
Miller. barreling the ball. order for
merchandise; Charles II. Potter,
lucky auto license number. silk um.
brella: w. II. Delaney. lucky dinner
number. gentieman's dressing case
Evening star., 1918-07-14
'DRYS' W|NPO|NT
IN SENATE FIGHT
War Time Prohibition Has
Right of Way as Unfin-
ished Business.

The supporters Of wartime prohibi-
tion yesterday afternoon finally won
their fight for the right to bring to a
vote the $l1,ono,oo0 emergency agri-
culture appropriation bill, with its
amendment putting an end to the man
ufacture and sale Of intoxicating bev-
erages during the war.
The "wets" agreed to allow the bill
to continue as the unfinished business
Of the Senate and that 1t should come
UP for consideration August 26 and
continue before the Senate to the ex-
clusion Of all other business until
passed or rejected by the Senate.
Follows Day Of Bickering.
This is the substance Of a unani-
nous consent agreement entered into
by the Senate after days Of pickering
between the opposing forces. In the
by unanimous consent the Senate may
after August 26 and before the vote
on war prohibition take up and dis
pose of emergency legislation should
any present itself. But this can be
The "drys" feel confident they will
eventually. put wartime prohibition
through the Senate and through
Congress-. and that President Wilson
will not veto such q measure.
Opens Way to Recess.
This agreement opened the way to a
virtual recess Of the Senate for several
weeks. Under a gentlemen's agree
ment the Senate will adjourn for
three days at a time until August rs,
with the understanding that no busi-
ness Of Importance shall be UNDER
taken in that time.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
Loses Way, Dayton to Chicago.

LIMA. Ohio. July 1s.-Ldeut Georges
Flachaire Of the French army, flying
from Dayton to Chicago in an
American-built Spad fighting plane.
descended here late today after hav-
ing lost his way and running out Of
gasoline.
Tlachaire thought he had landed in
which was to have been
his Arst stop. After taking on gRsoHne
he left for Fort Wayne, Ind.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
Secretary Lansing at Summer Home

WATERFOWL. N. Y. July 1s.--Sec-
retary of State Robert Lansing and
Mrs. Lansing arrived today at their
summer home at Henderson Harbor
for a months vacation. Mr.. Lansing
expects to pass much Of his time Ash
ing Direct telephone communities
ton with washington has been in
stalled which will enable the Secre-
tary to keep in close touch with the
affairs OF state.
Evening star., 1918-07-14
PRESIDENT ASKS. SENATOR
LEWIS NOT TO RETIRE

President Wilson has etked sena-
tor Lewis Of Illinois to (ccept re-
nomination and make . campaign for
reelection.
II have heard with concern that you
thought Of not accepting q renomina-
ton for the Senate and undertaking q
campaign" the President wrote to
Senator LewiR ct hope sincerely that
IL that has been your Inclination YOU
will reconsider your Judgment in tho
matter and undertake the race"
Evening star., 1918-07-14
ORDNANCE CHIEF NAMED.
George J. Roberts Of Richmond
Heads New York District,

Appointment Of George J. Roberts
Of Richmond. Va. Woe president and
general manager Of the Public Service
Corporation Of New Jersey, ~ ord
nance district chief for the New York
district was announced yesterday by
the acting chief Of ordnance.
His appointment completes the list
Of ten district chiefs who have gem
oyal administrative charge and super
vision Of production Of ordinances ma
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