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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
FIRST PRODUCTION BY NEILAN
ADAPTATION OF PARRISH BOOK

Work on The Eternal Three" will
soon be started under the direction
OF Marshall Neilan. 1t is his initial
independent production for the First
National Exhibitors Circuit. The
film is an adaptation from Randall
Parrish's book, Bob Hampton of
Placer"
II have but one object in mind"
said Neilan, that is to make The
Eternal Three box-office attrac-
tion. During the years I have been
producing pictures 1 have made
study of the situations and bits OF
business which are most powerful in
bringing about the proper plays OF
emotions among the view "f The
picture. 1t may be artistic in the
c>trame and embody several new
III, as IN direc ns. but. abc'e all, 1t
should be DO i.o-tice attraction.
"If could iaahn tn. b,x-oiilcc at
,rnt; .ons for the world ] care nat
who makes th= works OF at. After
all. what is n greater work or art
r!an Il at whict n!nEes hap.ier the
iivei, + milllCns OF people"
Lewis stone will play the ratt OF
l!"b Hampton; Mario'i ie paw W; play
HamiIton. who riuyed the ~" rcle
in Daddy Long Legs" will be the
third side of the triangle; Wesley
Long Legs" will play the part of a
miniature bad man.
USED wIGwAG SIGNALS TO DIRECT
Resourcefulness is one of the prin-
rcctors. and pretty nearly all direc-
tors have it to u greater or less eX-
tent. Director Charles Maigne proved
the other day while filming scene
of the Irene Castle Paramount-Art-
craft production, The See-Say" that
he possesses IL 70 a marked degree.
Mr.. Maigne was staging scene
which showed an automobile plung-
ing over a 400-foot cliff near the
Taughannock Falls in Ithaca. N. Y,
the Rocky Mountains. Mr.. Maigne
had five cameras stationed at vari-
Gus points and distances to record all
phases of the cars plunge over the
points. however. Mr.. Maigne found
that the roar of the waterfall would
prevent his voice from being heard
by the different cameramen.
Then he discovered that three OF
his oameramen had just been mus
tered out of the Signal Corps Of the
United states Army and were IA
miliar with the semaphore signal sys-
tenn in use in the Army. Immediately
he went to Colonel f. A. Barton,
commander of the military training
section of Cornell University, and bor-
rowed three regular Army non-com-
missioned officers. From another mo-
ton picture company he borrowed
two cameramen who had just been
discharged from the Army, and then
proceeded to shoot the scenes, the
cameramen and their assistants car
rying on conversation and receiving
instructions by means of wigwag
signals"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

The new bill which opens at the
Majestic Theater promises to be ex-
ceptionally good. The
At the Majestic Sterling SaXaphone
Four is one of the
spiciest musical offerings in vaude-
vile. The members of this troupe
are all musicians of the first rank
and are sure to please any lover of
music.
Four other Keith acts complete the
bill. Each OF these acts are billed
as excellent acts. therefore the show
which starts to-day should be eX-
cellent. Next Monday the new serial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
, featuring the daring serial star,
/ Helen Holmes. will be shown.

featuring the daring serial star.
Helen Holmes, will be shown.
Stewart Edward Whites greatest
lately been adapted
At the Colonial to the motion picture
shown at the Colonial Theater. This
picture has the reputation of being
the one true story OF actual condi-
therefore. is in a situation to know.
The Westerners." as move. was
one of the most popular books ever
published. AS a photoplay it is even
better than the book. If you have
seen the book, now see the location
of the story. This picture will be
shown to-day. tomorrow and Wed
nesday only. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Earle Williams will pc
shown in The Wolf"
An excellent cast of players was
assembled for the various roles in
The Dark Star"
Chambers Story the Paramounf-Art-
at the Regent Craft Special which
will be shown to-
day. tomorrow and Wednesday at
the Regent Theater At their head
stands Marion Davies, beautiful and
talented.
"The Dark Star" is, generally re-
Earded as one OF Robert w Cham
bea.s' best works. His Ruhannah
Carcw, the heroine of this novel is a
~or-erkahIa child. a child of the Dark
Star, under whose evil influence she
was born, and her thrilling adven-
lures as evolved by Mr.. Chambers
arc thc acme of dramatic effect. A
girl from mission in Turkey, a hoy
from a New York village, a raven
haired daughter of Russia. way
ward son of the Caucasus, are all
swept together in a maelstrom OF
mystery and intrigue.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
REGENT THEATER

REGENT THEATER
To-day, Tomorrow and Wednesday
Double Attraction Marion Da-
vies in the Paramount Aircraft
Special, THE Dark Star" by Rob
ert w. Chambers and the Mack
Sennett Comedy. Uncle Tom With
out the Cabin"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday -
An all-star cast n the Super-Spe-
cial. The Turn in the Road"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

"MAYTIME'
Announced as one of the biggest
popular successes yet produced by the
Messrs. Lee and ]. J. Shubert, May
time" a genuine dramatic and musi-
cal novelty. by Rida Johnson Young,
with music by Sigmund Romberg will
be seen here for the first tine at the
next Friday and Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
COLONIAL

To-day, Tomorrow and Wednesday
Stewart Edward Whites great
novel picturized. entitled The
Westemers."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

All this wcek-"Auction of Souls"
featuring Aurora Mardiganian, the
sole survivor of 100000 Armenian
girls sold into Turkish harems.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
ORPHEUM

ORPHEUM
Tonight only, Monday. Sept "a
Edna Goodrich in Sleeping Part
hers"
Three days. starting Tuesday, Sept
%, matinees Wednesday and
Thursday Robert Downing in
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room."
Friday night and Saturday, matinee
and night. Sept Is and 81 - Lee
! and ]. ]. Sbubert offer ''Maytime."
MAJESTIC
High-CIass Vaudeville. Monday Tues
day and wednesday-"The SaNa-
phone Melody Four" real head
liner jazz musical Offering, and
other pleasing specialties.
All this wcek-"Auction of Souls"
featuring Aurora Mardiganian, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
SECURITY EXCHANGES
ARE TAKING HOLIDAY
Succession of MiIlion-Share
Days Causes Serious conges-
ton in Brokers' Offices

New York, Aug. 2.-The abnormal
volume which speculative operations on
the stock exchange have attained re-
Gently has brought about serious con-
gestion in brokerage offices. In some
instances clerks have been a week be-
hind in the postings in their ledgers.
The continued succession of million
share turnovers has taxed the facilities
of the stock exchange severely.
The new clearing branches Of the ex-
change will not be in operation until
next winter, when it is expected the
machinery for handling the great vol
ume of business will be greatly aug
mented and some measure of relief from
the present conditions afforded.
Because of the difficulty which the
staffs of brokerage offices have encoun-
tered to keep up with the enormous
business, the brokers petitioned the
governors to close the stock exchange
today. Clerks have been working into
the early hours of the morning getting
out reports for customers and are hard
at work today in an effort to get abreast
of current transactions.
1t is regarded as likely that further
Saturday closings will be necessary if
the present volume of speculation is
maintained, and the opinion prevails
in Wall street that any change is likely
to be in the direction of increased stock
trading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
SENTIMENT IS MIXED
IN THE CORN MARKET
Economic Situation Continues
to Be Most Disturbing Fac
tor-Brokers Nervous

Chicago, Aug. 2.-Sentiment in the
corn market was mixed this morning
and changes in price were irregular,
but, generally, the undertonc was weak,
the economic situation continuing to be
most disturbing factor. Brokers were
nervous over the attitude of the gov
ernment as to the cost of living, and
buyers remained timid.
Commission houses were on both sides
at the outset. Shortly after the start
shorts bought freely, taking profits,
and forced values up. On the ad-
vance commission houses sold literally
and broke prices sharply.
September opened at 81. .SS to 81 81 y =,
against 81. S9A at the close yesterday,
and. after touching 81 49, dropped to
S1.S4. December opened at $1.51 to
81. sc, and. after selling / cent above
yesterdays price, at 81 .5S, fell to Sl.5j.
The receipts here today were jS cars.
Trade in oats was active and mixed.
Prices opened easier, but offerings
ceased Immediately after the start and
values sold above yesterdays close Oh
buying by commission houses and
shorts, influenced by recent large pur-
chases of the cash article. The gains
were not maintained.
The arrivals here to-day were 190
cars.
September opened at 75isc to 7Gc,
against 76Ac at the close yesterday,
and, after touching 1890. rcceded to
74Ac. December opened at 7TMc to
7Sc, against 7S1sc at the close yester-
day. and, i.s'er selling at TSHc, de-
clined to TIC.
The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
today were 173 cars, against pos cars
last year; at Duluth, cars, against
| car; at Chicago, T16 cars, against
500 cars; at Winnipeg, 81 cars, against
30 cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
MANY DEAD CORPORATIONS
Three Hundred Are Stricken From
States Books by Auditor General

Harrisburg, Aug. 2.-Three hundred
corporations organized under the laws
of the state of Delaware have been
stricken from the books of the state of
Pennsylvania by Auditor General Snyder
as dead"
These companies, which had been
granted licenses to do business in this
state, failed to file reports for capital
stock and loans taxes, and for several
years the settlements for taxes against
them were estimated. Owing to the
difficulties experienced in locating Off .
cesc Mr.. Snyder sent representative
to Dover, where it was discovered that
the corporations had gone out of bust
ness or were not assets from state
taxation standpoint.
During July, the auditor general col
lccted $101 ,924.S1 in delinquent taxes,
some of which had been due for years.
In the first six months of this year more
than half a million dollars Of taxes that
were long overdue were paid. Since
January 1, 1918, the auditor general =
department has sent to the state trea =
sury S2,31S, ,556.25 collected as de
linquent taxes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT-Receipts. 2l7.732 bush. The
are; No. i red winter, 81. 80: No. northern
spring. $3.50: No. / hard winter. 81 80
10; red wiT,sr ssrI'cky, S2s5; n No
and smutty; So "a; No. : red winter 50 30;
No. 2 northern spring 50 40; No. hard
winter. 2.36; No. red winter, Garlicky'
S2S4; No. . red. smutty. 81 ga: No ? red.
gariicky and smutty s2.31: No. {. rcd win
yer. " 81; No. 3 nCrthern spring. S232; NO.
licky. 81. 80, No. 3 red. smutty. s.. 20: No.
} rcd. garllCky and smutty. So lower
grades on their merits.
CORN-Receipts. 25OO bush. Trade wa,
slow and prices further declined &C. We
quote yellow in car lots for local trade. as
to quality and location. at s2.l2g2.l4.
OATS-ReceIpts. 5O.029 bush. The mar
ket was quiet and barely steady. Quotations
Car lots as to lOcaton--No. white. so a
S9l2 G; No white. Ssia a soc No. white
STA nsSc No. white. 50 SEC.
FLOUR-Receipts 4 bbIs. and 5l7 $50 lbs
in sacks. The market ruled firm but quiet
Quotations.: To arrive. per 1875 lbs. in lao
pound jute saCks-Winter straight. west
ern. old. $40. T5@ll: new. 1913 q 10 %: near
by. old SlOd l0.75 new. S9.750l0; Kansas
straight. new, Sll ll25Wl1.5O: Kansas. snor'
patent, old. $l26l25 so: new. 81 ! 500 II. 10
spring short patent old. S13 " ID. 30; do
patent old. $l2. J0@ 10; do. first clear. old
50 10 d1O.
RYE FLOUR sold slowly at former rates
We quote at $s,GO00.25 per barrel. in sacks
as to quality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02

000,0 greater than In the corre-
spending period Of 1913. Irrespective
of the extensive plans for granting
credits to foreign nations, bankers and
industrial companies have already
loaned Europe some $3.50, ,000, 900. And
the advancing of foreign credits has
as yet been scarcely more than talked
about.
Offer French Treasury Bills
The Morgans announced that they
would shortly begin weekly behring's
of French treasury bills, project sim
liar to the offering of British treasury
bills which has been going on for two
years or so. Talk was heard of IL
Belgian credit, British credit and so
on. The situation in the foreign OK
change market demonstrates what must
be done in the way Of extending credits
if foreign trade is to be safeguardcd
In June alone the excess of exports
over imports was S825, 142, ,S92. The
need of the world for goods which this
country only can supply is the main
factor in the foreign trade situation.
The adverse trend of foreign exchange
is but one of several influences.
1t is good for neither the buyer nor
the seller and it Can be corrected ef-
fcctually only by the extension of cred
it's on scale hitherto unheard of
At best gold can be shipped only in
relatively small quantities. In other
1 a 4
the evil and would in addition bring the
other evil of imitation in its train.
Conditions in domestic business indi-
cate prosperity. The steel trade has ap-
parcntly turned the corner. The report
of the United States Steel Corporation,
issued last Tuesday. for the second
quarter. showed that the change came in
June. The report was better than ex q
pectcd and was highly encouraging for
what it forecast with respect to succeed e
ing quarters. May was the worst month
Of the quarter, with earnings of $40,
032 800, whereas June showed S12,3Il,
$40, and most Of the improvement came
after the middle of the month.
The gain for the quarter was not
utdNN, only uDOuL Tou',DoD' DuL IL is
the trend which carries significance,
Judge Gary said that the domestic sit
uation was good, that the export situ-
alton was fair and improving, and that
the uncertainty of the foreign exchange
market as a problem of the export trade
would be solved by Intelligent consider
alton of the factors..'' The Iron Age
pointed to increasing oncration of BIAS
furnaces and steel plants, particular!
in the Pittsburgh district, and to accu
mutation of untitled orders at a time o
( the year when there is usually slaCken
ing. Railroad buying is nearer anC
! there is already the beginning of SOM
business from that quarter i'll the wa.
of car repairs. 1t is mentioned, bi
/ glcefully it is to be suspected, that in
/ dications are that ION some product
/ prices will be higher than at the tim
of the railroad administration grea
refusal"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02

fuses any compromise with the existing
order. that looks upon all concessions
to labor in the form of higher wages,
shorter hours, unemployment insurance,
or even profit sharing, as sop thrown
by capital to divert or confuse the work :
ing class.
Minority Is Nowhere Large
This minority of extremists nowhere
is large. In England it was estimated
in both conservative and radical quar-
tcrs, as being ut the minimum some
where between 10 and 10 per cent of the
total organized mass of union labor.
fancy the proportion is not less, and
doubt if it is much more in any of the
European countries which I visited.
Everywhere it is active. Within the
labor unions themselves the radical ele
ment has a voice quite out of proportion
to its numbers.
In recognizing this element of insta =
biity in the European situation it might
be well if we took the lesson home and
became conscious of the fact that our
own great conservative majority is
phlegmatic, not unified, almost voice
less, and at the same time note how
efficient are the methods of active radi
cal minorities. We have socialist papers
with million circulation.
There is steady flow of incendiary
pamphlets through the tenements of the
East Side, the authors of some of which
could legally be shot for treason.
l.. II
in Wall street, while the men in the ad
jacent offices give far more time tc
scheming how to get advantage of O
business competitor than they give to
original thinking on economic and socia
questions. America is the greatest OF
democracics, pledged to the sovereign
rule of majorities; and America should
beware of the power Of minorities.
Copyrighted 1919 by the Macmillan Co.
Monday Mr.. Vanderlip will discuss
Americas Opportunities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
Germans viii Exploit Re-
Uolt-Ridden Country Un-
less U. S Acts, Says Fin.
dncier
america, Greatest OF De-
mocracies, Should Be-
1Cdre of Po,Uer of Minori-
ties, He Advises
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT

Making predictions of any kind is
dangerous business. To make pre-
diction about so raSt chaos as Russia
would need a quite foolishly reckless
prophet; and still without making n
prediction I am going to make guess.
The Bolshevik regime is passing
phase.
1t will be succeeded by a dictator,
again representing an effectively power
full small minority. The period of die =
tatorship will be followed by con
sttutional monarchy, for Russia, with
its eighty five per cent of illitcracy and
with its unstable and idcalistic national
character, is not ready for real de
mOCraCy.
And then sooner or later there will
emerge a nation, the most solvent in
Europe, because it has the richest
natural resources.
1t is a nation that has more nearly
the characteristics of the United States
than any other nation in the world, and
it may yet have some of the same type
of marvellous prosperity.
In sense, the obligation of Russia
discredited and repudiated as it is to
day, is more valuable than the obliga
tion of some countries whose obligations
have hardly been questioned, because
there is in Russia the inherent wealth
to make good its obligations.
But all this is but guessing. and on,
mans guess is worth as much as an.
others. While | am guessing, how
ever, I will make another. Russit
will be dominated and exploited b,
! Germany, unless the United State,
shows unexpected prescience, courage
and a disposition to take 4 financia
| adventure.
Germany lies adjacent to Russia.
The imperial spirit of conquest has no
been killed in Germany. When tn
war started the axis of German am
bition pointed toward Bagdad. Now i
will swing around toward Moscow ant
the rich world beyond.
There will be an escape for German
from the slavery of indemnity by mi
grafton to Russia, and an almost fire.
field for German direction, because ther
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
Il be few Russians left with capacity
direct.
Two Examples Are Extreme

will be few Russians left with capacity
to direct.
Two Examples Are Extreme
These two examples of Prussianism
and bolshcvism are extreme and not
particularly good examples of what !
mean by the power of minorities.
| What | have seen leads me to believe
that it might be possible in any country
to change the course of government. to
ovcrturn the form of government, indeed
/ even to impress upon the people new
! form of social order, while the great
majority of the people had no desire
| for such n change and took no active
part in bringing it about.
believe that spread of bolshevism
| in Europe can come either through
contact with Bolshcvist countries or by
spontaneous outbreak of bolshevism
! in community where industry has
been paralyzcd and idleness is followed
: By want and hunger. There are fourteen
countries bordering on Bolshevist Rus
sia, and they are directly exposed to the
contagion.
Proximity, however. would not be
necessary to development in one form
or another of revolutionary movements
! looking to the establishment of com
munistic society.
They found that democracy did not
bring to the prolctariat what it con-
sidered to be its rightful share. Then
they organized labor unions and the
weapon of the strike came into use.
The organization of strikes to enforce
the demands for higher wages met with
success, so far as wages are measured
in units of currency, but frequently met
with failure to better the condition OF
the workers because of advancing
cost of living. Men got higher wages
and found themselves worse off.
This has contributed toward building
up a sentiment of suspicion of the very
foundation of the present social order,
and everywhere, England included,
there is significant minority that re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
BULLS DISAPPOINTED
IN ACTION OF COTTON
Activity and Firmness, Which
Had Been Anticipated, Fail
to MateriaIize

New York, Aug. 2.-Bulls were
greatly disappointed at the action of
this mornings cotton market.
Yesterdays excited buying and strong
closing had led to very general ex-
pcctation of an active and firm open-
ing today, but the trade and public,
after nights consideration, appeared
to reach the conclusion that the agita-
ton for reductions in living costs might
be aimed at cotton as well as other
commodities and there was pretty
general inclination to take profits or
leave the market alone for the move
mcnt.
AS a result first prices were only
IS to 10 points higher and, after sell
ing at $3.50 on the call. October
promptly broke to 34.75 under active
realizing, southern and spot house SELL
ing
The market encountered increasing
pressure during much of the first hour.
and at one time, in the absence of sup
port, showed net loss of about 4J to
30 points and a decline of 60 to 100
points from the opening high level.
Selling pressure appeared to be
mostly in liquidation of long accounts,
although there was some selling from
the South and from spot firms in the
shape of hedges. Liverpool did little
either way after the opening. Toward
the close of the first hour prices rallied
II to 20 points on covering and predic-
tions for showers over the eastern belt.
Sentiment seemed very mixed, and
many traders, for the moment, were in e
clined to attach more Importance to
matters outside the cotton market thar
to the condition of the crop.
Weakness increased in the final hour.
Final prices were barely steady at a net
loss of IS to 20 points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. Aug. 2.-The coffee mar
ket opened easier again, in sympathy
with the Rio spot market, which was
reported 200 reis lower. The charac-
ter of the selling this morning was
much the same as in evidence through :
out yesterdays session.
Call prices today were 10 to 10 points
below the previous close.
Recent Investigations and the talk of
the high cost of living were again fac
tor in the market, coupled with the de-
cline in the Rio spot market of 200 reis,
and this had tended to check any ag-
gressive points right after the opening
the market lacked snap either way and
was II holiday affair.
Some spot business has been reported
on the basis of about 23c for Rio IS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-02
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Aug. 2.--Business in the
foreign exchange market this morning
was very quiet with mixed changes:
Quotations were: Demand sterling
4.35h, cables 4.36A; franc checks
7.30, cables 7.2S; German mark checks
6, cables 6is ; Holland checks 37A,
cables 373s Italian lire checks S.62,
cables $50; Swiss checks 5.57, cables
5.55; Stockholm checks 24S5, cables
%; Christiania checks $3.50, cables
1886; Copenhagen checks 90, cables
22.15; Spain pesetas checks 1919,
cables 1913.