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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
HAMPER
 COMMUNICATION

DENVER, April 7.-R-For the second time within a few weeks rail and wire communication to the east are seriously hampered by heavy snow, sleet and windstorms which are sweeping across the mid dle west. Western Nebraska, Wy. oming. Utah and western Colorado are all affected. Many places report severe cold and high winds prevail turnout the entire section. Trains are late on all trans-continenta roads and many of the wires leading east are down.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
EIGHT HOUR DAY
 BEING | PROPOSED ]

PARIS. April 7-R1-A bill for the establishment of an eight-hour working day for all industries thru. out France will be introduced in the chamber of deputies next Tuesday. The peasure is being prepared un. der the supervision of . committee of labor members and socialist depu. ties. Tho supporters Of the measure declare that 1t win us enacted by an overwhelming majority. No sc- tive oppositicn is anticipated.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
TRIAL
 HELD MAY FIFTH

SEATTLE, Wash, April 7.-R- The trial of Miss Ruth Garrison for the murder of Mrs. Grace Storrs. at a downtown lunch room. was set to- day for May 5th, next. Dudley Storrs. husband of the murdered woman is still being held by the Okanogan of- ficials, where he was employed as crime was committed.
 The Garrison girl recently pleaded not guilty at the time of her ar raignment Her attorney stated that she was mentally irresponsible" when the crime was committed, but that she has since recovered full possession of her mental faculties.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
HUVS uNCITINC
 SPANISH RIOTS

PARIS. April 7.-R)-The French foreign office was tonight advised that 200 German citizens have ar. rived at Barcelona and Seville. in custody of Spanish military author
 ities charged with participating in and melting recent rioting in diff ferent parts of Spain. The Spanish aut1ori-es caught the Germans red
 handed. It is believed that they Ire emissaries of the German Spar 'acus group and have been plotting tho uowL1au of the Spanish throne.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
NO U. s. FORCES
 LEFT IN ITALY

GENOA, April 7-R-The last de tachment of American troops left Italy this afternoon aboard the steamer Dante Alghieri bound direct for the United States. The boys from across the Atlantic were given a great send-off. Italian civil and authorities participated in the farewell which was attended by thousands of people who cheered un. til the transport was out of hearing.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
TORa1'AD, HITS
 WESTERN OMAHA

OMAHA. April 7--F-A vicious tornado swept the western portion of this city at an early hour this morn ing. The residence section of the city was struck hardest, heavy dam age being done.
 The scene of the twister rivals in destruction the one created by the tornado which hit Omaha in 1913. Many homes were unroofed. and oth- CTS are practically ruined. No ac- curate estimate of property damage has yet been made. Only one casual small boy who may die from the In, iuries which he received.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
BRIlISH OBTAIN
 DUTCH STEAMER

PLYMOUTH, Eng, April 7.-(P)- The Dutch steamer Nieuw Amster. dam is being detained here by the to make public their reasons for the detention. The vessel sailed from NewYork on March 26th last. It Is considered significant that Won Eek hard, formerly minister to Mexico, is aboard the ship enroute to Germany.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
STRIKES BROKEN IN WURTTEMBURC

BERLIN. April 7.-R-Training ernment announced today that the general strike which has been in operation in Wurttemburg for the past few days has ended. All th strikers have returned to their places. It is believed that all trou. ble has teen averted in the affected district and that the government can easily keep fresh disturbances from breaking out.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
YAQUI LuDlANS
 GROSS INTO U. s,

MORALES, Texas, April 7.--(P)- A band of YaQui indians crossed the border into the United States from Sonora. Mexico. last night. They obtained large amount of ammuni- tion and considerable supply of arms and succeeded in recrossing the boundary before the troops could reach the scene. The supplies which they secured had apparently been cached for their coming by snug. glers and gunrunners. Military au- thorities are investigating the matter and hope to round up the smugglers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14
PROMINENT ENGINEER DENlESALL
 WlCKERSHAM CHARGES; SAYS LANES
 ADMINISTRATION IS NOT AFAILURE

SEATTLE, Wash. April 7.(PcA complete refuta- ton of the charges made by James Wckersham against Secretary Lane and the Alaskan Engineering commission in the construction of the Alaskan railroad published today lin the Postnteigencer letter written by Professor F. D. Hayden of the engineering school of the University of Washington. Professor Hayden formerly engineer the staff of the Alaskan Engineering commission and stationed Nenana for time He was connected with the railroad in Alaska for nearly four years.
 Professor Hayden says that the charges of ncompetecy against either Mr. Lane the commission and the alleged waste credited in construction have foundation of fact He declared that Wickesam has deliberately made broad sweeping condemnation of the entire project basng it few definite statements.
 Referring to the cost of construction the prelini estimates furnished before beginning the york; he de- cared that the increase caused by disturbed and unusual labor conditions and unprecedented advance in steel prices Similar advances in other materials and supplies could not but help to make greater expenditure necessary
 Mir. Hayden states that he is firmly convinced that there no nor has there bee any playing of politics by either Mr. Lane his subordinaes in the field He was connected with the commission for period of almost four and to the best of his knowledge the members of that body made no effort to establish allow established chine such Wickersham charges Secretary Lane with ha ing formed Mr. Haydens letter every charge made by Wickersham.
 F. D. Hayden was formerly resident engineer with the Alaskan Engineering commission. Some of the first work he did for the commission in connection with the road south from Nenana being in charge of party of and builders the river section Later he sent to Fairbanks and took charge of this end chief The work done the Happy section up to last year done under his supervision He left the commission to enter the army following the declaration of against Germany, but turned down for service by physicians Later he enter ed the University of Washington as assistant professor the engineering school
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
TIMBER
PICTURE SHOWN IN
COLORS At STRAND.
Cost of Carelessness" Pre-
sents Important Object Les
son in Care Of Forest Re-
sources.

Each year millions of dollar6 worth
of valuable timber is lost in the United
States through disastrous forest fires.
These are caused in many ways: some
unavoidable, others the result Of care
lessness. Prizma's picture in natures
colors. THE Cost Of Carelessness," Is
eli illustration of the devastation that
may result from q campers negligence.
This picture, which may be seen on
the same program with the Border
Legion" at The Strand for four days
beginning to day, will appeal to all
lovers of the great outdoors. The
building of "Siwash" camp 10 follow
cd from the selection Of q suitable site
IN the heart of the woods. through the
Various steps of forming the "tepee"
and lining the walls and floor with
boughs of evergreen, to the completed
camp. The appetizing process Of cook
Ing supper over a campfire IL not the
least attractive part of this subject
In the morning the campers leave
after making sure the campfire IL out,
for a thoughtless camper may be the
cause of the destruction of thousands
of acres of valuable forests. The scenes
that follow are of an actual forest fire
in California that were taken at great
peril to show the relentless, destructive
nature of such conflagrations.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
chin Chin, MODERN VERSION Of OLD
ARABIAN NIGHTS TALE WILL Be GIVEN
STUPENDOUs PRODUCTION At THE P|NVEY
Wonderful Musical Extravaganza Booked Four Days
Dec 5, and Under Direction of Charles Dillingham;
With Walter Wills and Roy Binder in Leading Roles
Sheer Beauty of Spectacle advertisement Features

which were by her husband, the late
James O'Dea.
The lyrics of the Chinese song "Go
Gar Sig Gong -Jue," which Is one of
the biggest song hits in chin Chin"
were written by Anne Caldwell and
James O'Dea In English and were
translated by Chinese gentleman in
Washington. The English equivalent
of the title Is THE High Cost of
Living"
Chin Chin" is a modern version Of
the famous old Arabian Nights tale
of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp"
The authors have taken all kinds of
liberties with the original story, but
upon its foundation they have built
an up-to-date extravaganza with be-
wilderingly amusing adjuncts.
Walter Wills and Roy Binder In this
funny fantasy have become a couple
of Cinnamon who have more or less
thrilling adventures in the pursuit of
the lamp which brought to its pos
SCISSOR all manner Of happiness.
For three years playgoers of this
city have been waiting for Charles
Dillingham's gigantic production Of
Chin Chin and now the announce
ment is made that this famous organ
ization with Wills and Binder in the
lead will positively appear at the Pin
ney theater.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
FAMOUS NOVEL BY
LOUISA N. ALCOTT
SHOWN IN PICTURES
Little Women" Filled With
Humor, Pathos and senti-
ment, at Majestic Last Of
the Week.

Filled with humor. pathos and del
icate sentiment Little Women" the
famous novel Of Louisa M. Alcott,
which has been picturized and rel
leased a. a special picture. will be
shown at the Majestic Friday and
Saturday.
This will be an event in which every
woman and child in the city, and mon
too for that matter, who have read this
immortal story, will be intensely In
terested.
1t Is q lavender scented picture of
New England during the days Of the
Civil War and its numerous home
touches. its bits Of romance and its
gentle pathos are as effective in the
photoplay as they were in the pages
of Miss Acott's wonderful book. One
follows the career Of Meg. 10. Beth
and Amy with solicitude and one
laughs when they are joyful and weeps
when sorrow overtakes them. Who
does not recall JOS sublime and use
less sacrifice when she sells her hair
to provide money for her mothers trip
to Washington. where her husband
lies seriously i'll? Who can refrain
from weeping at the pathetic death of
Beth, nor marvel at the wealth Of
love which bound the girls to Mar
NEE" and father and to one another?
THIS splendid photoplay is of I'M
usual historic interest, inasmuch as
the scenes were filmed in and about
the homo Of Miss Alcott in Concord,
Mass where she wrote Little Wo-
men," Every attention was paid to
the details Of production by Harley
Knoles, the director, and Rene Guis-
sart, the photographer. The four lit
tie women are portrayed by Isabel
Lamon, Dorothy Bernard, Lillion Hall
and Florence Finn. Kate Lester,
julia Hurley, George Kelson, Conrad
Nelson. Henry Hull and Lynn Ham
mond also are In the cast
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

Apparently none of their adventures
lin New York caused more pleasure to
1.-THE committee of Chinese merchants
who were touring America last year
than their visit to Chin Chin"
Even those of the members to whom
English is an unknown tongue nodded
and smiled and applauded as their
brethren of linguistic ability explained
the jokes to them. For the most part.
though, they needed no explanations,
so much of Chin Chin" is made up
of sheer beauty of spectacle and quick
moving advertisement.
Ivan Caryll, the gifted composer of
"Chin Chin" is well known here for
his charming music in The Pink
Lady, The Little Cafe" and other
| light operas. BY birth Mr.. Caryll is
Belgian, but few years ago he was
inaturalized, thus becoming an ardent
son of Uncle Sam.
Anne Caldwell, part author of the
book of "Chin Chin" is one of the
very few women librettists in Amer
Nca. She also wrote the librettos of
1.-THE Lady of the Slipper" and When
sClaudia Smiles 1t is interesting to
l&now that Anne Caldwell was once
comedienne. Later she won popu-
larity with her songs, the lyrics of
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
MOTORbOAT CUTS
SK|FF IN MIDDLE
Thrilling Incident Shown in the
Twelfth Episode Of Ma
jestic's Serial, Smashing
Barriers"

To actually witness a collision on
land or on water always means to be
thrilled and Mortified. Those are the
sensations that are bound to como to
those who see the twelfth episode of
Smashing Barriers" tho new adven-
ture serial to be shown at the Ma1es-
tic Wednesday and Thursday.
William Duncan, the star Of the Sc
rial, together with Edith johnson
(Bella Manners), the heroine, Bella's
father and a detective, make their
escape from the clutches of Bullhead
Bulger (Joe Ryan, and his garg of
villainous lumberjacks, whom they are
trying to bring to Justice.
Their means Of escape Is a small
rowboat. They are out in the middle
of the bay, with Bullhead and part
Of the gang pursuing in q motorboat.
When Duncan refuses to surrender
Bullhead turns the sharp nose of the
motorboat on the hapless occupants
of the little skiff and with full speed
ahead plows right through the frail
craft, cutting 1t in two.
The villains pick up Bella and take
her away with them while Duncan
and the rest are left to make their way
out of their plight as best they can A
passing motor launch rescues them
when they are nearly ready to give
up from exhaustion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
DEATH STRUGGLE ON
OCEAN BED SCENE IN
WHITE HEATHER
Action in Photoplay at Empress
Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday Centers Around I'm
dersea Fight.

A scene of tremendous dramatic
POWER is that in which two men en-
gage in a death struggle on the floor
OF the ocean in Maurice Tourneurs lat
est Paramount Aircraft special pic
fure, 1.-The White Heather" which will
be displayed at the Empress Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. This is said
by New York critics to be the most
thrilling and novel scene ever pictured
1.-THE White Heather is adapted
from the Drury Lane melodrama- In
directly, the title comes from the good
duck flower of the Scotch Highlands,
the white heather. Yet Scotland is the
background for but part-and min
or part of the melodrama. The action
centers around the recovery of mar
riage record from the hulk of des
froyed yacht, called THE White Heath
err The big scene of the melodrama
takes place at the bottom of the sea,
where the hero and the villain, in the
weird costumes of deep sea divers,
fight to the death.
This the thrilling portion of 1.-The
White Heather" has the bottom of the
sea for it's background. For these
scenes Mr.. Tourneur employed the lat
est inventions of the Williamson
Brothers, whose subsea photography
devices made possible the visualiza-
ton of under the water scenes. Much
of the story centers in London, revolv-
ing between the financial district and
the slums. In the scenes ION change"
Mr. Tourneur employed thousands of
players.
"The White Heather" has a cast in :
Guiding H. E. Herbert little Ben Alex
ander, the child who scored in The
Turn of the Road" and Hearts of
the World: Ralph Graves. Mabel Bal
lin. Jack Gilbert and Spottiswoode Ait
ken.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
WONDERFUL METHOD Of PORTRANNG
conversation Of PLAYERS IS USED
|NMEW FILM, THE BORDER LEGION"
Double Exposure Employed Get Ideas
Instead Of Customary Flash Observation-Disclosures Tnma-
tzation Of Zane areys Nove-wm at the Strand for
Four Days, Starting This Afternoon.

Seekers after novelties in motion
pictures have a treat in store with the
presentation Of "The Border Legion"
from the famous story by Zane Grey,
at the Strand four days beginning to-
Gay.
The thrilling action drama Of the
west seethes with novel situations that
are certain to make The Border Le-
gion" stand out az pre- eminent among
productions dealing with the rugged
west.
Prominent among the novelties is
the use Of double exposures to illus
trate the characters conversations in
stead Of the customary flashbaclEs.
Half the screen shows the actors in
conversation while the other half re-
veals the situation about which they
are talking. 1t is but one of the ways
in which Mr.. Hunters attention to de-
tall makes THE Border Legion" the
novel. entertaining and up-to the-min-
ute motion picture triumph exacting
critics have declared It to be.
When Zane Grey consented to hav-
ing the most virile of his western stor-
les done for the screen he stipulated
that his word picture of the Rocky
Mountain region be faithfully repro
duced both in the scenic effects and III
the acting. And the author after view
ing the picture, warmly praised the
produced for his adherence to his in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
HAWAIIAN TROUPE TO
Be HERE THIS WEEK

Accidental bigamy, Of which much
mas been written in the literature OF
fact and fiction, provides an intensely
dramatic element in THE Combat
This picture, with Anita Stewart in
the stellar role. will be shown at the
Majestic Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Stewart plays the role of Mu-
rfel Fleming, daughter of fashion
who is prevented from marrying open
ly the man she loves, because of his
lack of wealth. They wed secretly and
the young husband. Graydon Burton,
leaves for the gold fields to seek his
fortune.
He strikes It rich and writes to her
that he has engaged accommoda tons
on a fast train back east Meantime
criminal partner attempts to rob him
and third partner and commits MUIR
der. Graydon IL arrested for the
crime.
The train he was to have taken il
wrecked and Graydon. whose name
is on the passenger list. Is reported
killed. Shortly afterward Muriers
widowed mother. driven to desperation
by financial disaster. coerces the girl
into marrying a man of wealth.
When Graydon finally does return
after many adventures Muriel faces
tremendous sensations in the discov-
cry that she has committed accidental
bigamy.
The Royal Hawaiian quintet, con-
sisting Of three men and two women,
a troupe of genuine Hawaiians, will
be the feature vaudeville number
Monday and Tuesday at the Majestic.
Other vaudeville numbers will be Bert
Lennon, comedy specialist. and Rain
bow Lilly and Mohawk. two talented
the reservation to amuse the theater-
going public. The Indians call their
offering THE Twentieth Century In
dian Novelties"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

structions. The mountain scenery Mr..
Hunter chose for back grounds II mag
nificent and the action is 30 set against
1t that the spirit Of primeval, mani
mate nature and that Of the drama
seem to blend perfectly.
As painstAking AZ he was In the Sc
lection of locations, Mr.. Hunter was
even more SO in the choice Of players
10 portray the unusual characters Gre
ated by Miss Grey. In inducing Blanche
Bates to forsake the speaking stage
Tor a time and lend her art to motion
pictures, Mr.. Hunter succeeded where
scores OF producers have failed. In
this, however, Mr.. Hunter was aided
by Miss Bates husband, George Creel.
brilliant journalist and chairman of the
committee on public information. who
was eager to have the famous stage
star lend her talents to the screen.
Blanche Bates was in Boise this
year in stage production. The ceIe-
DRAFTED star has role much like the
one in THE Girl OF the Golden West.
that first brought her fame. Co-star-
red in The Border Legion" with Miss
Eates Is Hobart Bosworth, who has no
peer In the kind of role he is called nm
on to portray. A novelty indeed. is the
sight of two such eminent PLAYERS
brought together to depict situations
that are both thrilling and realistic
end for the most part, situations thar
nave never before been witnessed eth
er on the stage or the screen,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
MIND IS
REVEALED IN FILM

The climax Of Pauline Frederick
THE Fear Woman" at the Majestic
today only is not only intensely dra-
matte, but IL. moreover, sfngularly
true to feminine psychology. The he
roine puzzles everybody in the cast,
including the man she has rejected.
Then, when her point Is gained she
laughs away the doubt and distress of
the man she has loved all the while.
She was only testing him, she says
Consider the case of a girl who
breaks her engagement to marry a
man within two minutes of the cere-
mony; who leaves her home to seek
diversion among strangers, and all be-
cause she Is haunted by the fear of
an hereditary weakness. She meets
at resort the foolish. fat son of an
equally fat and foolish mother who,
In desperation, summons her lawyer
to talk common sense to Percy.
Think Of the girl when she il con-
fronted by the lawyer, who happens
to be the man she cast off-and still
bves. Does she tell him she does not
care for the fellow who is dangling
after her? Does she say that she has
never forgotten the lawyer? Not in
the least.
Helen Winthrop deliberately holds
him at bay, parties his inquiries with
bitingly sarcastic remarks and alto
gether plays at being a sphinx without
a secret. Not only that: she plans to
put him to q test far more exacting
than she ever dreamed would be pos
sible. Deliberately the girl pretends
that khe purse Of her ancestors
drini-has taken possession OF her.
uh>o her new found frienda ahriuk
from her and the mother of Percy
gloats over Helen's supposed down.
fall she IL thrilled by the faith her
lover shows in her. This 10 her SUI
prems triumph. Laughingly she casts
Off her mask, recalls the play of "Da-
vid Garrick." in which intoxication Is
simulated with heartbreaktng effect,
and let's the truth shine from her
eyes-and ginserals in her glass tells
Its tale.
rear Woman" and PAulins Frederick
blends comedy and tragedy with SUI
- Aeeooe y.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
PHOTOPLAY HERO
OVEsSTEPMOTHER
Odd Triangle Situation Devel-
oped in Sealed Hearts," Ct,
Majestic Wednesday and
Thursday.

Sealed Hearts" at The Majestic on
Wednesday and Thursday allevtates In
C great measure the fear that Eugene
O'Brien the popular matinee idol, was
TO appear In a series OF Perfect LsCver's
pictures. In Sealed Hearts" he 10 not
pursued by more than q reasonabl1
number of women and he II not the
toast of the town. q
Sealed Hearts 10 . drama built on
triangle situation. One can hardly
imagine a new development Of this
age-old situation, and yet q new devo1-
Opment Is achieved in Sealed Hearts"
The hero falls In love with his a.
Tiers new and pretty wifs-nominally
his mother! OF course, though, ~
doesn't consider her ~ anything but
the woman he loves, stepmothor u
not, and falls In love rather unhappaly.
O'Brien a. the hero 10 sympathetic asid
l!lkable. Lucille Lee Stewart IL bean
tiful. sinuous and Appealing ~ the un-
happy young wife. and Robert Ddeoon
makes Q lasting impression - the e.
ther and husband. tearing one &C.,
tlonally between hatred and pity ~
him. s., -
The twelfth spisode u ths ,ea1,et,1,s
serial. "SmaahlnG DaES1orB' y . 9RS
aAmA. 1cuQsona NH sn1Dn1I1z
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30

1T Is usually the blunt man who
says the sharpest things."-Peggy Hy-
land.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
ERLANGER PRESENTS
OLCOTT At P|NNEY

A. l.. Erlanger, who has made hum
dreds of productions Ben Hur,"
1.-THE Rainbow Girk" The Pink Lady, "
1.-THE Velvet Lady - being among
them, will present Chauncey Olcott in
'Macushla" to the Boise public Decem-
Der and 0, and II this new combina-
tion lives up to the producing popu-
larity of others Mr.. Erlanger has had
in hand the patrons of the Pinney can
expect nothing but the best.
The Klaw & Erlanger construction
shops have built the scenery and II
has been painted by the Robert Law
studios.
Costumes arep romised from Nine.
3riesinger, who made the costumes
Cor the English production OF "Parsi-
AR and other big productions. The
company supporting Mr.. olcott was
personally selected by Mr.. Erlanger
and this detail IL sure to be perfec-
zion. The engagement II for two
nights, Monday and Tuesday, Decem-
Der : and ..
iit