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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Samuel L. Rothapfel, Father
OF "New Order' in PhOt0Dlay
Presentation, Sees New Era

The father of the new order of mo-
ton picture presentation, Samuel L.
Rothapfel. is too modest a man. one
might think, for his own good. At any
rate, the new executive head of the
Capitol Theater will tell you SO little
of how he has come to be known as
the pioneer in photoplay advancement
IN New York City that unless you sit
and ask him question after question
YOU will know as little about his art
(and surely it is an art) as you did
when you entered his Office on the Sec
ond floor of the theater building
II cannot sleep or eat or shave or
walk" he will admit, smilingly, with
out thinking of it. | love it, live
1t. 1t is almost an obsession with me-"
And in those few words, no doubt,
he has sized up the situation precisely.
Forl he does live his work and every
hour of the day. he is on hand at the
great theater directing his more than
they should receive and care for the
pubiic, and his artists back stage and
IN the orchestra pit as to how they
should entertain the public.
MIR. Rothapfel is the father of this
new order" indeed. All other motion
picture theater heads in New York. or.
at least. most of them. who to- dav are
attempting to follow in his footsteps
IN giving the public programs of high
merit, both from picture and musical
standpoint, are his pupils They have
been graduated from his school.
Mr.. Rothapfel is a strong proponent
of the theory that the American audi
ence doesn't like too much of the same
thing.
at isn't necessary to give the people
Dill made up entirely celluloid" he
says. And so | have an orchestra of
seventy pieces, playing Herbert's works
and operate selections, and while the
orchestra Is playing them, I show the
scenes on the stage behind the or
cnestra. both on films and in person."
WAXING up into the wide balcony
from which the huge theater stretches
away, it appears, into many. many city
blocks, instead of iust one, one sees at
a glance that somebody certainly has
ms fingers upon the guide strings Of
that great organization, else it could
not run so smoothly, so quietly and so
beautifully as it does.
The ushers at the Capitol are drilled
each day, in something like military
style. An usher, approaching q captain
OF ushers, does everything but salute.
He stands at attention as he speaks to
the captain. and when he has finished
talking he turns snappily, right about
and proceeds back TO his post. It
actually takes one back to camp life.
save for the fact that the Soldiers" of
Camp Capitol tread Oriental rugs and
plush and marble instead Of weeds and
dust.
Mr.. Rothapfel walks across the brass
rallied, marble walled balcony foyer
and an usher sees him coming. No
colonel IN the army ever commanded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
William Collier Directs
Frank Tinney in Comedy
Called @sTickle Me-
Continued from page onc)


PERCY unison. Not that they had de-
clded beforehand what they were going
TO say ~
GO on, Ilnney; you do the best talk
ing on stage all right. But on the
stage I'VE got 1t al over you.'
ms, rcpiled Iinnoy, lis no place
TOP personalities. Let's see, Willie,
what IS the name OF OR production
eh? Oh, yes, Tickle LIc'-got it," We
nodded and he proceeded. "&elwyn
lheater-August 1l--iust q little more
than two weeks. Well-as we We're
saying
emo then Tlnney finished what the
TWO had started, and his argument ran
somethlnE like:
You know what mean-therc' 8
Raymond Hitchcock, a. Jolson, Eddie
roy, all those boys, a sccrc more, l
guess | could name-those bows Gidu 7
60 to college: And, orc they successes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Kinda Hand in Hassard Shorts
''Bleaty-Bieaty"

egrams, wishing him success and con-
graduating him upon his work in "The
Girl in the Spotlight" They come from
throughout the United States One of
these kilograms is from his parents
out in Iowa, and this one is placed
more prominently than the others, and
when you go in to visit with him he
will point to it with a smile and say,
"That's what makes it worth more than
tions from the folks at home"
81 am proud, of course" he says,
"to be appearing as | am in a produc-
ton the music for which has been
written by Victor Herbert. Mr.. Her
bert has way Of introducing melo-
dies into a piece of this kind that can
not be duplicated You've no idea the
difference it makes in ones ability to
put over his lines when he knows he
is backed up by such wonderful music.
The different song numbers were made
for the piece. and when you hear the
orchestra and singers rendering one
of his selections, it appears he has
written his music for those very per
sons to play and sing"
There's one other thing he sets
Alright when speaking of his part in
The Girl in the Spotlight Through
out the operetta he repeats his Con
viction" that "a clever man never mar
rics"
That's Ridiculous" he will tell you
seriously. Say, the fellow who
doesn't marry never finds real hap
plncss.' | don't mind telling you 1hat
Mrs. Sicily was the person who gave
me the idea for the egg beater" stunt
that started what little success | have
had. AS a matter Of fact, man isn't
really clever unless he marries. Don't
be mistaken about that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

the obvious jokes and the clean jokes
simply by coming on tho stage in 'Fid
dlers Three selling new patent egg
bcater out of bag that | had strapped
to my shoulder They thought that
was a funny thing for a great, big
fellow like me to be doing, and so
continued to do it, adding a few bright
lines as | went along, and soon be-
came known as the egg beater sales
man. and lot of folk came just to
see what in the world an egg-beater
salesman would be like on the stage.
ITO be successful on the stage, espe-
cially in humorous work, one must al
ways remember that he dare not 90
too much into detail with jokes. The
stories and lines must be bright and
easily understood and digested The
fellow who takes five minutes to tell
his joke nowadays is lost. | give it
to them with snap. That's abso-
lutely necessary. Simplicity and clean
illness on the stage are two things to
which we must adhere"
Mr.. Skclly's rise from vaudeville to
his present high standing as musical
comedy favorite on Broadway is mar
Vicious" to most of his friends. 1t
was not long ago when he was doing
small act in small-timc vaudeville in
the West. Always splendid dancer.
he gradually worked East, until at
last he was seen by Broadway pro-
ducers and engaged to dc dancing
alone, with only few lines to be
spoken But his ability as a comedian
soon made itself evident, and in Gid
dlers Three" and THE Night Boat"
was engaged for THE Girl in the
Spotlight" he was one of the featured
artists. He made his own way unas-
sisted.
In his present vehicle he is given
the widest scope ever undertaken by
him, and the receptions, or applause,
he receives each night as he makes
his first appearance in the piece tell
the story
On all sides, as one sits in the au-
dience at the Knickerbocker Theater
these nights. when the comedian walks
out upon the stage, one hears whis-
pers, "There's Skelly" and "That's
Hail." which is a criterion in theatricals
on Broadway. This rise has taken
place within the last year and is one
of the few real "sudden arrivals" of
the season.
Mr.. Skelly's appearance alone is
great help to him in his work A real
comedian, he handles himself on the
stage in SUCH dignified manner thai
he commands respect every minute
through which he is working. He
mixes his inimitable dancing with his
comparatively recently acquired way
Of producing roars Of laughter with his
manner of speaking his lines, and the
result has placed him in the front rank
Of entertainers il New York
There IS perhaps no other artist in
a broadway production who has re-
celved more kilograms and letters and
telephone calls of congratulaton of
success than Mr.. Skelly. The walls Of
his dressing room at the Knicker-
booker Theater are plastered with tel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Hal Shelly Arrives;
Admits Wife sSDid it,
Despite Stage Lines

CONTINUED from nauo ono)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01

more rigid attention from private
than the house manager does from his
ushers.
And that isn't only for me-" Mr.
Rothapfel says. watch"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
f. !. HARRISON IS
STILL DEL|RIOUS

Physicians at St. Margarets hos
pital at noon today stated that the con-
d,tion or f. Harrison. veteran stan
dard Oil salesman for this district, who
yesterday morning was struck by a
Monon passenger train while riding in
his sedan, was considerably improved
and although still deliricus and very
low. chances for his recovery are fair.
scores OF Hammond friends called at
the hospital last night and learned
in vain that definite hope for his life
Is held out.
Details or the accident IN which the
car being driven by Mr. Harrison when
he sustained his injuries was smashed
to bits, was made known this morning
According to Engineer A. J Whit
ZACH. or Lafayette, he blew the locomo-
tive whistle while still some distanc'
from the crossing. Mrs. Ernest
Hc.ltz, whose husband owns florist
shop on standard avenue near the Mo
non crossing. saw Harrison approach
ing the tracks. heard the engineers
whistle and shouted to the doomed man
tc. stop. He APPARENTLY did not hear.
she alleges. and drove straight into
the onrushirE train.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20

contractor in railroad construction
work and the name Of Hazelgreen is
probably one Of the best known in the
country.
How Mr.. Hazelgreen is regarded by
his home folks may be judged from the
fact that he has served eight years
on the town board Of East Gary. being
president of the board for four years.
He has served on the county central
committee as precinct committeeman
since he was old enough to vote.
As It seems to be the style for can
didates for recorder to be bowling
fans this year. Hazelgreen is right up
with the others. The other night at
Fort Wayne he and two other recorder
possibilities were in the lists in the
bowling tournament. Malcolm is al
so a rabid baseball fan and althoug h
he does not play the game much he
has taken a healthy American interest
in the great sport.
Hazelgreen's record Is a clean one
and he is adding daily TO his large
circle OF friends who are pulling for
him to win. lie has a reputation as
a hard worker and it is assured that
Lake county voters viii make no mis-
take in marking the ~ in the square
opposite his number-45.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
WILL PAVE
s. Holman
STREET SOON

Automobile tourists this summer
travelling to and from Chicago through
Indiana VIII pass through Hammond
and nor around it Via Calumet avenue
as N the pas.
Action taken last night BY the Board
or Public Works will inaugurate
campaign OF street improvements, lorz
urged By THE TINES The frs. step
viii he the repaving OF Holman street
Work on this badly mutilated thorough
fare from Douglas TO carroll street
VIII begin soon and should be open -
traffic within less than two months
The nature of the material tr be used
in paving Will be optional win proD-
erty owners of Holman street Who
Will be asseSsed the cost Of the inn
provements The present pavement
seems to have met with universal dts
approTa al and a special hearing for the
fling of remonstrances and discussion
Of the project vii be held 6v the
Board at the city hal al p n on
May 10
Further repairs for STANDARD avenue
which will be used as the gatewar ~
Hammond VIII be made in Tie near
future
Property owners or Conkey avenue
and Kenwood addition viii have an
opportunity on the afternoon or Nav
3 TO discuss with the Board Of Public
Works the contemplated new Conkey
avenu main sewer which Will drain a8
the territory between Calumet avenue
and state Line and Conkoy and stand
ard avenues
The project has reached definite
stage and according to ofTfcfaIs ST tEe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
TRUCK LOAD OF
CEMENT IN RIVER

Fishermen who maks their head
quarters at Camp Cuneo. Robey, and
cast their lines frim the Indiana blvd
bridge over Wolf River viii be surpris
ed next summer when they pull up~a
hardened sack Of cement.
Yesterday a truck load OF cement.
Chicago bound from the Burlington
plant. struck a hole IN the bridge and
the front axle broke There was
swish. a slide and splash as 14s sacks
slid from the truck and plunged into
Wolf river. The truck balanced per-
nously On the edge for some time and
was finally removed and taken away
this afternoon. The negro driver sus-
tained minor injuries and not a little
fright The fsh in Wolf river could
not be reached fer their opinion or the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
SUIT GOES
TO PLAINTIFF

Indiana Harbor's celebrated bean case.
which has kept Judge Hardy and his
jury busy for several days in Room ?
Of the Hammond superior court, came
10 an end yesterday afternoon when the
jury brought in a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff. the Stevenson -Benko Co,
and ordering the defendant. Abe Rahdu.
to pay the 1870 due on the consignment
Of beans.
The verdict was also against the
cross-complaint Of the defendant in
which he asked for daGages because of
loss OF customers through the alleged
poor quality of the beans. Several cans
we're opened in the court room and the
jury was permitted to taste and examine
them thoroughly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
YELLOW TAXI LINE
rs PROSPERING

When l thought cf taxi my thoughts
Just naturally swerved to Yellow taxi
and that's all there is to It. ! want
ed cab and I chose a yellow cab-you
know I always do prefer the best"
such was the way Hugh Graham. well
known Hammond business man. ex-
planned how he had the good fortune to
be the first rider OF the fourth cab to
be added to the string Of yellow taxis
now in Hammond. The new car was
put into service last Saturday and AR
Graham had a hurry up call to East
Chicago He got the first ride in the
new car.
sam Postlewaite, manager Of the
Yellow Cab Co. SAYS that three more
ars will he added before the end or
next month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
TWO DAMAGE
SUITS FOR KOSTBA

Two suits for damages have been filed
in the Hammond superior court against
Anton Kosiba Of Gary as the result of
the collision on March "a in which Kos a
G. Melos of Hammond lost his life.
The accident occurred on Summer st..
Hammond. Melos was riding his motor
cycle going west and Kosfba was driv-
ing his automobile east. They met near
the gate of the Hammond Malleable Iron
plant The complaint alleges that Kosi-
ba was intoxicated and driving on the
north side of the street.
The suits were filed by Sam Routes.
administrator Of the estate Of Melos. He
says Melos was the sole support Of an
aged mother and therefore asks for
$4,000 damages. He also asks for $3.50
fer the loss Of the motorcycle and side
car. Albert Z. Grifiths is attorney for
the plaintiff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
HAMMOND TO
HAVE A ROTARY
Preliminary Organization is
Perfected Last Night
At Meeting.

Hammond will have Lake county s
first Rotary club II preliminary organ
ization plans set afoot last night at a
dinner given AT the Lyndora Hotel are
carried out.
cecil Harris. Rotary organizer from
Chicago. addressed the meeting and W.
G Paxton was chosen temporary chair
man with Ralph Tenant secretary
Committees were named on constitu-
tion and bylaws and for the nomina-
tion of directors.
Prof Edwin Munroe and DR.. George
L. Smith spoke on Rotary 20 those as
sembled and plans for the organization
called forth much enthusiasm. The
club will beSperfected next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
NEW CITIZENS
FOR LAKE CO.
Anderson Finds Applicants
Who Joined Unions Be
fore they Joined u. S.

BY evening. Lake county viii have
about one hundred new United States
citizens, the result OF the naturalization
hearing which is being conducted today
at the Hammond federal building before
Judge A. B. Anderson. At the same time
there will be several fellows who will
tell the world that getting their second
papers Is not a mere matter Of, form, as
they had evidently believed.
Applicants with their witnesses. max
ing a crowd OF over 400. thronged the
second floor of the federal building today
waiting their turns before the court and
examiner. Restrictions against appli-
cants from enemy countries during the
war had been lifted which accounted
for the unusual crowd
One of the outstanding features Of the
hearing which aroused the interest of
Judge Anderson was the fact that nearly
every applicant reported the birth Of
one or more children since his applica-
tion was filed. Names and dates were
sometimes hard TO recall. but generally
the additional information was forth
coming.
Have YOU any moro children than
listed here" the examiner asked a young
man from whiting
sure. I got whole bunch OF them"
answered the new citizen. and he pulled
out list showing the names and dates
OF the birth of four.
There's no race suicide up here"
commented the judge.
Whiting and East Chicago furnished
the bulk Of those examined during the
forenoon. The court showed particular.
interest in thirty-seven-year- FIRE
man of Whiting. who knew little about
the American form Of government and
had difficulty in speaking English in
spite of his thirteen years residence
here
Why don't you learn TO read and
speak English?" asked the court.
The fellow said he didn't have much
time for it as he worked too much.
How much pay do YOU get?"
About $3.50 day"
do you belong to the union?"
Yes"
L see, you Joined the union before
You Joined the United States" remarked
the judge with sarcasm.
Several men were turned down because
they knew practically nothing of the
form Of government in this country.
They looked blank when even the simp-
lest questions were put TO them. One
fellow had heard of Wilson and also
knew there were such things as scna-
tors
what are they for. what do they do?"
asked the examiner, referring to the
senator's.
Just minute" interposed Judge
Anderson. You're asking him a pretty
hard question. What they are for and
what they actually do are two different
things altogether" But it was all the
same to the applicant: he had no an
swer for either part of the question.
How can 1 admit that man. asked
the court. Referring to the naturaliza-
ton laws. he said, Here It says that
the applicant must be attached to the
principles of the constitution. How can
he show he is attached TO them when
he doesn't know what they are? Petit
tion dismissed"
Naturalization matters required the
entire time OF the court today. but to-
morrow morning the petit jury will be
called and the first Of four cases at
issue will be tried.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl
NE WYORk. April 2o-Severe losses
were sustained In the stock market
today when practically the entire list
was raided by the bear element. Stocks
wer thrown overheard in large amounts
and prices were slashed to the eA-
tent OF from 10 "a points.
Many OF the oil Issues sold down to
the lowest prices touched in months.
Mexica ndropped Ga to 1s4 and Pan
American Petroleum "a to 1o2 "a
Trans-Continental Oil after touching
a new low record of IS IA. rallied 1
point at the close. while Sinclair Oil
showed A loss OF points at S7i3.
Strombers Carb. after dropping Is
points to 81. rallied to 81. Pierce
Arrow broke violently at the close
dropping to SIS. steel common clos
ed at the lowest OF the day at 110iz-
Baldwin Locomotive showed loss OF
"a at its closing Of l20 "a and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
AUTO VICTIM WILL.
NOT LOSE NOSE

Mrs Tom Gary. OF Kennedy avenue.
East Chicago. who was injured Sunday
evening in an automobile accident on
Gostlin street in Hammond will not
lose her nose as physicians first feared.
and il is believed that the operation
viii leave only a small scar A small
piece OF bone was removed from her
nose at st. Margaret's hospital yester-
day.
Mrs Cray was injured when her hes
band in turning sharply to the left to
escape hitting a motorcycle, ran into
the machine Of William Harris. who
lives on Hickory street in Hammond
Both machine were running with dim
med lights and were unable to see the
motorcycle which had no lights
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
Making Strenuous
Campaign For Office

Coming from East Gary. commun-
ity which has always runE up close to
200 per cent republican. even in 1919,
and which has never been represented
on the county ticket. Malcolm Habel-
green is making a strenuous campaign
for the nomination for county recorder
IN the republican ticket.
Forty vars ago, when he was just
year old. Malcolm moved with his
father. H. s. Hazelgreen, to East
Gary. from Chicago. He has lived In
Lake county all the time since then
and both he and the elder Hazelgreen
have been active workers in the repub-
acan party's affairs. For years he
has been associated with his father as
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
NATIONWIDE POLL
FAVORS GEN. WOOD
Hoover Gets Second But
1719 Votes Come From
Democratic Party.

Leonard Wood is shown 70 be far
In tn. lead as the popular choice for
the republican nomination for presi-
dent by the nationwide poll OF the
Literary Digest, the first installment
or which is published In the current
issue The Literary Digest has an
nounced that 100000 ballots have
been sent out. and It is expected that
the poll viii be one OF the most com
prehensive ever undertaken.
A total vote Of 25.19s is shown IN
the first installment The vote for
first choice for republican candidates
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
BLUE SHIRT CLUB
LATEST IN WHITING
White Collar Sports at the
Standard Oil Co., Estab-
lish New Precedent.
ESPECIAL TO THE TINES

WHITING. IND. April 2o-The men
employed in the shipping department
Of the main office OF the Standard Oil
Company are forming a Blue Shirt club
ir order to aid in the H. c. L. cam
paign.
The employees of this department
have sent in an order for blue shirts.
similar to those worn by railroad men
and when these arrive you won't see
any more white collared sports" in
this department.
These men are forming a precedent
which it is thought viii be rapidly fol-
lowed by the men in the other depart
ments of the main office.
With the men wearing only blue
shirts they are wondering what the
girls arc going to do in the way Of
dress in this campaign to beat the
H. C. of L.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
CYCLONE TRAIL
HITS LEROY AGAIN

GROWN POINT. Ind. April 20-Le-
roy seems to be a target for wind
storms this spring, another heavy wind
visiting this section on Monday morn
ing and causing quite a bit of damage.
the barn on the Nose Henderson farm
was completely wrecked by the wind
According TO reports from Dyer, that
region also got a touch OF the wind
but nc serious damage was reported.
outside of blowing down signs and
telephone wires.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
MOURN DEATH
OF LITTLE SON

The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Morris viii be grieved 10 learn
Of the death Of their little son. virgil
John Morris. two years OF age. this
morning at $50 o'clock at their home
S92 Erie street. Hammond
The funeral will be held Friday ar
ternoon at two o'clock from the home
Rev. w Iichtsinn viii officiate. In
terment viii he held in Concordia
cemetery in charge Of undertaken Stew
art.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-20
ASK ron BOARD HEARrNe.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl
WASHINGTON, April 2o.-DecIartng &
that the railroad strike situation consti-
tutes national ernerg gency, w. A. Robin
son, Of the Chicago Yardmen's Associa-
ton, and James Eubanks, of che st.
Louis Yardmen's Association, this after
noon fled emergency briefs with the
labor board, asking an immediate hear-
ing for the "outlaw'' strikers.