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so the limit. and he meant to have that
hundred thousand. and hc would have
it. and. once decided upon getting it,
he would drop in his tracks before he
would give up the attempt, and h"
would drop in his tracks. If tho attempt
were successful, before he rclinquishcd
his grip on the moicy-but that way
was raw. Rotten raw. TO get away
ana with Il hundred thousand dollars
was sporting proposition. a gambling
and fighting chance. but TO double
cross n man who placed that money in
ones keeping in goou fnith was in
Rookic Skarvans lmc.--nOt his.
We'll then-how?
The miles aud the minutes and the
half hours passed. Tight Tipped. the
clean -Shavrn face set and hard. the
dark eyes intrnSpcctivc as thcy held on
the road ahead. Dave Henderson sat
there, almost mOtionless. bent over the
wheel. Once he stopped to repicnish his
supply of gasoline, and then the car
r0ared on again, rocking in its speed.
he drove perilously fast. in u sort of
SubconScious physical synchronism with
his racing brain. One hundred thou
sand dollarS--that was the stake. In
another hour or so that hundred thou
sand dollars would be his-sumc way !.
There was no question about that
But how? There was something ironi-
cal in the fact that 1'ydeman was wait
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FROM NOW ON y

ing TO throw IL at him, and that while
he racketl his mind for method oil
getting the money into his possession,
he must also rack his mind Tor metnou
that would prevent its being forced upon
him !. He laughed out sharply. -,
Now. wouldn't that sting you
mumbled Dave Henderson. say
wouldn't that sting you
And then, abruptly, Dave Hender
son stopped the car at the SIDE oI .nG
road. He had it now-almost. 1t ha9
come. the germ of It. in fash. And
now he wanted to think it out without
the distraction of handling the ma
chine. There came smile, and the
smile broadened-and he laughed again.
There was a picture before his mind
eye now that afforded him grim sense
of humor. He could sec the great bare
dormitory ia the orphan school, a room
whose walls were decorated win hugc
scrolled mottoes-and there was the one
on the end wall with its great req
painted letters, and the same OLD crack
in the plaster that zigzagged lts way
il! "Virtue Is Its Own Reward He
had never taken much stock in mot.
toes, but it looked now as though that
one wasn't all to the bad! BY re-
fusing to allow himself to double cross
old Tydeman, he had now found very
much better way. He wouldn't have to
take the risk of pursuit now if he
had any luck, for the very simple
reason that there wouldn't be any pur-
suit: and instead OF its being self
evident fact that he had got away with
the money, he would not now appear In
the affair at all.
He began to elaborate the germ very
carefully in his mind. He knew old
Tydeman's House we'll, almost every inch
Of it. for he had been there on er-
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Inqusitive Betty--Addrcss Claire
Windsor, at 1854 Santa Monica boule-
ward. Los Angeles. She is beauty.
isn't she?
InGuisitive Person. 1892 Tasker
strect-lf you have been watching this
department lately you will have seen
the answers to all your questions about
Rudolph Valentino. No. | don't think
you an impertincnt person. by any
means. But I'm afraid cannot share
your admiration for this handsome
young Italian. In "The Four Horse
men | think he was fine right up to
the time he tried to be heroic. Then
think he went bloocy and stayed bloocy.
And | think he is blooey- hooey in most
Of THE Shcik." Now watch all the
fair young readers OF this column jump
on me with both feet
L. S. Little wrote u letter to this
department the other day which |
warned him would bring down the
wrath OF the Tom Mix and Buck
Jones fans upon him. Here is come
back from G. Martin Martcll. who gives
General Delivery" as his address:
''In the Movie Fans Letter Box I
note a letter from t. s. Little If You
care to take the trouble. You can ex.
plain to him that all the good stories
for producers are about exhausted.
'Of course it is impossible to cx-
haust ALL the good stories that there
are. but he must remember that a good
many holders Of copyrights will not
sell the motion picture rights 10 their
stories. Another reason for what YOU
call the decline of American plays is
this: there are very few real good
scenario writer's and directors and so
many plays are spoiled for the good
man
LAS for his remarks about Bert Ly-
tell, if he will take into consideration
the above reasons adapted to Lytclls
case. he will be answered partly and
ngain he must not forget that his opin
ion is onc-sided. 1t is not for Lytell
to decide what to play when he is
under contract. nor is 1t for him TO
decide when there are no better pictures
for him to shoot. The same applies
to every actor on the stage.
Acting and motion picture making
are great things and wonderful. But:
there is a great commercial side TO It
which must be taken into ConSidera-
tion. for it counts for just as much as.
if not more than, the actual making of
the nicture. If Mr.. Little will send
me his address. | would be delighted
70 discuss the matter further with him.
But | do not agree with his ideas about
The Great Adventure. 1t Is not a
poor play" ,..--
And n reader who prefers to be known
simply as "Scrapple" comes in with
the following: ,.,
"In your answer to t., S. Little,
Won really passed the buck to yours
truly. / am strong for the American
stars such as Tom Mix, who really
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man from that moment was unShakcn in
his belief that there was 10 squarcr
man on the circuit than Bookie Sharvan.
1t had resulted in Tydcman becoming II
silent partner of Bookie Skarvan-and
the betting fraternity had been not
little pleased. for Tydeman's millions
went up on the board better than even
against Bookie Skarvan's thickness.
Dave Henderson nodded his head II
was quite true. Martin X. Tydeman
was getting TO be quite an old man now:
but Martin X. TydCman was still halled
as the squarest, gamcSt sporting gentle
man California had ever known-and
it would be little rough on that KING
of sports. II was too bad that 1t
wasn't Bookie Skarvan! Skarvan was
crooked from the ground up--and who
knew it any better than he. Dave Hen
derson. who had worked FOR Skarvan for
several years now? But os it was,
TydCman would simply have to cough
up second hundred thousand out OF
his millions. that was all. No, it WASH
all! It depended entirely upon whether
| he, Dave Henderson, could get his hands
on the money without accepting it as a
trust from the old millionaire.
"You're poor fool - Dave Hender-
son informed himself. with sharp
/ y
pinch it either way. don't YOU
He shook his head. as the car tore
forward.
"Mnbbc." he nuttcrcd. "mabbr | am,
and mabbe there aln't any difference
but there's nothing doing that way. ]
got little reputation myseIf-lcft. No
guy ever put n bean in my mitt that
he didn't get n square deal on. and
that's on the level-in spite of Skar-
van. Damn Skarvan. He wOuldn' {
have had q look-in on two-bit bet
for more seasons than one If | hadn t
been running the cases for him-no-
body'd have trusted him -
Again Dave Henderson relapsed into
silence. He drove in n purely me-
chanical way His mind was ranking
now in sort of bitter speculation over
the years that reached back as far as
he could remember.
They were not an altogether pleasing
memory aud that was why he wanted,
and not only wanted. but had made NY
his mind to havc-$1OO. .OOO. lie did
not remember either his father or his
mother. They hadn't had any money,
but he had an impression that they
had been rather decent peOplr--Only
they had died. He had been n kid whCr
it happcncd-hc didn't know how old
Just kid Some one had UUt him in +
school, an orphan school. 1t had been q
hell of a place. And at ten he had ruI
away. After that. beginning by maxim.
himself useful around one of the train.
ing stables, he had lived on the race
courses ever sincC--and had risen L
the heights of becoming Bookie SEar'
vans clerk
His jaws cl0mpcd hard, IT was (
pikcr life, but here was n chance t,
get out Of it. He had been looking TO
the chnnce-and here it waSuif me-, he c0ui' t
, of chances before. chances for II ;cW
| thousand dollars-but the bet hadn'
been good enough. He had even u littl,
better than three thousand dollars him
self. for that matter. and it was pull
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THE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

thrills millions every day. Then there
Nre Priscilla Dean and Lon Chaney.
My friend. tell me where Gypsy Blood
compares with Reputation or any for
ctGn play classes up with Marshall
Neilan's Rivers End
'Now. getting back to Americas ia
voritc. Tom Mix. Mr.. Little says VIII!
fDl us with Tom Mix plays. There is
only one answer; he is the biggest box
Office attraction and Is always in pop
uar demand. I am sure / am speak
ing for the American public. Mr.. Fox
cannot turn out Tom Mix productions
fast enough. Really, now, did any
foreign play come so good rs the
Ward in The Cheat, Mae Murray in
On With the Dance and how about
Intolerance and last, but not least,
Over the Hill? Now please. Mr. Little.
favor me and give yourself treat. Go
500 Tom Mix in THE Night Horse
man and, if You have any extra change
con nre not saving fO7 suggestive for
cicn movies. go sec Charles Ray-the
real American boy-in Scrap Iron. y
w. II. Renne writes:
AS an interested reader of your de-
nartment in the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER | am sure a great many fans
will welcome your Letter Box as a
place to give vent to their feelings:
"FCr instance ! agree with L. y.
Little that Bert Lytoll has not been
given the proper vehicles for his talents
and that the public is just about fed mp
on Tom Mix and Bill Hart. But he
includes one sentence in his letter that
I want to take exception to. that is
American plays seem to be falling bnck
instead of advancing.
"Now il Mr.. Little really meant
legitimate plays. of course no one could
raise dissenting voice to his statement,
but taking it that he means pictures
I'm inclined to think that some people
will disagree with him. Take the vast
output Of American producers in the
las six months. If you will gluncC
through that list you can pick out at
least dozen really good American
pictures. each one just little better
that its predecessor. when you compare
the technical points that go to make II
a finished product.
Mr.. Little doubtless knows that
Rome wasn't built in day and when
he considers that the movies have
been taken seriously only within the
last ten years he must admit that
wonderful progress has been made OF
course there are bound to be slumps in
10th caliber of stories and prGduC.
tions, but ] am sure that when Mr.
Little sees the beautiful and inspiring
spectacle that will hold the screen Of
one of our legitimate theatres mex
month he will be convinced that Mr.
Griffith is one of our producers who il
constantly taking step forward anc
setting new standards for our younger
and less experienced directors to strlv,
for -
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ORCHESTRA PERFORMS
A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM
Familiar Numbers Arouse Enthusl-
asm Of Big Audience
THE PROGRAM

Prauteuberg Luncc 10 No. : ...'... baGh
Svrnphtnv in @ ma iOr, ..,..,. .,..''' hh!uh
s%mphon'' "u''' GRmsky- KoI sakoH
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KLIEG-EYES NOT
VERY MUCH FUN,
CONNIE FINDS OUT
BY CONSTANCE PALMER
HolIywnOd. Calf


COUPLA days ago your noble friend,
~ Connie Palmer. got Klicg eyes
looking Mt Betty CompSon. Yes.
know they call her radiant" Betty. but
she shouldn't be MS bright as that! II
was like this: Betty was all dressed
up in an Apache costume for her new
picture. "The Moose and was watch
Ing two men beating each other ny. She
looked so charming during the rehearsal
couldn't keep my eyes off her. And
then the lights went on. all Of sud-
den, and I kept on gazing past her,
right into the binding rays of a super
light.
Stars tnot picture onCsl danced be-
fore me the rest Of the day. and the next
morning I woke up. ns well ms I could.
with lids red and swollen, and tears
running down my cheeks. All for
Betty After using the usual rene
dies-boric ncid. castor oil Gust try
putting 1t in your eyes some time y and
poutices of scraped raw potato and tea
leaves, I'll pass the word that today
finds me much as usual.
This is q common occurrence amo "
picture people, and one OF those things
that the public doesn't hear much about.
Usually they have to stop work for
day or two. for IL is not only impOssi-
bic to hide the condition with makeup.
but grease paint won't stay on. for the
tears. And how it hurts!
LNROM the sublime to the rldiculum
j Lee Moran has left Universal and
will hcnceforth be associated with Cen
tury Comedies. lie is his own pro-
ducer. director and story writer.
From the ridiculum to the sublime {:
Hall Caine is expected in Hollywood
one of these days. TO pass on the script
and oversee the production of THE
Christian" which is shortly to be made
into picture at Goldwyn. Charles
Kenyon wrote the continuity. and many
famous people are being considered for
the star part, among them Joseph
SchildkrRut.
Betty Blythe Is 10 appear in the pic
turization of Il Rex Beach story by
United Artists. they say. She is a very
busy girl. what with personal appear
ancing around at the universities. She
stopped off Of Columbus to visit Ohio
state. at the invitation OF the students
You remember she was recently voted
Princeton'S most popular actress by that
school. After she's finished with the
Rex Beach story she plans to make n
concert tour Of several Eastern cities.
Glare Sheridan. who needs or should
need no introduction TO you. visited our
famous colony about month ago. and
writes back that she has changed her
ideas radically regarding films and the
making OF them. When she came. she
had the patronizng. tolerant attitude
toward us that 20 many people. famous
and otherwise. have. But after watch
Ing the huge productions. the business
like attitude and the mammoth plants
dapologics. Mr.. Close CpsD. she has
right about faced. and now regards us
with the most wholesome respect and
BdmiratiOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

Yesterdays concert Of the PhiIadel-
phia Orchestra was marked by pro-
gram of the greatest beauty, three ta-
milinr numbers being performed, but all
of the highest standard and with suth-
cient contrast to make the concert one
of tbe finest that the organization has
given this season.
II began with the beautiful Bran
denberp Concerto no. . lin f major)
NJ Narh. one Of the earliest compost
tiOns of that great master in the purely
instrumental form. 1t was finely per-
formed. especially the solo parts, the
orchestra playing with spirit and en-
thusinsm. and the reading of Mr. Sto-
kowslli bringing ont the wealth OF in
yontIon which charNctcrZ"G all or
Bach's works and maintaining an ad-
npirpblo balance between rnC solo ana
occompaniment parts. The trcmen-
dously difficult trumpet part of the last
movement was divided between the two
nIavers with excellent results.
The clear.Cut and beautiful Haydn
symphony ia G major wnS the second
number. There are, ms Mr.. Gilman
points out in the program, some amaz-
ingly modern sounding passages III IT,
Muqically the work will hold its own
for a good many years TO come, but the
style of Instrumentation, written as II
is FOR what Is today very small num-
brr of instruments, makes The work
sound cd fashioned.
The concert closed with the "Schche-
r02nde" suite Of Rimsky Korsakoff, one
of the great modern works for OrchcS-
fra. full of the atmosphere of the Orient
and masterpiece of orchcstration.
MIR. Stokowaki reads few things better
than he does this fine work, and the
orchestra plays few things better. The
solo work, which embraces pretty nearly
every instrument In the orchestra, was
beautifully done. the ensemble being
perfect Snd the tone quality exquisite
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Film Zoos" Are Smaller

Several cages of pink eyed white rats,
others containing beautiful white fan
tail pigeons. several holding ring doves
rnd pens with game cocks constitute
khe 300" at the Lasky studiO-or q
mart Of Il. Only occasionally are ami
.naais used iu pictures nowadays-saye
IN Jungle flms-but very frequently
pigeons mud doves are useful.
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TETERANS~OF VAR
BEST WORKERS.
SAYS STUDIO CHIEF

TNHAT army training increases
L mans value in civil life materially
is the belief of Irving c. Thalbcrg. gem
!eral manager at Universal City. who
has just proved it to his own satisfac-
tion.
I When Harry Carey went to the Mo-
tave desert to film The Fox" n civil
Ian contractor estimated that it would
take ninety days to build a camp for
his unit.
= Harry SchCnck. production manager.
had c'evcr young Lieutenant on his
staff when he wNs mNjorinG around
during the war. lie recommended him
TO Thalbcrg. The man came. lie is
.R. +. Taylor, an assistant director
when there is no war TO divert his
mind.
4 Jump out to the desert" said
:Schenck. take a look Mt the situation
and tell Inc how long II will take to
build camp that would pass army
inspection"
"Yczzlr," said Taylor
b IL took Taylor exactly nineteen daya
10 build camp. Men curlcd up under
army field hospital. while other men,
held in reserve. took their places On
the fifth day cliff looked as though it
would hold up operations. The civil
ian contractor estimated that it would
take five steam shOvels at Il thousand
dollars scoop to remove the obstacle.
"yI"r TN,, "IHStu th ens' 400 % .oms W." 'c S'nJ
OF ,u"' sca' iUU 'o"' VI '''''N
over INTO the next county
NN THE nineteenth day the outfit
" arrived 10 enter comfortable tents.
- he fsd IN mess hail bv Ieothor. ~.
nocLcJ moss sergeant and 70 shoot n
nictmre that viii 20 TO the screen from
The hottest hell hole on thc great Amer
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PBOTOPLAYS
pHO1'OPLAYS
PHOTOPIAYS

eirph sthrughtN
:; ;: ; $:. ) :;:: ;
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

From January 1916 to October, 1920, we were never
in position to make immediate delivery Of Fcld cars
Some patient buyers waited many months for their
Fords Then the situation changed and during No
vember and December, 1920, ane January, 1921, we
were able to make prompt delivery.
But the change in conditions which enabled us sup
ply the demand in November, December ard January
caused the factory to close down. with the result that
there is practically stock of materials en- hand at
the assembly plants from which to tuld new cars.
Our present situation is as follows: We have
in stock. There is chance that will be
getting normal supply at ary tine within three
months
-ltlt ilt Itlt1tts q lt3as in dr tellitely vic a
under the impression that they in and drive
out in any day they Ike it. Pre- dueton
conditions in other lines have been such to
that general impression, but it isn't tue CT the Foa
situation
There only one to delivery OF your Ford
car on the day you want it, ard that is to ORDER
NOW for delivery on any future date you choose
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Car Turns Turtle and Blazes

Car Turns Turtle and Blazes
A Hudson Super Six conveying
baseball players to Larose turned
turtle in curve about two miles
below LuIing Sunday morning.
This took place where there is a
double curve, coming around at a
swift speed the wheeEgave way
and the car made several summer
sault and blazed a complete wreck
BUDDY Rizzer receiving bruises
about the body and a fractured
,, skull. His brother and another
player received lacerateds wounds,
all three were taken to the hospl
tai, Red Torkilson received only
, minor injuries, proceeded on the
| journey to Huuma.
! About an hour prior to this ac-
cident an automobile failed to
make the curve and ran into the
fence and stopped only when 1t
fgot into the plowed field, only
| with the assistance Of tractor 1t
was brought back to the road
lucky enough. no one was inJuren,
nor anything happening to the
car.
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SPECIAL Notice

Notice is hereby given to the
shareholders of The Bank ct st.
Cha.lcs Of Hahnville, La, that
nv yirtue,of . resolution Of the
Board Of Directors Of said Bank
adopted at it's regular meeting
held on Wednesday May lltn.,
1921, a meeting Of the stock hold
ers of The Bank Of st. Charles
81 Hahnville, La, will be held
On TUESDAY June 18th, 1921 at
three o,ciorK Ii M. for the puf-
mise ofxoting orl the proposition
to amend Article IN Of the Char
ter Of said Bank So as to increase
the Capital Stock Of said bana
from Fifteen Thousand (sl5, poo.
Dollars to Twenty -Fiesf hoassanc
(sz5, ooo. oo) Dollars by the IS:
suance and sale Of one hundred
(1oo) new shares Of the par va J g
iue Of One Hundred S'a w
Dollars per share.
BY Order &C Yhe Board " II
rectors.
Fl. /. Landry,
vice President g Cashier.
MavI4 81 ! 2S- June A \ a.
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Ferry No. 3 From Ashton plan
tation right bank to Flagviiie
right bank the ferry station to at
FIagville right bank to OrmaI'd
plantation left bank.
Terms and Conditions cash On
the spot fnBnited States cufren-
cy the purchaser to comply with
all regulations of the Police Jury
F. Schexnaydre
Secty. Police Jury
St. Charles Parish May-le 1871
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Hahnville, Ia. May 18th ~
SALE OF FERRIES

Public notice IS hereby given
that BY q virtue Of the authority
vesssd in me BY Section 20 ., o. tae
Police Jury.0rd finances I will pro,
coed to sell At public action . g
ia frent door Of the Court House
Of this Parish on Saturday June
25th 1921 at the hour ct q 'c J:
a. X. to the highest bid der for 9
term Of one year from June 2otn
1921.
The right and privilege Ct 3
ferry at each Of the stations
named below.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28

Feast Of Corpus Christie to be
Celebrated.
Luling- The feast Of Corpus
Christa viii be celebrated at Luz
ling Sunday 29th.
Mass at the Chapel at II O'Clock,
followed by q procession.
Benediction of the Blessed sa
crement in the afternoon
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-28
BASEBALL

Hahnville Driseoll Sweets
game was called due to rain
The Island Of Sarpy defeated
the Reserved aggregation at Re-
serve by a score of 40.
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Local Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Mollere OF
Iuling visited relatives in New
Orleans on Saturday and sunday.
The Steamer Elm Leaf after
d;scharging a cargo ct crude oil
loaded up with q cargo Of fuei Oh
and departed Tuesday
ss6 has more limitations than
any other Fever Tonic on the
market, but no one wants imita-
TOMS. Adv.
Nh. H. ]. Rapier returned home
Monday after spending the week
end in New Orleans.
Miss Rita Carmena left Mon
day for her home after closing 9
nine month SCHOOL session at Nor
co.
666 quickly relieves Constipa-
ton. Biliousness. Loss Of Appetite
and Headaches, due to TORPID
Liver. Ady.
Mr.. J. O.. Richarme was in A
ma Sunday on business.
Mr.. H. s.. Troxler and daugf
ter Evelyn, motored to New Or
Ileans Sunday.
Rub-My Tism is q great pam
killer. Relieves pain and soreness
| Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Spralns
&c Adv.
| Mr. George Lorio and Mrs
| Telestnare Becnel nlotored Z
New Orleans Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Becnel ant
daughters Of Destrehan, ylsltes
relatives in Taft on Sunday,
J. 666 cures Malaria Chills AM
Fever, Bilious Fever Colds and q
4 Grippe, or money refunded ADV
Mr.. George HWnel and daugh
/ ter motored to New Orleans Sun
] day.
! Mr.. A. ]. Mollere took q flynn
i trip to New Orleans.
Mr.. Herman lehman motor
ed from Good Hope to Hahnvill
Saturday.
! RUBIN Tisrn is q powerful an
: tissptic. Cures infected cuts, OF
sores. letter etc, ADV