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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
METROPOLITAN
"TOPable Dapid"
DIcHARp BARTHELMEss. VIII,

RICHARD BARTHELMEss' who
has brought many fine charac-
terizations to the screen--notabiy in
"Broken Blossoms" and Way
Down East"-will be presented in
his most impressive role as indi-
vidual star of his own first pro-
duction at Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater this week, beginning this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The me.
dunn of Mr.. Barthelmess' elevation
to stardom is a superb film YER
sion of Joseph Hergesheimer's vivid
Saturday Evening Post story
t..ToIable David" an epic of the
Virginia hills.
"Tol'able David" Is unique among
current photodramas, by virtue OF
its splendid naturalness, the skill
Of It's character drawing and the
magnificent humanness of mar
rative that compounds interest and
pursues an orderly course to a
climax that has seldom been
equaled. The outdoor settings are
models of judicious selection in
their matchless beauty.
The story unfolded in "Tol'able
David" Is of the baby" of fam.
ily of pious mountaiheers--a youth
of indomitable spirit, great love
for his family and his familiar
surroundings and an overpowernig
desire to attain mans estate and
be allowed to drive the mail coach.
The advent into the sparsely set.
tied neighborhood of trio of
feudists fugitive from the law
brings the first shadow of impend-
ing evil into the life OF DAVID
Kinemon. When his father fails
victim to stroke and his brother
II MANNED for life by one of the
invading Hatburns. David, who has
always been deemed Just torable"
by his elders, suddenly finds him.
self the man Of the family. Event.
ually he is entrusted with the con.
duct of the mails in an emergency
and is confronted by the problem
that serves as the raison d'etre of
the stirring climax of the picture
and the turning point in the life
Of the boy.
To the title role Richard BartheE
mess brings a youthful spontaneity.
an earnestness and convincing
.H
naturalness that distinguish his i'm.
personation even beyond the ar
tistic heights to which he has
risen In previous screen under.
takings. Other excellent portrayals
are contributed by Ernest Terrence,
Gladys Hulette, Edmund Quincy.
Marion Abbott, Warner Richmond.
and numerous others.
The supplementary features OF
the bill will be numerous. The
special concert number by The
Metropolitan Symphony under the
conductorship OF ". Mirskey will
be Hosmer's Southern Rhapsody"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
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title Lord Fauntleroy"
T TITLE LORD FAUNTLE-

1 L. IL LORD FAUNTDE-
ROY" the latest starring pro
duction-- for Mary Pickford, will
begin the second week of it's Wash.
ington engagement at Loew's
Columbia Theater thia afternoon.
It's presentation as the Christmas
week attraction was marked by
some of the largest attgndances II
the history of that playhouse. and
at various times II was necessary to
put forth the entire resources of
the house staff TO care for the ire.
mendou5 crowds that thronged the
lobby. .....
In Little o"d Fauntleroy" Miss
Rickford has dramatic romance
that Is grent deal more than
picture merely for children. I'm
her adaptation Of Little Lord
-'auntlc' she presents "A picturc
which holds it's greatest appeal for
adult lovers Of romantic comedy.
The depth Of her artistry and the
magnlficence Of the investiture. OF
this great Frances Hodgson Bur.
nett classic are elements that are
discernible largely to the adult eye.
The story concerns Cedric. the
only son of a roInr Englishman.
who YVES djeinh" { 80 hIa father
he Ea'l ~ D. me ~, sar iaarr,.
N { Afs no. .. q beautiful
hme;ic0a ~. Ced IS father dies
and VIXEN the eldest SON Of the old
carl dies. too. il 3 % little Cedric
that the title and estates OF Dorm.
cou"' FOL ~ ffor OF Cedric an
his neither g fleet The claims Of u
Dretcnder. .CNr e.. are arovins
- IS az, 'e ass o. he res
heir receives unexpected aid from
America. where the real little lord
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
ARSAYSDEhAND
Is FOR BETTER
FILM STORIES
Richard 6arthsImsss eslisves
Improvement Forscast b.
adapting Works Of Nctsd
Writers Of the Day.
"JMANNEss 10 wanted tor
liz the screen. II motion pic

HJMANNEss 10 wanted Tor
liz the screen. II motion pic
lures are to meet the popu-
lar demand they must have this IN
mind. according to Richard Bar
thelmess, the young motion picture
star whose initial starring picture.
''Tolable David" 10 being released
by Associated First National Pic
lures, Inc. and win be shown for
the first time In Washington at
Crandall's Metropolitan and Kniclr.
erbocker theaters. beginning this
afternoon at Q. He has ideas Of
his own regarding what he believes
II the future Of the silent drama.
He declares wholesome stories by
recognized contemporary authors
are the best material for motion
pictures.
Simple. unextravagant stories
portraying life as II 10 are what
the public desires" he contends.
Nobody Ia perfect. There 10 no
superman outside Of the imagina-
ton of too feryid authors, and the
public recognizes that fact. In view
Of this, why attempt to insult the
public intelligence or ITO provoke
ito ridicuie by creating characters
that the audiences know could not
exist.
with such men as Mr.. Herges-
heimer, Joseph Conrad. Ibanex and
the present day English authors n
our service, it is not necessary to
resort to fly-by.nights to get mate
rial for the pictures. IN
"I believe that directors are
tending more and more toward
using the authors test in follow
Ing the story. II it's worth buying
for production, it's worth using
al II il. The 'vamp, the double.
dyed villain and the infallible hero
are dying out. They aren't human
I have never seen a 'vamp' In rea
life. I have never seen man In
whom there wasn't some good. nor
on the other hand. a male who was
perfect. We must portray human.
ity as It Ii IL we are going TO
stand the acid test of popular
opinion.
Wholesome stories with enough
drama in them to make them vital
are what the people want. They
don't like heroes who are always
doing the right thing, and they be,
come satiated with heroines who
always have curis and a sweet dis;
position.
THE public has risen in arms
against the cheap type Of dim
novel trash which was handed
them in bygone days-when tho
good men and women were en-
tirely perfect and the bad were al
soiutely rotten. No matter wha
anyone may say, the public ha'
proven II hasn't a twelve-year-oh
mind. It's mentality IL that Of
grown. thinking adult. and unles
the picture producers realize the
fact, their work cannot last"
Mr.. Barthelmess' faith in his tn
cries is amply demonstrated h
the quality Of the drama reveale
In his INSTALLATION Of Mr.. Herges
helmer's stirring story Of the Viz
ginia hills. There Is no lack OF
exciting incident in "Tol'able Dn
vid," but there Is a total absenc
Of the extravagances Of melodram:
that SO frequently defraud the spec
tator of what he has right to sx,
pect at this point in the progress
of silent drama In the matter Of
logic and plausibility.
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has made lowly hat powerful friends
who bring him into his Inheritance,
Miss Pickford not only essays
with consuinmate skilI the role u
Fauntleroy. but eIiIcts rs Wei that
nj his mother, ClIu1r Gem. water
has the rolr 4 he ngtg'ible o.
Ear, Of Dorincour, snd the support
Ing cast n splendid
Owing Ia the great length of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01

production, the usual added features
OF the Columbia arc omitted. in
nrder to bring the prod tc''un within
tho usual exhibition line.
''s%i ~.
J Uti,s CoociN rsb's ~ new
attendance recqros. even Cor
the holidays. az Ctsndsli's Metro
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
VET CONDUCT At
CONVENTION
|SDEFENDED
Mayor MacShane Absolves
Legion From Aspersions OF
Edmund L. Cros.
By International News Service.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov, l6.-Mayor
Andrew MacShane, of New Orleans
today pointed out to international
News Service several things which
he said were in error in the state
ments OF DIR. Edmund l.. Gros. con-
tinental department commander OF
the American Legion in Europe.
Among the most important OF
these errors. he said. was the fact
that police records fail to disclose the
arrest of a single Legionnaire during
the recent convention OF the A. Il. #.
veterans here. DIR. Gros had charged
there We're arrests.
81 have nothing TO add to my let
ter to National Commander Owsley.
said the mayor, except TO repeat "a
denial of these accusations. Anyone
knows there was no matrial law in
New Orleans during the convention.
Officials of the police department
answered Gros with broad grin and
a positive denial. but declined to COM
ment at length.
Proprietors of principal hotels were
canvassed in an effort TO discover
some basis for DIR. Gros' complaints,
which included statement that dice
games were in full swing in the no.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
rWo SEEK DIVORCES
IN loNAcoMING COURT

LoNAcoNING. Md. Nov. 10
Charlotte Shilling Carter, OF Iona
coming, daughter Of DIR. w. Q.
SHILLING. has filed suit for divorce
from John o. Carter. now in Texas,
on the ground OF desertion, through
A. Taylor Smith, attorney. They
were married in Lonaconing July
4. 1918. and lived together until
the following December. She asked
TO be permitted to resume her
maiden name.
John w. Smith has asked for
divorce from Violet Smith on the
ground Of infidelity. through p.
Clarence Barnes, attorney. They
were married In February, 1919,
ana liver together two years.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16

tells. Each one declared he had not
the slightest complaint to make as 10
the behavior OF the guests.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
BOOST
To FURNISH FUNDS
FOR DAIRY FARMERS
Loan Association Now at Work
Introducing High Grade
Stock in State.
Special to The Tribune.

SDtCidI 10 Il Ne lIlDuAt
Kalispell, Oct. 20.-An enthusiastic
meeting of the chamber of commerce,
the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs Wednes-
day endorsed the plan of the Montana
Mutual Dairy Loan association and
members present subscribed for $685.
600 of the capital stock of the con-
Germ.
The object of the association. the
personnel of its founders and its pro-
posed activities were explained by G.
w. Fowler. general manager of the as
ISOLATION and former secretary of the
Montana Development association. and
by c. II. Mcleod of Missoula, n of
the directors.
p. n. Bernard. as secretary OF the
chamber of commerce.. presided and a
number of dairy enthusiasts addressed
the meeting. w. S. Mccormick. presl-
dent of the Flathead Farm bureau
| spoke of the necessity of getting away
| from one-crop farming and expressed
his willingness TO aid in any movement
| which would make possible n greater
diversity in Montana agriculture.
\, c. Keith lead the subscription list
| with 81 900. which vas followed by
| nearly enough TO warrant the success
| of the enterprise and committees Were
appointed TO get these in regular shape
and arrange for the formation of q
local board and a director.
The plan. according to Mr.. Fowler
follows closely the line of a building
and loan association. The association
is already importing high-grade cows
into western Montana and lending the
farmers money enough to buy them
Farmers secure their loans by % per
cent additional security and pay back
the loan in monthly payments over q
term of five years.
All borrowers become stockholders
as in a building association and an
appeal was made to business men to
subscribe enough to furnish the initiaI
loans for which applications are al
ready pending.
A local director for this district. ar
agent and a local committeeman were
selected at a meeting of the kalispel
stockholders.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Business Men Join
to Honor Tregoe at
Credit Mems Dinner

Business men of Great Falls will
join tonight in the dinner in honor OF
J. H. Tregoe, secretary Of the National
Association of Credit Men, in the
Palm room of the Hotel Rainbow:
The dinner viii open at y O'CLOCK
and Tregoe will be the only speaker on
the program permitting him to give
his talk in time to take an evening
train for the east.
The reservations made insure q good
attendance at the dinner. with many
of the business houses attending in par
ties consisting Of sill of their depart
ment heads. 1t will be the first time
that Tregoe has addressed a public
gathering in Great Falls, having spoken
before the credit men of the city on
a visit here two years ago.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Council Authorizes
Engineer to Start
Pumping Plant Work
Snecial to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre, Oct. 20.-At the regular ad-
journed session of the Havre council
held in the city hall Wednesday night
City Engineer II. II. J. Meyer was au-
thorized by the council to proceed with
the work at the Third street pumping
station and to issue a call for bids
on the material needed for the work.
Mr.. Meyer spoke briefly before the
council on the advisability of proceed
ing Immediately with the work as the
present weather conditions are par
ticularly favorable. He stated that the
work could be well started this fall.
and if not completed could be finished
readily next spring.
The report of the water committee
was read and adopted, the committee
having made a careful Investigation of
the existing conditions before compll-
ing their report.
A motion was made and passed, after
a suggestion by Mr.. Meyer, that the
city purchase eight storm windows
which will be used on the city. hall;
Mr.. Meyer was instructed to make all
arrangements for their purchase.
The local council after consider
able discussion of the matter decided
to have City Attorney c. h. Elweil
draw ND a tentative ordinance which
will effectively handle the situation
| brought about by the keeping of live
! stock. cows, horses and chickens, spe-
officially being mentioned. within the
CITY limits of Hsvre. This ordinance
will be considered at the next meeting
Of the council.
Council was adjourned and the
next regular meeting will be held NO
yember 4.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
OIL DIRECTORY
IS PUT OUT BY
TIL GREENFIELD
100 Montana Structures Shown
With Names and Areas;
Companies Given.

A new 1922 Montana Oil fields di-
rectory has been published through the
Greenfield Advertising agency and was
placed on sale in news stands and
through the agency Friday.
The new directory features a new
structure map of Montana that shows
more than $50 structures of the state
with areas, and. in the case where
they have been given recognized
names the names are given. The
map was prepared and plates taken
especially for the directory accord
ing to T. i. Greenfield Of the agency.
The directory gives the and
officers of nearly 1000 oil companies
of the state. This information was
obtained first through official records
and later by requests for information
made directly TO the oil companies
Where this was not forthcoming. the
available public records were used, he
announced.
BY the use of special book paper,
the volume was placed in an edition
half the ordinary thickness of such
works and the size fitted to vest
pocket use.
Great Falls and the northern fields
are featured in the publication and the
Commercial club aided in presenting
data used.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Machinery Arrives
for Keystone Well

With the first carload of drilling
machinery arriving at Vaughn Friday,
and the second to come today or sun
day. the Keystone Oil company will
begin unloading Monday and start haul
ing materials to it's new location on the
Muddy Greek structure.
The drilling rig and tools were
brought from Cat Greek and the pres
enceI of the camp from the earlier drill
ing operations will make possible the
early ~spudding in of the new well.
Officials of the company were conf
dent that the drilling will be under way
within a few days after the materials
are started for the location.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Cup Offered
Sweepstakes Winner
at Malta Corn Show
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Malta, Oct. 20.-The International
Harvester Company of America has
presented a $40 silver cup to the ex-
tension service of the Montana State
college, which will go 10 the winner
of sweepstakes in corn at the first an
nIai Northern Montana Corn and Po-
tato show, which is TO be held IN Malta
November 9. 10 and ii.
This is an especially fine cup, stand
ing 1915 inches, and its possession IS
worthy of the best efforts of all corn
rover in northern Montana.
According to the rules of the show,
the cup will remain the property of the
winner for one year and will become
his permanent property after being won
three years in succession. Similar
smaller cups will be presented by the
corn show to the winner of sweepstakes
in Marquis wheat and potatoes, TO be
awarded to the winner under the same
rules as that for the corn.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Neusnan Well Gets
Good Oil Showing

Special to The Tribune.
Shelby, Oct. 20.-The California
Neuman we'll on section 1882 W
obtained n good showing of oil in the
Kootenai or Sunburst sand in drilling
Friday, according to officers of the
company They said that production
was not sufficient for a commercial
well. The Kootenai was struck at
about 1850 feet, it was reported.
The Black Magic well, with 1900
feet of oil reported in the hole, is
claiming much OF the interest OF the
oil men of the northern field and 10
turning development plans toward the
west. Ii is generally regarded as n
good well. although il has not yet
been cleaned out. The company is
now arranging for a string of casing
and will clean out the well as soon a.
his arriCes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
BOARD NAMED
TO FIX VALUE
OF ROAD LAND
Judge Ewing Orders Right OF
Way Condemned Between
Belt and Riceville.

Condemnation of privately owned
property for the purpose of estaDhsn-
ing a right of way for a new county
road between Belt and Riceville along
Belt creek was ordered Friday by
Judge H. H. Ewing, following a near
ing of the condemnation proceealngs
in district court. The proposed roao Is
to be known as federal aid PROJECT
No. %. =,
H. Fl. Stanley. Frank Mitchell ana
William Huntsberger were named y ,
Judge Ewing as a board OF commls,
sioners to appraise the property anu
establish the land valuation OF the
property condemned for the road.
Condemnation proceedings were III
stituted in district court in September
by County Attorney w. G. TIghe
against Joseph Weigand and Lizzie
Weigand. James Cooper, ST.. and Mar
garet Cooper and james Cooper, Jf'
when the board Of county COMMISSION
ers failed to effect a settlement WIN
property wners.
County Attorney Tigbe and Tssist-
ant County Attorney J. J. Wuerthner
represented the county at the nearing;
The property owners were represented
BY Green & Cockrill.
The board of appraisers appointed oy
the court will begin their work on
Wednesday, October %.
One chicken hatchery recently pro
duced 100000 chicks during the
spring Matching season.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21

One chicken hatchery recently pro-
duced 100000 chicks during the
spring Matching season.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Cat Creek Shale
Shows Production
in Pyramid Well

Discovery of oil in commercial
quantities in the shale in the Pyramid
Oil company well in Cat Greek at 900
feet has aroused increased confidence
in the well of the Joe Baker, Inc. a
half mile south, according to a tele-
gram received at the Great Falls head
quarters from Baker in the field. The
shale oil is the same as that opened
by the Baker well at $40 feet; he
wired. Other conditions in the wells
have been similar.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Cascade Firm VIII
Use Kerosene Power
for Winter Drilling

Lack of water and the need for win
ter drilling will be met in the opera
tions of the Cascade County Oil and
Gas company in its operations north OF
Great Falls by the use of a kerosene
tractor for power, according to e. NJ.
Roos of the company.
A part Of the needed drilling equip
mat has already been obtained and
will be brought from Winnett. while
a Star machine is being negotiated for.
The rig will be fitted somewhat to the
drilling conditions to be met here.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
Sarinus Bladder Trouble

'COuld not stand nor sit and was
forced TO cry out from intense pain"
writes Henry Williams. Tarkio, Mon
tana. The doctors said / had in
flammation of the bladder and an OPP
Grafton was necessary. Tried Foley
Kidney Pills and improved at once.
Tell all NY friends about Foley Kidney
Pills IS it will save many from suf-
fering and perhaps. as in my case, 9
dangerous operation" Bladder and
kidney trouble demand prompt treat
ment. Foley Kidney Pills give quick
relief-Ady.
, 1922-03-17
CRISIS LOOMS IN KENTUCKY IN NATURAL Gas PROGRAM
OWN FIELDS EXHAUSTED and Other SUPPLIES ARE CUT

may bo delayed IN Kentucky n effec-
tive preservation Taeasure- are intro
ducec ut once Tho matter Is urgent
As In all regional problems OF natural
resource conservation. tina actual CO.
operation Of tho individual producers
and consumer. as well as thst OF the
observation-disclosures agent VIII be
required IL the best results are to be
obtained says Dr. Jnisnn In the pre-
face to his volume.
An phases OF conservztior from the
nswly-drined well to the handling Of
nAtur gas in the homes art treated
by DIR. Jillson- He takes up each field
in b state and gives n brief account
Of its location and production Dis
GUESSING the history OF natural gas In
this state DR.. Jiilson says:
Tho commercial production of nat
ural gas IN the state Of Kentucky
dates back to tho year 1858. when the
old Norman wel. 10 B~randenbufg.
Meade county. was drilled 1t was uti-
h1ed IN the manufacture OF salt from
brines which were found associated
win the gas in this and other wells
in the Bzaodenburg district For a
number OF years this Ohio River field
was tho only one OF much importance
in the state. but with the discovery
OF natural gas in largo amounts IN
Ohio and West Virginia IN the middle
SOS increased activity at once set in,
which results in tho laying OF an s.
inch transmission line from the Bran
, 1922-03-17

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to the northwest OF this gas field. thus
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, 1922-03-17
WHEAT MOVES
UP TWO CENTS
Closing Unsettled After Con
tinued Buying on Rising
Market

CHICAGO. March 17-Moderate
nry upturns in the price Of wheat
took place here today during the early
the chief factor being higher
cmotafions at Liverpool Reports thai
emphasfzea tho smalfness OF Euro
mean stocks of breadstuns funded also
70 life values hero Transactions. now
ever. lacked volume. Tho openins
which ranged from x 10 &c higher
with May gzsa to ,1-35h and July
z to Sl17h. were followed nS
slight additional gains. and then some
thing of reaction
Subsequently. general purchasing
Of a decided rise IN prices Was In
duced by reports OF liberal export
business, including some to Germany
and by gossip about farmers pooling
The close was unsettled &c to SIC
net higher, with May si-SSh to~$l-SSA
and July s1-1ax To S1.1e&.
Corn and ats were governed FOR
fhe mos part by tho action of wheat
After opening u to &c higher. My
ax to &c. the corn market kept near
10 the initial range
SmanneSs of corn receipts tugeth
or with export sales Of com heined
give the market n further liz later
The close was firm at 1Ac to 1sc
net advance. May s2zc
oats started * to hc up. May sSH
&c 5sNc and held fairly steady
Provisions declined in value with
hogs