Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-23
O[DFI[MS DEPICT
WILLIAM M'K|N[EY
INAUGURAL PARADE
Pictures Afford Rare Chance
to Study Martyred
President.

Striking proof that the movies
have at last come into their own as
invaluable recorders of history is con-
tanned in 1.-THE Mirror" a new s.reen
novelty released by international News
Reel corporations through Universal
exchanges. This proof consists o; ex-
t%raordinary motion pictures Of the 1897
inauguration of William Mckinley as
president of the United States films
made a quarter of a century ago
1t has always been felt that motion
pictures would be of tremendouj in
terest and value to future generations
illustrating life today exactly as 1t
is and not as some later historians
might assume. Who has not wished
that he could step into a theater and
see Pickering films of George Wash
ington or Abraham Lincoln just as they
we're in life? This is impossible. of
course. but THE Mirror" is doing the
next best thing and showing pictures
made at the time of the very bir h of
the cinema.
1t was a great day in Washington
when William Mckinley. accomp inied
by the retiring president. Grover Cleve-
from the White House to the capitol
in an open coach, acclaimed by cheer
ing crowds and escorted by regular
army troops soon to take part in the
Spanish American war. The automO-
bile was unknOwn-the 'horseleSs ear
rage considered the plaything of
crack Drained inventors. In the pic
lures the spectators lining the side
walks are as interesting as the re-
markably clear views of Mckinley and
Cleveland. Styles of the period seem
laughable and call instantly to mind
visions of the modern flapper and fl
male. hopper. There were no cake
eaters in those days. A dude" or
two. however. obtrude themselves in
the pictures.
Behind the cavalry escorting the
presidential party come batteries of
artillery, the gunners wearing the uni
forms made so familiar by the Spanish
American war and the artillery itself
seeming strange in contrast with the
monster weapons developed by the
world war, their destructiveness and
size still fresh in e~veryone's mind.
The pictures afford an exceptionally
striking study of the martyred presi-
dent especially in view of the repeated
comparisons Of him with President
Harding. Pictures of Woodrow Will
sons first Inauguration and of Nc
Kinley's Inauguration offer a contrast
striking in the extreme.
Additional pictures of Mckinley
show him as an orator. That he was
careful of his words is made evident
by the fact that he holds his notes in
his hand while crowds surround him in
vrapt attention. 1t was following just
such a speech as this that the assas-
sins bullet sped to its mark on that
fatal day at Buffalo 81 years ago. 9th
er historical pictures such as this will
be a feature Of the regular issues of
The Mirror"
Another entirely new attraction con-
tanned in The Mirror" is the laugh
able result of the invention of the
-"Terryscope," described as newest of
scientific marvels solving mysteries
which have puzzled mankind for ages
operated by Prof. Sir Isaac Snooton,
+. Q. B.. P. D. O.. c. 0. D." In his
first epoch making experiment Pro
fessor Snooton. F. o. B.. etc, solves
the question that has agitated savants
for centuries Why does a cat always
Shll on its feet?" Before the arrival
Of the keepers Professor Snooton sue
reeds in demonstrating-but then. see
it for yourself and you'll understand
it better.
With magnificent artistry analysis
Of motion pictures of the beautiful
Denishaw dancers are shown. Every