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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
At the Theaters

inne Griffith are a revelation in the
modiste's art.
This stunning photoplay has trio
of stars that could not have been bet
ter selected for their parts. They
are Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle
and Elliott Dexter. Each of these
three move through their parts i'll alb
solute harmony with the requirements
of the famous Robert w. Chambers
story, and the supporting cast is an
admirable one. 1t includes Hobart
Bosworth, Bryant Washburn, Doris
May, Phyllis Haver, Harry Myers,
Miss DUPONT, Wally Van, Dagmar
Godowsky and many others.
The direction by George Archain-
baud, internationally famous for his
success as a director, is all that
could be wished for, and the. result is
n picture that closely follows the Or
iginal story, yet gives full value to
the requirements of the perturbation,
adding even more to the value of the
perturbation than can be found in the
book, for among all the other senses,
the sense of sight is most thoroughly
pleased with the silken coverings of
the story.
Other numbers on the new program
are Pathe Review, Palace News aud
Topics of the Day which is screened
to "Ies, We Have No Bananas" a
special Don Felice arrangement Of
the popular fox trot.
The twenty-fourth symphony concert
to be held Sunday at 4 80 promises to
be a musical treat, for each of the
numbers programmed are unusually well
suited for symphonic Interpretation.
They are as follows: "Dance of the
Hours" from A. Ponchielli's opera,
"Giaconda !" Fantasia, My Old Ken.
lucky Home" by Langley; celebrated
minuet by Boccherini, and a special
fox trot arranged by Don Felice.
For a stage number the Palace Of
fers this week "The Atlantic City
Four" male quartette that manages
to please the popular fancy. The of
fering is bright, musical and enter
tanning.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
MAJESTIC.

All great American dramas of semi
historical origin seem TO hit the times
just at the right period and no fuller
illustration of this can be shown than
the phenomenal success of The Gov
cred Wagon" which comes TO the Ma
jestic theater for special engage
ment starting Sunday night and open
ing the regular theatrical season here.
This story is the perturbation OF the
great Saturday Evening Post serial OF
the same title by Emerson Hougll
which is now in its sixth edition as n
book and which was made for FAM
Gus Players-L asky under the able di-
rection of James CruZe.
Its appeal is the personal one OF
courage to do and hearts to serve that
an unknown land might be opened M
and the rich stream of wealth comes
pouring forth each year in crops that
reach 10 the ends of the world. There
is romance and adventure in every
forward move Of the winding trains as
they trek onward and onward toward
the end of the trail and the golden
west which was no mere rainbow or
chimera bnt something that will live
forever in our minds and hearts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
RLALTO.

A mystery play of unusual type is
Goldwyn's RED Lights" which open
ed yesterday at the Rialto as the first
picture selected by the Rialto manage
ment to appear as an attraction of the
~Greater 1923-1924 Movie Season."
"Red Lights" is screen adaptation
of the play "The Rear Car" which
appeared for several months at the
Majestic theater in Los Angeles where
it had its premier. In it, half Graz
ed inventor discovers a means by
which he can project his voice by us
ing red lights. The tale is compli-
Gated one, but chiefly concerns the
daughter of a railway baron who is
kidnapped by the half crazed inventor
who is the brother of the railroad
baron.
The inventor makes use Of his dis
covery to terrorize the daughter. She
hears mysterious warnings and threats
issuing from balls of red lights which
hover about her room in the Ambas-
sador Hotel in Los Angeles and on the
overland limited on which she is ira
yelling back to her father.
Thrills of a most surprising order,
comedy of a new type and several I'M
usual characters are highlights of the
picture. One of the unusual charac-
tiers is "crime deflector," new
type of detective who. instead Of APP
pretending the criminal after the deed
is done, defects, or wards off the
crime before it is committed.
The east is a most capable one and
Includes Marie Provost, Johnnie Walk
er. Daemar Godowsky, Alice Lake and
Lionel Belmore.
The action of the picture takes
place in and around Los Angeles, on
board an eastbound express train and
Mt the Carisso Gorge on the Mexican
border.
1t is interesting to note that al
though 20 per cent of the motion pic
lures that are made. seldom is Los
Angeles used as locale and less often
is Los Angeles given screen credit.
"Red Lights" has for its locale the
city Of Los Angeles. Several night
scenes were photographed along Broad
way and Hill streets. The Ambassa-
dor Hotel plays a prominent part in
the background Of the story. as does
one of the city's office buildings and
the Southern Pacific station.
As feature of the "Greater Movie
Season. and to keep the Rialto on q
plane with the magnitude of the pic
lures scheduled for immediate show
ings. a large orchestra has been in
stalled, and other changes have been
mad to enhance the presentation val
ues of the pictures.
re rest of the film numbers for
tae new week consist of new sour
Gang" kid comedy, Pathe Review.
Fun From the Press and the Fox
News
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

Round" as far as the spectators in
terest is concerned. Romance, sweet
and bittersweet. is the keynote of the
whole delightful story.
The Empire program further in
cludes the Empire News, comedy and
the overture by the Empire Symphony
Orchestra, which in this case is Sup
pes Light Cavalry" Julien Pau,
Blitz has provided an exquisite score
for the photoplay.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
PALACE,

Saturday brought to- the Palace the
alter the first of the big fall lineup of
pictures scheduled for aDpearance dur
ing the @Greater 1924 Movie" sea-
son at the Palace and Rialto theaters.
"The Common Law" which took the
Palace screen Yesterday. is all that the
press notices claim it 70 be. 1t is big
IN production big in cast, big in story
and big in theme. No expense seems
TO have been spared in producing IT..
for the sets are lavish 10 a startling
degree and the gowns worn by Cor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
GRAND.

Jimmie "Slats" Allard's musical
comedians will be seen in The Crazy
Uncle" the first half of this week.
Allard and his chums promise con-
siderable merriment along rather orig
inal lines.
On the screen "You Can't Fool Your
Wife" will be offered with a east
which includes Leatrice Joy, Mia
Naldi and Lewis Stone.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

Park Players in mice People" Sep.
tember 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
HELEN WILLS is
TENNIS CHAMP !!

FOREST HILLS. y. Y, Aug.
1s.-Litfle Helen Wills. the Cali
fornia star. became the Ameri-
can woman tennis champion here
this afternoon when she defeated
Mrs. Molla Mallory. seyen-time
champion, 6-2 and 6I.
Seldom has an ovation been given
In sport like the tumult from 5000
spectators that arose when the
pretty little California girl scored the
winning point on a beautiful place
ment.
The crowd rushed out Of the
stands and surrounded the blushing
miss.
Eddie conlon, the broad.shouldered
umpire, jumped out OF his chair and
ran to the girl. giving her resound-
ing kisses on both cheeks.
Mrs. Mallory, gracious in defeat.
put her arms around her conqueror
and walked to the side lines.
For detailed play of the match see
Page IA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Quick Service for
Letter Carrying
Is Now Reality
ny HARRY u. HUNT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-Let-
,ers written in New York today.
received and answered in San
francisco tomorrow.
This will be possible within the
next two weeks. with the Inaugural
ton OF new trnnscontinentai air
mail service in which the mail
planes flying by night as we'll as
by day, will provide continuous
transportation from coast to coast.
Experimental flights will be
made for five nights--August 21.25.
These will be over the central di-
vision from Chicago to Cheyenne,
distance OF 500 miles.
Pilots who will negotiate the
night stretch have already been
relieved from day duty and are
practicing night flying over the
route, so as to thoroly familiarize
themselves with the course and all
conditions for possible landings
when the trials begin.
Inc SCHeuuit INV bclnk IWViftN
out will provide for n start from
New York late enough in the day
probably around .noon--to permit
the receipt at San Francisco OF
rush letters written that morning
In time TO permit the delivery and
answering OF such letters before the
close of business the next day. An
| elapsed flying time Of from 2S &c
30 hours will be allowed for the
1000 miles.
Heretofore the air mail has simply
been an auxiliary service to the
transcontinental train mails, TIL,
now ALTAR service will place the ali
mail on an Independent footing, In
stead OF simply expeditlng the trair
mails, advancing them by day fly
ing, IL win finish what II starts
1t win carry the letters thru
At tho five regular fields where
night landings will be made-Chi
cago, Iowa City, Omaha. Nortl
Platte and powerful bca
con lights of 6Oo,Oo0,Oo0 candle
Turn TO Last Page, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
FAMOUS AMERICANS

rms Is photograph OF Gregory +.
tsdtsrtie, famed In American his
~ Is the man who never failed to
- al the comic strips printed In
= daily newspapers. lie died at
Selzcoom, May 8, 1923.
ssey Shown. the demon jeweler, IL
gsailng the weekend at his San
'za home on Cactus island.
Gstas island doesn't sound like a
~ comfortable place TO spend the
wk-snd On ones Weekend.
ziry Niles Minter. the screen star.
W says she has only reached 81
s=sss:.aisTs. What detained her?
Asry says her mother refuses to
~ over her money to her and that
IS forced to make her own
<znss
ne thought is appalling Gimme
icszret.
sary's father. a proofreader on a
as paper, said Mary was 81. and
"a Changed his mind and said she
g born at Shreveport. La. in 1902,
1fust proofrcader never to get
E7fhing right.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Cappy Kicks Discusses
Real Hard Luck Story
He's Rapidly Drifting Into Bankers Glass;
Asked to Make Lot of Unsecured Loans
Written for The Star by Peter B. Kyne

rooms. Now find myself deve.opin-
lot of belated sympathy for tho
TOUGHER just because he is a no-good
son of a horse thief. Moreover, /
have discovered that for $40 1 can.
quite usually, get rid of a nuisance
for life. because. once the touch has
been made, the TOUGHER seldom has
the courage 10 face the touchee again
while the debt remains unpaid. I
have also discovered that while the
toucher's demands are usually mod
est. he generally asks for twice as
much as he expects to get; conse-
quently. nowadays. my philan-
thropy among the unworthy has been
reduced so per cent"
Wen, ! suppose somebody has to
help take care of the misfits OF
this world" Matt opined.
"Oh, don't mind doing far more
than my share toward taking care
of life's misfits," Cappy protested.
The boys that rile me are the
snappy ones, well-dressed putting
up n big front. pretending to be
that which they are not and which
they do not intend to be II they
can avoid 1t. I'm getting fed up
on polite crooks. was up at a
meeting of the board of directors
Of the Marine National bank this
morning when we considered loan
of 100000 TO the Oriental Import
& Export company. which is the
name under which an amiable was
trel named Albert I. Dickson has
been doing business in this city
for 10 years. We had statement
of his net worth but, listed among
his liabilities, l failed TO find an
overdue promissory note for $4,000
due to the Kicks Logging & Lum-
bering company. So l excused my
self from the meeting, drifted
around to the cashier and ascer-
tanned that Dickson had a credit
balance of $4,000 in his account.
In order TO be on the safe side I
just naturally attached 1t and en-.
tered suit on that overdue note"
Eyes, Dickson called UP about
noon time" said Mr., Skinner ''and
begged me to call Off the dogs. l
didn't know anything about the
suit so IT,
skinner, II didn't keep an
Ttirn 10 Page s, Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

I. " name of President coolidge's
=, mount is General" We wish
!. named It Second Lleutenant"
: nen kicked the Stats out OF ~
- ~ Q. croson. member Of the
~ board, attacks the printing
Tx combine for trying TO gougc
+. No'ol board. and Carl r. Croson.
), ~ay' defends the Master Plumb
~ mt that just like a lawyer?
tH Rutherford, famous Bible
=. now lecturing in Tacoma,
'a'an'S power is on the wane.
~ eonie on over 10 Seattle, Doc!
ii ,sn y Have World by the
4, 'Aya Tom MISUNDERSTANDING.
i ,s and the world is kicking heck
TX 90 doross 10 Kirkland for
.Da''dn Night carnlrdl Of The
ko,,." y Grimm POST. American
"' Gee vou nere.
A. J. 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Unconfirmed Re-
ports Say Indian
Lad Is Victim of
Mountain Lion

ENUMCLaW, Aug. 1s.-Au.
thoritics here are investigating
nm unconfirmed report which
spread today that huge cougar
Killed and deyoured 12-year.
old boy nine miles cast Of Enum-
claw. on The King county side
OF the White river, two weeks
ago. The report has gained Gro
dence and has been given wide
circulation, causing n furore Of
excitement and fear among
campers and farmers Of the out
lying districts.
The report was originally received
here from Mike Williams. n Muckle-
shoot Indian. who said the boy killed
was the son OF Frank Losier, n resi-.
dent Of Mucklcshoot reservation.
Loslcr could not be reached Satur-
day. as he was reported 10 be pick.
ing huckleberries along the Naches
Pass trail.
Williams story was TO the effect
that two boys were fishing. when one
heard the other, o short distance
away. scream with pain and fright.
Running towards him, he saw
tho boy being tossed in the air
by a huge animal. He ran for
help. When rescuers arrived
they are reported TO have found
blood spots. bits Of clothing and
huge cougar tracks.
Later, Il is reported. bones and
scraps OF clothing were found in the
woods some distance away.
Some doubt as 10 the identity OF
the boy is expressed. as II Is thought
LosIcr has his sons all with him. l,
Is reported TINT the victim may have
been the son OF a camper OF the dis
trict. Parties OF hunters are said tc
have taken the trail of the cougar
without success. Cougars have beer
seen in the heavily wooded sections
bordering the river. but this Is the
first report OF a human being being
attacked.
The river bank at the place OF the
reported attack is heavily timbered
and the animal could easily have
leapcd upon the boy from one of the
tree limbs. residents declare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
EVERETT WATER
SUPPLY is HIT
Sewage Backs Into Main and
Causes Light Epidemic
by TOM OLSEN

A safety valve. LETT open by care.
less mill empIoyc two weeks ago
caused a bRokwash' of sewerage into
the Everett water system. that pol.
lutcd tho city's supply. As a result
IS cases Of typhoid fever are bcine
cared for by Everett physicians. nc
cording TO n canvass made Friday
night. None OF tho cases is believed
TO he Of n serious nature.
The situation has been remedicd
DIR. Paul A. Turner. director of the
state health department, who made
personally an investigation at Ey
orett, announced Saturday morning
Il have notified the Everett news.
papers to publish instructions &c
users 60 boil all water drawn thru
the pipes until further notice" Or
Turner stated. AT present. / an
unable TO say how long that will be.
K. Is. Williams. commissioner o.
public works Mt Everett. explained
the cause Of the back wash 70 n rep
resentative Of The Star this morn
fnu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Youth VICTIMS
EATEN PERISH
alive? IN CAR!
Automobile Stalls
on Tracks and Is
Hit by Speeding
Electric Train

LOS ANGELES, Aug. b.
Four persons were instantly
killed and a fifth probably fatal
~ injured early this morning
when an automobile driven by
J.. r.. Randolph, of Los Angeles.
stalled on the Pacific Electric
tracks In the outskirts Of town
just ~ n fast interurban was
approaching.
The dead are:
L. T.. Randolph. 80.
sirs. Nora Randolph. a3.
Griffith Randolph, 5.
Davis. 30, picked up ON
his way TO work.
Injured:
Floyd Randolph. II, fractured
leg. possible fracture Of the
skull and Internal injuries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
1000 MEN fight
flaming FLOOD!
Rivers of Fire at
San Pedro Men
ace Lives; Oil
Tank Burning

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Aug. Is
Menace from the great oil fire
at the General Petroleum com.
pany's tank farm on Point Fir.
min gradually dwindled today.
aitho the seething flames con.
tinued TO shoot up from the boil
Ing cauldron around the tank.
caused by the dammlnE up be.
hind a dirt well of 10000 bar.
rels Of crude oil.
Fighting against time. over 2.
900 men under direction OF Fire Chief
Scott OF Los Angeles worked furl.
ously 70 throw UP dykes TO prevent
the flaming oil from rushing down
the hillside. sweeping away the
many small homes OF workers lower
on the hill In a river OF flame.
All available tractors in tho dis.
trict were pressed into action until
the earth around the crown OF the
hin was ripped up rapidly for tho
workers 10 throw into the building
OF the dykes.
The big tank on the top Of the
hill where the General Potro-
leum tank farm is situated,
boiled and seethed and shot
great tongues OF flame ms each
river Of oil rushed toward the
improyised dykes.
Fortunately the tank was partial.
- underground. MS otherwise the
heat would have caused immediate
collapse OF tho structure, releasing
wall Of flaming oil down tho hill
In al directions in such volume that
u would have been suicide 10 M.
tempt 10 handle q.
The fire. which started yesterday
morning, was confined 20 that tank
for a time. and II was hoped II
could be extinguishcd there. But
company officials realized that MS
the heat penetrated the tank. tho
oil would boil over in great waves.
Men and tractors were modified.
and when the first rush OF flaming
oil ssethed over tho top OF the tank.
at $50 p. M. they were ready for
Turn 10 Last Page. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

AN idea has just occurred TO me,
said Cappy Kicks one day after
luncheon, as Mr.. Skinner. his general
manager in charge Of the Kicks Log
ging & Lumber company. and Matt
Pcasley. president and general man
ager of Cappy's Blue Star Navigation
company. dropped into the latter's
office for n cigar and n discussion
OF the Kicks affairs in general.
cappy paused--a dramatic pause
and looked them over.
"out with 1t. father-in-law." Matt
Peaslcy suggested heartily.
your ideas are usually valuable.
SIR" said Mr.. Skinner. Don't hoard
them"
1--WE come to the conclusion that
since l retired from business 10 years
ago ! have more business to attend
to than ever had"
For instance" suggested his SON.
in-law.
well, I'm rapidly drifting into the
banker class" Cappy complained
Az ittSl L III uShtu W iiithc a. ipe Va
unsecured loans. And some wag on
the street must have sold my name
to n string of promoters as part OF
n sucker list, because of late I'm
bombarded with flashy literature that
seeks to dazzle me with promises OF
profits beyond the dreams of average
and avarice. In the good old days II
used to be gold mines in Mexico oil
rubber plantations In Guatemala
but OF late years the sound of oil
gushers has captured the public i'm
agination and as a result there Is
considerable tearing of hair anc
gnashing of teeth heard in the land
skinner, i want you to issue orders
in the general office that the frs
man or woman there who let's al
oil-stock salesman in on me gets sci
back one year on time allowance
toward a coveted increase In salary
Cappy sighed. pity the rich, oil
those credited with riches" he com
plained. IL think the average hu,
man vulturc figures that as a mar
grows old he grows kindlicr anC
hence easier. And don't know bu'
that's pretty sound philosophy. Whei
was younger | could turn down .
ready touch from no.good son of 4
horse thief as easily ms could wraI
myself around steak with mush'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Home Brew

wh~pee.
I'm Wild coyote from Mukilteo
,.d WHEN | howl the elephants seek
.rk nests and the man.cating sar-
z.rs sulk In their OCEAN caves.
Ey,ry time I raise my eyebrows.
A. who'll animal kingdom trembles,
"a when | speak above whisper,
ra an hear the clans shriekng
hrr drath.cry,
IN 70 bad chew telephone poles;
ia I'm 20 tough. I LET railroad trains
m Nr my eorns,
Leak out for me. My names Joe
kssssiarter. and l calculate TO lick
i he nayiss Of the world.
tn tough.
Essry time We see Old Joe Bung.
ssrsr start out TO paint the town
4 We tremble for the safety OF civ.
asian. But every time Joe returns
.a-. to his wife. We tremble for the
ztsy Of Joe.
l@'s efforts 70 drive his fiivver Up
i'.I.phone post are highly laudable.
y he won't get his phone number
- quicker that way.
III Gee Gee. who IL getting fat.
rs STE is afraid 10 20 swimming
sssnt her width.
i klck town Is one where the cows
sHs The right-of.way at the street
a1sAngs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
BURN COAL TWICE IN
AUTO MANUFACTURING;
FORD TRIES NEW PLAN

YORK. Aug. 1S.---A meth.
IN cd Of burning coal twice and
thus materially reducing cost of
automobile manufacturing has
been perfected by a firm OF New
York chemists and taken over by
Henry Ford, according to Emil
Piron. who, with his associate, ".
u, caracristl, conducted the OK.
perlments.
THE method IN practicable and
is n success beyond all doubt"
Piron told the United Press today.
"Mr. Ford rs now engaged in
constructing buildings at Detroit
where the new process will be put
into operation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
SEWAGE RUSHED
INTO THE MAIN

"a safety valve had been left open
by n mill employee. in the pipe line,
where II crosses the Snohomish river
under water" Commissioner Will
liams stated. This left the burden
on a smaller valve. The pressure on
1t from the inside was ITO pounds,
while the pressure from the river
outside. was much more. Quite nat
urally. some OF tho river water flow
cd into the main pipe line. Unfor-
tunately, the city sewerage dump was
near this place"
The use of water from tho city
pipes has been practically discon.
tined by the users.
A puv water spring, located in
tho Riverside district OF Everett. is
the mecca for hundreds OF per.
CTurn to Last Page. Column .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
NAMES DAIRY THAT
FIGHTS PASTEURIZATION

When asked Saturday to produce
list Of tho offending milk dealers.
DIR. Read. who was away from his
office at the time. said he ct nId not
remember them all However. he
recalled that the Hollywood dairy
was one. The Hollywood dairy.
thru it's manager. w. V. s. Robb.
has been most active In opposing
the effort of other dealers to effect
an alleged monopoly CT the milk
business under the guise Of com.
pulsory pasteurimtion. DR.. Read
supports the ptsteurizatlon plan.
Manager Robb commented as fol.
lows Saturday on the nitack on his
dairy:
IAN milk sold By Hollywood dairy
Is produced from lta own herd Of
tuberculin tested purcbred Holstein
cows. The milk sold as baby milk
Is invariably this mornings milk,
from 81 selected portion OF the herd.
The COWS selected for producing this
milk arc animals in Tho prime CT
condition and in about the middle
OF their milking period, since it is
well known tina. tie milk from such
animals is most desirable for the
purpose.