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THE RAILROAD RAIDERS
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Copyright, 1917.
By FRANK H. SPEARMAN
Adopted from the Western Picture Version Produced by Signal Film
Corporation and Faaturinf Helen Holmes.
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HELEN COMMANDED THE SWITCH ENGINE.
Fourth Episode.
iH.-pitc Helen's effort in comnian-d-
cnm; the switch engine and speed
nig down the freight yard to beat
Wehb's abductors to the lower cross
in.,'. Masters on the truck cleared the
track ahead of her; Helen, nothing
daunted", sprang from the engine ten
der into the police auto and continued
the pursuit. Masters in crossing a
S2ndy river bottom finally stalled his
heavy machine and Helen's car over
took him.
Of the abductors with him, some
fought, others ran. Masters dashed
for i..e woods, but Helen grabbed a
revolver from the officer and, pur
sniiiK. caught him in the timber.
Tackling him phickily she made the
be;: i.pht she could, but only the time
ly arrival of the policeman saved her.
With his aid, Masters was handcuffed,
brought to the truck and the prisoners
were loaded on it; Helen and the of
ficer took the motor car back to town.
Melrose was now back at the man
ager's office looking for his diamonds.
Angry that the gems had not be re
covered, he abused Frost roundly.
Burke was called into the conference.
Of course, he had only excuses to of
fer; but the moment the discussion
became most heated Helen, with Webb
rescued from the packing box, walked
into the main, office. Webb, without
ado, plumped the suitcase containing
the jewels and wire instruments down
in front of Frost, and taking off his
hat looked calmly from one to the
other of the red-faced disputants.
But Frost was in a temper. He
whirled on Webb: "You are through,"
he exclaimed hotly. "Never enter this
office again."
The chief special agent took his
disgrace composedly; he knew the
sentence was deserved. Helen, how
ever, opened the suitcase and, hand-,
ing the real jewels to Frost, explained
that Webb had just brought them in.
Frost, unable to believe his eyes,
stared at the find. Rescued at the
last moment by his unreliable subor
dinate, Frost suddenly felt the grati
tude of a sorely tried man. Melrose's
anger changed to delight and, leaving
the two men to felicitate each other,)
Webb and Helen, well pleased, passed
down to their own office, where they
found Burke at Webb's desk.
Webb, not wholly surprised, inti
mated to his assistant that he himself
would sit down. Burke, for answer,
handed him a bulletin issued by Frost
early in the day:
Bulletin Number Forty.
Effective at Once.
Wallaca Burke will assume the duties of
the head of the Claim Icpartmont vice
Morton Webb.
(Signed) HOMER FROST.
Webb's heart fell as he read it. He
made a game effort to congratulate
Burke and was turning to go when
Helen stopped him and handed Burke
a later bulletin just placed in her own
hands by Frost himself. It cancelled
Bulletin Number Forty and reinstat
ed Webb. Burke, chagrined, gave
way and Webb took his rightful seat.
Unhappily, Helen's satisfaction
over the success of her little strate
gem was just then dashed by switch
men who brought in word that Mas
ters had leaped from the truck while
it was crossing a bridge and had got
away. Helen's face fell; she abused
his careless captors indignantly, ex
plaining to Webb that Masters had
impersonated her father at Deer's
Head and that the latter could not be
freed unless his double were appre
hended. And the following day a new angle
as injected into Western Divison
;roubles. A freight train stopped at
Wayne's Siding, near Mountain
Springs. While it waited for the pas
senger train Tony Marshall, a dishon
est agent at that point, broke the seal
of a freight car, removed two typc-
. writers, smashed up the crates in his
little office, put the machines into his
i auto and, driving" to Lowenstein's
I pawn shop in Mountain Springs, sold
them.
Webb was directed bv Frost to in
vestigate the theft. Instead of doing
so, he sent Burke down to look after
it. Burke iret Marshall, in a driving
rainstorm, outside Wayne station.
Completely soaked, they adjourned to
the office for Burke to dry himself by
the fire. And the same rain likewise
drenched Buck Masters, who escaping
from the truck, had rid himself of his
handcuffs, built a fire in the river
woods and lain down beside it.
Driven by the heavy rain, Masters
started down the track for shelter.
At Marshall's shack, he knocked on
the door. While Marshall opened it,
Burke, th'owing kindling into the
stove, picked up a board broken from
a typewriter crate. He saw that Mar
shall was the thief. The latter, driv
ing Masters from the door, turned
around and realized that Burke held
in hand evidence of his theft. He in
stantly caught the revolver from
Burke's hip pocket and forced up the
claim agent's hands. Burke laughed:
"Marshall, you're caught."
"How?"
Burke picked up part of the case
cover bearing the name ot the type
writer. The next moment, taking Mar
shall off his guard, Burke, striking
suddenly downward, knocked the re
volver from his opponent's hands,
grappled him, and recovered the
weapon.
But unknown to either man, their
brisk skirmish had been seen. Mas
ters had taken refuge in the cellar and
now from a trap door looked on.
When Burke forced Marshall to tell
where he had disposed ot the type
writing machines, Masters' ears were
open.
"So you are one of Lowenstein's
gang," said Burke, laughing at his
captive. With the words he held out
his hands. He remembered a tele
phone message that had come the
same morning from Lowenstein ask
ing him to get hold of some silk. In
a few minutes the two crooks, now
friends, were plotting a new depreda.
tion together.
"I've got a job for you," declared
Burke. 'Ot hold of ten bolts of silk
from car 10011 on 245 up tomorrow
from Pedro. Have a good man to
help."
When Marshall answered that he
knew of no confederate, Masters saw
his chance. He rushed around to the
station door and throwing it open,
yelled: "I'm a good man!"
For Burke to compare notes with
the newcomer took only a moment;
the three came to terms and Burke
left.
Helen, to apprehend Masters, had
had a pamphlet printed, containing her
father's picture and a description of
his double. These she had sent to
the police over the country asking for
any information that might come. And
she did, at length, receive word that
looked favorable from a distant city.
Securing permission, she went down
to her father's prison to tell him. Re
turning she missed the train back and
from a telephone she called up Webb.
Burke had returned to the office re
porting no news of the typewriters.
Frost was furious: "You should have
attended to this yourself." he said
angrily, "and you'd better get after it
ngni now.
The chief took the hint.
"There is a car of manifest freight
coming up on 245," added Frost, sig
nificantly, "Meet it at Wayne's Sid
inr" When Helen reached Webb on the
'phone he asked her to keen track of
the manifest car until it reached !
Wavne's where he would join her.
Helen was actually boarding the
freight train when she encountered '
Masters, also making the train. He
j ran and she pursued. The train start
ed and Masters swinging aboard
thought he had eluded Helen, but she
swung up on the nest car.
i He was now just ahead of the silk
car, Helen, just behind. She climbed
through the rear end window into the
silk car to guard it just as Masters
! enter from the other end window to
rob it. The two met. Helen made an
; ineffectual tight. The scoundrel bound,
gagged her, threw her into a corner
j and began his search for the silk. In
his haste he overturned a water bot
tle and water trickled along the floor
toward a sack marked: "Metallic
Sodium. Ignites if wet."
Helen, helpless though she was,
tried to draw the desperado's atten
tion to their common danger. She
could not. Masters pushed open the
car door. Along the highway that
paralleled the track rode Marshall in
his auto, as planned. Bolt by holt
Masters threw the silk out to him.
But the crew saw the bold operation
and brought the train to a stop. Mas
ters perceiving himself discovered,
sprang from the car into the auto and
the two thieves made away.
The car that imprisoned Helen had
already taken tire and the sodium
fumes threatened every moment to
suffocate her. Outside, the conduc
tor, seeing the smoke, was giving or
ders to his crew. "Stay here and flag
the train while I run to the Wayne
tank and put this fire out."
The tank at Wayne's was reached
with the car on tire. Webb, waiting
Ihcre, rushed up. "Where is Helen
Holmes?"
No one knew.
"She was watching that car," cried
Webb. "She may be in it. I must
make sure."
The crew declared it madness to
attempt to go into the flames. But
Webb broke away and, dashing into
the burning car, caught up Helen un
conscious.
The crew helped him carry her
away. Webb urged them to go fast.
"The car is full of chemicals," he
cried.
They had scarcely reached a safety
zone when the earth shook with a ter
rific explosion. The next instant a
shower of fragments from the shat
tered car was falling all around them.
(End of Fourth Episode.)
Marguerite Clark's Newest
Film Play Meets Her Style
Director J. Searle Dawley in speak
ing of Marguerite Clark's latest photo
play, "The Valentine Girl," which he
directed for the Famous Players Film
company and which will be released
on the Paramount program, said: "It
is easy enough to censure the scenario
department or the director when a
story or plot does not seem to appeal
to one's personal taste, but if people
would realize the tremendous task
faced by these harassed persons in
picking out photoplays best fitted to
each particular star they would be
more considerate ot us. the plot may
be the best in the world, but if the
character of the lead Is not suitable
for the star who is to take the part it
is absolutely useless to attempt to
film itf and, of course, vice versa.
"However, in 'The Valentine Girl' I
believe that we have secured the com
bination a plot that is technically
perfect and a leading role that fits
Marguerite Clark as well as any she
has ever played. Miss Clark's win
some personality lends itself particu
larly well to child impersonations and
yet as a 'grown-up young lady' she
:ias a certain charm of manner seldom.
'if ever, equaled on the screen.
"In this picture she combines the
two in her own inimitable fashion and
has produced a character that will, I
am sure, greatly endear itself to the
heart.
"Little Marian Morgan, the wistful.
quaint little figure standing at the
door of the father's home while he
finishes his game with some fellow
gamblers, is a pathetic little person
that somehow won her way even into
our hardened hearts at the studio and
made us forget for a moment that it
was in reality only Marguerite Clark,
the idol of the screen."
Director Dawley was greatly aided
in his work of making this production
by the well known camera man, Ly
man Broening.
The story is about a little girl, Ma
rian Morgan by name, whose mother
is dead and whose father is a con
firmed gambler. She isn't brought up
at all like ordinary children, but, like
the immortal Topsy, she "jus' growed
up," and it is no thanks to her father
that she blossoms into winsome young
ladyhood.
"The Valentine Girl" will be the at
traction at the Muse theater today,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ed Maurer, Jr., nivorrrrl Edward
Maurer, jr., son of the well known
restaurant man of the same name,
was granted a dfvoree decree from
Ignore Maurer by Judge Day. He al
leges extreme cruelty. The Maurers
lived at 1213 North Forty-second
street.
Filmland Favorites
"Womanhood" Means
Much to All Who
Love America
Director Home
Has Had Much Real
Experience in Life
jjoscaec sirr buckle
Roscoe Arbuckle, heller known by
the name of "Fatly." is ifce chief
actor and comedian as well , s t lie
director of his very own company,
which has just been formed to pro
duce comedies for release on the Par
amount program. He was bom at
Smith's Center, Kan., in 1887. His
stage career was on tour in drama
and stock repertoire and managed
his own company for two years, and
was also in stock for Morosco ami
Harlmau. His screen career was
first with Keystone in 1MI.) as an extra
man with the wonderful salary of $3
per day. but he soon advanced to reg
ular parts and later played leads ami
became director and has both directed
and acted for the last two years. He
soon became known as "Fatty" in the
"Fatty and Mabel" pictures, with
Mabel Normand as his leading lady.
Some of the best known and most
popular pictures were "Fattv and
Mabel Adrift," "He Did and He
Didn't," "The Bright Lights," "His
Wife's Mistake," "The Waiters'
Ball" and many others. He is now
appearing in his latest scream, "The
Butcher Boy," which is his first of
fering by the new- company. Mail ad
dressed to Paramount Pictures cor
poration, 485 Fifth avenue, at Forty
first street, will reach him.
Manager Thomas ,.f the Strand
!-a s llial almost ilailv he ivccoes tele-
j phone calls asking hini if he is work
ing lor the amiiuiniiinn lactones or
Wall stiett interests owing to the
many slides that he is running urg
ing men to enlist m the army and
na y.
"While I know llial at heart every
man, woman and child in Omaha is
loyal to the Slats ami Stripes, some
of them surely- do not realize what
would bee, tine ot this glorious coun
irv of outs if it were invatlfd like
I Belgium was. Oi course, most people
say llus is impossible, hut nothing
to my mind is impossible in these
ilavs. and that is one of the main
reasons wny 1 contracted to play
"Womanhood, the lilory of the Xa-1
lion," til show the aw iul havoc a for- I
oign inva.ion would cause in this i
country ol ours. bile it is H ue that j
this picture is simply fiction and not
reality, the presentation has been so !
devei ly made, and the 1'nned States '
army and navy were so kind in llieirj
co-operation that the results achieved '
I look like actual warfare, and certaiu
1 1 y make tlr blood tingle in the veins
j of all true and lo6l Americans. The
'Tnitcd Stales army and navy will
both have recruiting officers at the
; Strand, giving out lull information re
igarding se-vices in eilher department,
as will als.i the marines, so we hope
(o have a i atriolic deuionslration the
like of which has never been seen in
:his city." I
This production is now being shown I
in New York City, Philadelphia, Hal- !
limoie and tloslou to record breaking
crowds, ami we expect the same kind
of palronage in Omaha.
Artdrama Company to
Have Office in Omaha
Omaha may soon add another film
cxrhaiiRc to its already larftc list of
film companies tlistruhtintf from this
point. Omaha is tap idly hecominK
cue of the most important film cen
ters of the United States. Joseph
II, Ciilday, formerly manaKcr uf the
Willis Wood theater in Kansas City,.
Mo., and now connected with the
Standard l-ilm corporation of that
city, who market the Artdrama pic
tures in the state of Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, while
in Omaha Friday, announced that
they were to open an office in Omaha
soon. K. C. Cropper is president and
general manape.r of this concern and
was one of the pioneer men in the
film Rame in this city six years ago.
James Y. Home. vhoje success
with "The American iiirl" series, fca
; taring Marin Sats, is one of the select
"sure fire" directors who have put
1 punch in picture play drama, his de
j tailed knowledge of the west and its
j life has admirably fitted him to direct
the destiny of one of the best series
of pictures dealing; with present-day!
western lite that lias been offered to
the public and is now bemtf shown on j
the screens of the principal picture j
theaters here.
Director Home is a native of Cali
fornia and a real product of the stai;e.
When only l.t years old he was a
member of the Relasco-Mayor Stock
company at the Alcazar, San Francis-j
co. Later he journeyed to the the
atrical center. New York, winning j
success on the legitimate stage as
ltr;:pdnn in "Brewster's Millions."
lie was also treasurer of the Herald
Square theater. His broad experience
has inculcated even the smaller de-:
tails of the stage, which at first blush
seem trifling, but which have made
him one of the most competent di-',
rectors of motion pictures.
Mr. Home's greatest successes are::
"The Girl From Frisco," featuring!
Marin Sais and True Iloardman; the j
popular "Stingarec," seriej from the'
stiuii's by K, V. Hornung; "The So
ial Pirates." series, by George tiron
Mu Howard, and a number of multipU
red successes, including "The Barn
Mormers" and "The l'ittall."
Mr. Home is now busy at Kalem'i
Glendale studio, producing "Tin
American Girl" series, hy Frederick
U. lleehdolt, the well known authol
of western drama. Marin Sais, Kal
em's versatile star, is featured in thii
scries.
Rachman Resigns From the
General Film Offices
C. Y. Taylor, local manager of the
General Film companies, announces
with regret that his capable assistant,
J. V. Rachman, has found it neces
sary to resign his position on account
of other businesses that are taking a
great deal of his time and attention.
Mr. Rachman is manager of the Grand
theater and has many other interests.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
To Success. ,
GRAND Th,,,"
UIVAllly Beautiful
TODAY
GAIL KANJE
in "As Man Made Her"
TUESDAY
WM. S. HART
in "The Gunf ighter"
Some Stunts a Movie Hero
Must Bear in His "Playing"
"No end to the queer things that
you are asked to do when you join
the ranks of the picture players,"
said Kranklyn Farnuni, whose Blue
bird photoplay. "The Clock," had just
been completed and shows at the
Hinn theater TiweHaw mA
day: "Queer, I mean, from the point
ui view oi tne legitimate plavcr. hor
example, while we were making this
picture, I had to spend one whole day
in the open air, wearing nothing in
the WaV Of rlntllPC hl,t rt cml
pyjamas, and it was a February
day, in which, though the sun was
very urgnr, mere was a perceptible
chill in the air.
"Later in the same picture I had to
take a swim in the far from warm
ing water of the Pacific, while wear
ing full evening dress. First I had
to wear too few clothes in public and
then ton inanv Wi,i,1 K.,t ......
... ''". "in llial Wdici
was chilly! After the first plunge it
wdHii rignr.
HEARST PATHE NEWS
Synopaii of Events Covered In Hearst
Pa the Ncwi, Released Today.
NKW YORK riTY-SIWlng gracefully down
the wnya of th Rrnnklyn navy yard the
nuperdrpadnaiiRht, New Mexico, In a time
ly mldition to the U. 8. fleet.
Sl'lttNlil iKLI), M ASS. Thf new Lawrence
moujit, clei lined to protect the machine
pun n(iinH in the trenches la successfully
demon tt t rated here.
ALBANY, N. Y. Tbe heads of the hi mo
tion picture firms meet to defeat a bill
to tax photo plays.
NEW YORK CITY AH Ills are forrotten by
the 1,600 Inmates of Bellevua hospital aa
they watch a npeclal circus performance.
SPRINO FASHIONS By courtesy of J. M.
fii.lclinir A Co.
WAKE UI AMERICA t la the call that
redounds throughout the land on th 14i!d
anniversary of the famous ride of Paul
Rpvere.
CAMDKN, MAINE Amerienn ship yards
tiHuten the eoimtruction of an i mm en ho
fleet of wooden cartro vennels to defeat
the U-hoat hlockade.
WASHINGTON, I). (. Union Station is
decorated with the Allien' colors in honor
of the arrivnl of the British Commlsnlon
pch to the war council.
WKST POINT, N. Y. The Military Academy
cIhss of '17 is itraduated ahead of time
so that t:ti more officers may b ready
to train Uncle turn's new army.
LOTHROP I22AX
Earle Williams
"ARSENELUPIN"
And a Big "V" Comedy
IDEAL
MARY MILES YMINTER
In
"Youth's Endearing
Charm"
MONROE Wls?
TODAY
ALICE BRADY
in -
'A Woman Alone"
DIAMOND
TODAY
BERTHA KALICH
in
"LOVE AND HATE"
VI
1VI 4 Days-Starting TODAY
U Marguerite Clark
Was Never Sweeter Than In
"The Valentine Girl"
AND
5 Fatty Arbuckle
17 ! "The Butcher Boy"
u
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Crammed Full of Laffs and Chuckles
IE
i
Max Has a Choice Between
$3,000,000 and a Wife.
He Has the Wife, But
"MAX WANTS
Then the Fun Starts With a Bang.
It is the greatest comedy Max Linder ever made.
See It TODAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. Also
ANNA Q. NILSSON 111 f 1 la. 77
a, Infidelity
Coming Thursday "Baby Marie Osborne"
MPRESS
Continuous
Vaudeville
and
Photoplays AJmjion 6nly 20c and 10c
The Big '
Double Show
of
The Town
"The American Girl"
By Frederick R. Bechdolt
These pictures are a constant succession of perils,
exploits, rescues; wonderful exhibitions of horse
manship and stirring climaxes. Every scene is full
of spirit and action enlivened and dominated by
the sprightly, vigorous, charming personality of
Marin Sais. ;
A new picture every week, each com
plete in itself. Produced by Kalem, fam
ous for short pictures.
DISTRIBUTED BY GENERAL FILM CO., INC.
"Th American Girl" Pictures Are Now Showing in the Following
Theaters!
Monday
WONDERLAND
Lincoln, Nab.
PALM
14th and Douglas
QUEEN
Des Moines, la.
LINWOOD
Tarkio, Mo.
LILY
Lincoln, Neb.
Tuesday
HIPPODROME
25th and Cuming
JEWELL
Beatrice, Neb.
GEM
Sioux City, la.
LILY
Lincoln, Neb.
MAJESTIC
Council Bluffs, la.
JEWELL
Lincoln, Neb.
LYRIC
Fort Dodge, la.
JEWELL
Plainview, Neb.
PARAMOUNT
Nebraska City, Neb.
Wednesday
LYRIC
Sioux City, la.
LYRIC
Wymore, Neb.
Wednesday
IDEAL
. 16th and Dorcas
Thursday
LYRIC
Sioux City, la.
GRAND
Des Moines, la.
AUDITORIUM
Seward, Neb.
ALAMO
24th and Fort
FRANKLIN
24th and Franklin
COLONIAL
Grinnell, la.
Friday
COLONIAL
Grinnell, la.
GRAND
16th and Binney
LYRIC
Fort Dodge, la.
COLUMBIA
Cedar Rapids, la.
COLONIAL
Grinnell, la.
FAMILY
Des Moines, la.
Saturday
REX
Ottumwa, la.
DIAMOND
24th and Lake
DEAN
York, Neb.
Saturday
NEVADA
Nevada, !a.
COLONIAL
Grinnell, la.
MAJESTIC
Grand Island, Neb.
LYRIC
Jewell, la.
GRANP
Sioux City, fa.
PHOTOPLAV ?
Ackley, la.
AMERICAN
Cherokee, la.
ORPHEUM
Nebraska City, Neb.
REX
Iowa Falls, la.
Sunday
BESSE
South Omaha
PALM
14th and Douglas
ROYAL
Des Moines, la.
MARYLAND
13th and William
GEM
Des Moines, la.
LYRIC
Melchor, la.