VHE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: JULY 1. 1917.
7 B
The Railroad Raiders
Copyright, 1917.
Br FRANK H. SPEARMAN
THE ROAD WRECKERS
Adopted from the Western Picture Version Produced by Signal Filn
- Corporation and Featuring Helen Holmes.
THIRTEENTH EPISODE. ,
Roy Wilson loit no time in making
new disposition! it the office. He him
self teok Desmond's place; he pro
moted Helen, gave Webb the claim
department and installed a new
stenographer.
Desmond and Burke, angry and re
vengeful, went directly over to the
offices of the Eastern. Rosedale
showed Desmond a telegram from
the Eastern head of the raiders' con
spiracy: No Kay stock on tha market, Hsrshtr
methods nocssssry to kill publlo contl
tiencs. Must racalt Dramond unless ahowa
better results. LORINO.
"If you djn't get busy," remarked
Rosedale as Desmond studied the
message, "you'll lose your head."
Desmond looked at Burke: "Don't
worry; we'll give them something to
think about now."
Repairing to the raiders' quarters
with Burke, Desmond found Marshall
and Masters busy at the small print
ing press; he was told they were ma-
HELEN AND RAY
nlpulating tickets for a ball game. But
Desmond had other affairs in mind.
He asked Burke for a bottle of acid.
Bur' e, in handling this awkardly,
spilled a little of the acid on his hand.
Before he could find a towel his hand
was badly burned and a white scar re
mained. Desmond taking the acid
now, explained his idea to the raiders
and in an auto, with Desmond at the
wheel, the party drove to a small sta
tion Workman on the Kay. There,,
watching their oooortumtv. thev
poured acid on the semaphore wires
and hurried away.
The semaphore was set at danger.
I'assengers waiting tor the tram no
tired the danger signal, but shortly
afterward as the acid ate through the
w.ire the semaphore dropped to clear.
The train ran through Workman. The
agent tried to nag it but was too late,
lie hurried in and wired Roy:
Number Tod ran past Workman with
scii'apnore at uanger.) aiuhkii.l,, Agent.
At Blackton station the raiders
again poured acid on the lemaphore
wires and got awty unobserved, Num
ber 10 ran through this itation. The
agent rushed outside and looking at
ihe semaphore feund that while: he
had set it at danger, it now indicated
clear. Hastening into the station he
examined his levers. One of the
wires wai broken. He wired Rov:
Number 10 ran paat Blackton account
semaphore wires broken.
By this time a passenger at Work
man noticed the semaphore was set
at clear. Morrill examining the lev
ers found a broken wire and at once
notified Rcty,
Greatly disturbed, Roy talked to
Webb and as soen as No. 10 pulled
in he summoned the train and engine
crews. But their stories were all
straight and Roy could only dismiss
them.
Meantime graver reports were com
ing. At Hobart Crossing two rail
road tracks intersect; almost at right
angles, not far from the tower. On
the morning of the raiders' work the
Cannonball freight train ran by its
semaphore. It should have stopped.
The Eastern Limited was unluckily
due at the same time at the crossing.
While the astonished towerman saw
the passenger train run by Its stop
signal, the Cannonball freight also
passed the semaphore at which it
should have stopped. Amazed and
helpless, both towermen now saw the
two trains heading at right angles for
each other. The engineman of the
limited saw the freight engine shoot
over the crossing frogs ahead and
struggled to avert a catastrophe. He
threw his engine into reverse, but
could not hold his heavy train. He
checked heavily with the emergency
jir-Mt was useless. The great pas
senger engine smashed ahead on into
:h middle of the freight train. A
rash like a roar of artillery shook
he solid earth. The towerman, drop
ling to the ground, started for. the
jhastly wreck. As tie ran, he tripped
md fell on the broken semaphore
,vire, One end of the wire whipped
lim across the hand; it left a white
scar such as that on the hand of
turke.
The appalling results of their crime
disturbed even the raiders, watching
t a distance. They hurried away as
he passenger conductor ran to the
.elephone in the tower. At head
quarters an operator rushed in to Roy
with a message.
Cannonhall wrecked by Kastern Limited
M Hobart Crossing. Aildeia due to broken
-etnaphort wires. Send wrecking Kan.
LKONAIU), Conductor.
Roy ran into the outside office. He
gave the message to Webb and Helen
and orders were promptly issued to
get out the wrecking crew.
A drastic investigation next day
failed to fix responsibility for the
wreck. While Webb and Helen were
conducting the inquiry, in which the
towerman showed his acid-burned
hand, Webb went in to speak to Roy.
Roy showed him a morning paper.
"Eastern limited wrecked. Defective
semaphore wires on Kay & W. rail
road and criminal neglect of a Kay &
W. towerman precipitates one of the
lprst disasters in our railroad his
tory." "Slowly, but aurely, we are losing
ground," declared Roy as Webb fin
ished reading. "When I mention our
road people laugh."
But Desmond, reporting to Rose
lale, was complimented on his sue
:essl And the investigation was al
most ended when Helen, taking, the
signature! of the men to their tes
timony, noticed the scar on the tow-
aumaus nanu. one qucauoneu nun
if r i sx
ttt- 1 ! mi a eflsa V' ' -, eSmsnf t'...VM.Ai I iiiii.ii T
ind he told her how it came there,
but ihe knew the wire alone could
not have left that kind of a scar.
Roy and Webb went into the gen
eral office just as Burke entered the
room. He handed Helen a note.
Kindly allow bearer to get my persona)
Herts. DESMOND.
Helen asked Burke to wait a mo
ment and as he sat down she noticed
the acid scar on his hand. When
Roy had finished with the trainmen
and dismissed them Burke was al
lowed to go in for Desmond's ef
fects. When he left the room Helen
told Roy of the two scars and, re
solving to follow Burke, she dropped
from the superintendent's window to
the ground and got into a taxi. ihere
she waited while Burke, getting into
his own machine without seeing her,
headed toward Helen's taxi. Helen,
starting, kept just ahead of him.
Marshall and Masters, after seeking
a drug peddler, had returned to their
headquarters. Wlien BurKe got witnin
TALK OVER PLANS.
walking distance of the Raiders' rooms
he left his car and dodging up a stair
way, joined them. Helen, however, did
not lose him.
Once inside, Burke showed his con
federates the wreek clipping. While
they were making merry, Helen stole
up to their door. But within the room
an indicator on the wall began to vi
brate. Burke saw it and signaling to
his confederates to continue talking,
so a listener would not take alarm, he
armed himself with a blackjack.
Helen's weiuht as she stood on a mat
outside the door had completed a hid
den electric circuit which operated the
indicator. Burke opened the door sud
denly to strike down anyone there.
Not a soul was in sight; he looked up
and down the hall. The listener was
gone.
But Marshall, craftiest of the raid
ers, was not deceived: "I'll get who
ever it is," he muttered, and taking a
gun walked through two connecting
rooms and stepped suddenly into the
hall, his gun poised to shoot.
He Had calculated too wen. tieien,
following an instinct of alarm which
she could not have explained, as she
stood outside the door ot the Kaiders
room listening to their mutterings
slipped down the hall and stood near
a door in hiding. But Marshall had
come into the hall behind her and
with murder in his heart, drew the
gun en her and was about to pull the
trigger when Helen saw his reflection
in the porcelain doorknob at her
hand, tie hred. she dropped to the
Hoor, and thinking her wounded,
Marshall lowered his gun to make his
escape. But Helen had dropped too
quickly for his bullet, and springing
to her feet, she caught up a rug. Be
fore Marshall could fire again, she had
beaten him vigorously over the head
with her improvised weapon, and it
served Iter well.
Blinded by the dust that filled his
eyes, and taken completely off his
guard, Marshall shook himself free.
But before he could cover her and fire
again, Helen, dashing down the stairs
got out ot the budding.
Within the room the gang, waiting
in suspense, heard Marshall s shot
and ran out to see what had happened.
They found Marshall profanely gasp
ing for breath and his plight was so
ridiculous that Masters burst into a
roar of laughter. Marshall was in no
mood to be laughed at. Mot words
nassed between the two thieves, and.
without hesitation, Marshall, a power
ful man, knocked the old confidence
man down. i
As he did so, and in His wrath was
about to do more, the shrill sound of
a police whistle rang through the cor
ridor from the street below. The other
gangsters realized that this was no
time to carry on any personal warfare
among themselves. Satisfied that it
was Helen signaling for an officer,
thev ran again to their rooms and.
jumping through an upstairs window,
started across the adjoining roots, in
the street an officer was hurrying to
Helen. While she was explaining
three other policemen joined them,
and, with Helen leading, ran pell
mell up the stairs to capture the
Raiders.
(End of Thirteenth Episode.)
Superdreadnaught
Idaho is Launched
Camden, N. J., June 30. Another
monster fighting machine for the navy
took the Water today from the yards
of the New York Shipbuilding com-
Kany when the superdreadnaught Ida
o, sister ship to the Pennsylvania,
flagship of the Atlantic fleet, was suc
cessfully launched. Henrietta Aurelia
Simmons, granddaughter of Governor
Alexander of Idaho, was sponsor for
the big ship and because of war con
ditions, the general public was not
admitted to the ceremony, which was
witnessed by a small group of navy,
congressional and company officials.
The Idaho will carry a round dozen
fourteen-inch fifty caliber rifles and
a crew of more than 800 men. Geared
turbine engines will furnish the 32,000
horsepower necessary to hurl its 600
feet of length and 33,000 tons of bulk
through the water at a rate ol more
than 21 knots.
Because of changes In its hull, navy
designers declare it will be impossible
for a submarine to sink it with a
single torpedo.
Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Succ""
Summer Amusements for the
Vaudeville and Cabaret Bills for
Week Hold Much of Attraction
An expose of the manly art of self
defense is presented on the Empress
vaudeville bill for four days starting
today by the Taylor Triplets. Their
act is clean and interesting to all lov
ers of sport, The characterization of
the Italian type i developed in the
act presented by Ray Bruce and Fay
in an offering of songs and chatter
called "The Wops' Busy Day." Lewis
and Leopold, two men who can har
monize and put over the latest songs,
appear on the same bill. The feature
attraction i the Cox Family of seven
people who have a singing and danc
ing comedy act. In the tine of dancing
and musical entertainment they are
said to have few equals. The manage
ment announces for Thursday, this
week the extraordinary engagement of
Misi Dawn June, the model swim
ming maid and champion underwater
swimmer.
The Rome Vineyard, Omaha's din
ing and dance palace, offers a place
that is cool and comfortable, where
cuisine and service can be favorably
compared to the best; where dancing
on a floor as smooth and perfect as
the surface of a placid lake is quite in
order. High class entertainment is
also one of the predominating features
and with the Five King! of Melody,
as the feature attraction the drawing
power of the vineyard is doubly en
hanced. W. B. Miller, manager, an
nounces that the Rome Garden will
be in readiness and open the Fourth
of July. Special attractions have been
engaged and with an augmented corps
of cabaret cutups a program of more
than ordinary quality will De onerea.
Dancing will be in order at both aft
ernoon and evening frolics.
Not contented with the success
achieved in the catering line, the
UNITED STATES MOW
THE TREASURE HOUSE
Money Flowing In from All
Sources and Financial In
stituaions of Omaha Are
Well Supplied.
One reason why the banki of
Omaha have on deposit $39,000,000
more than they had last year is that
they receive the surplus money of
banks in Nebraska and adjoining
states. The total assets of Omaha
loan and building associations are
$34,000,000,
As a result of the high prices re'
ceived by farmer! for their product!
for the last ten years, and particularly
since war in Europe was declared, the
people of this region have accumu
lated a vast amount of money. The
war has made a terrific drain upon
the nations of Europe, which were
burdened with colossal debts before
the war broke out. ,
On the other band, the United
States has profited largely by reason
of the war quitte enough, it is esti
mated, to meet the probable expense
of the nation's participation, which
began in April ot this year, ihe di
rector of the United States mint re.
ports a greater accumulation of gold
about $780,000,000 than was ever
known before anywhere in the world.
Some Records Broken,
The Department of Commerce re
ports total exports for May $551,000,-
000, and for twelve months ending
with May, $o,183,UUU,UUU. Ihe nation
is selling more goods abroad than
ever before and will continue to do
so in years to come. The proceeds of
the sale ot $AUUU,uuu,uuu ot unerty
bonds will, for the most part, remain
in America to the credit of he allied
naions, whose treasurers will draw
upon the credits to pay for supplies
and munitions produced in this coun
try and purchased by them.
Before the war in Europe the esti
mated national wealth of the United
States was about $188,000,000,000,
while the national debt was $1,090,000,-
000. In the last two or three years
the total wealth has been largely in
creased. These figures give an idea 6f
the unlimited financial wealth of this
nation.
The government will encounter no
difficulty whatever in raising all the
money necessary to prosecutte the
war by means of taxation of property
and the sale of bonds. No other
means of raising money will ever be
resorted to, it is thought.
Debt of Germany.
The estimated debt of Germany is
nearly $18,000,000,000, or $246 per
capita. The enormous expense of the
war is increasing this daily.
Before the war Germany's national
debt was nearly $5,000,000,000. The
national debts of both Great Britain
and France are in excess of $18,000,-
000,000 each but their resources are
so vast that the people have not
seriously felt the burden. But con
ditions in Europe are so widely dif
ferent from those of America that no
comparisons can be made.
In all the history ot nations none
has ever amassed the colossal wealth
that America possesses. In one sense
the expense of the war will scarcely
beehV
The building and loan associations
of Nebraska, with assets of many mil
lions, are protected by federal and
state laws, affording legal safeguards
more stringent than those provided to
secure any other form of investment.
Fourth of July at Manawa
To Be Big Event This Year
Fourth of July at Manwa park is
to be a special event this year. Man
ager C. I. Palm announces plana have
been made everywhere at the dance
pavillion, the beach, the picnic
grounds and in the park to care for
big holiday crowds.
Manawa lake is proving highly pop
ular this year for boataing. More
people go rowing than at any time
last year, while the big excursion
launches make constant trips. Nearly
1,000 people went in bathing last Sun
day, according to Glen L. Williams.
chief of the lifeguards and swimming
instructor. Hie high level ot the wa
ter in- the lake it what attracts the
crowds to the water, he says.
Special holiday programs of dance
music by Oleson's orchestra are an
nounced for the dance oavillion.
George Green's big concert band has
arranged unusually stirring patriotic
programs. Even the motion picture
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management of the Empress Garden
is continuously iiupro iug on the
quality of the meals served and the
value they are giving the public. The
management's arrangements allows
a diversity of entertainment, and start
ing today a complete change of enter
tainers will take place. The Musical
Masseys, singing and musical organi
zation, is making its first appearance.
For a summer diversion palace the
Empress Garden, if the present policy
is adhered to, has no equal in the mid
dle west.
ERECTING BUILDINGS
TO HOOSETHE PUBLIC
North American Hotel Com
pany Inaugurates Campaign
in Nebraska and Ad
joining States.
The North American Hotel com
pany, the hotel building, owning and
operating corporation whose general
offices are located in Omaha, has an
nounced its semi-annual dividend of
3 per cent for the six months ending
June 30.
This corporation financed largely
by Nebraska, Iowa and Hausas peo
ple, and whose management, reposes
in the hands of a group of middle
western business men, has made prog
ress during the past year in the work
of establishing a chain of up-to-date
hotel properties. The majority of
these properties is to be located in
strategically located cities and towns
in iowa, Nebraska, south Dakota,
Kansas and Missouri.
Besides properties this company
now has in operation, it has under
construction a 170-room hotel in
Grand Island, a 120-room hotel in
Kearney, an eighty-room hotel in
Scottsbluff, Neb., and a sixty-room
hotel at Hampton, la., all of which it
expects to have in operation shortly
after the first of next year.
Other Buildings Planned.
Other buildings now being planned,
which the company's construction
contractors soon expect to have under
way are those in Sioux City, la., and
Norfolk, and gallala, Neb., and at
several points in Iowa and Kansas.
Officials of the North American
Hotel company are great believers in
the middle west and in spite of war
and other unusual conditions) they
have gone ahead with the work of es
tablishing hotel buildings at vantage
point! "for the reason," as a promi
nent official of the company states,
"that the middle west is being forced
to go ahead commercially and indus
triously because of its capacity to
produce an enormous quantity of
foodstuffs and other raw materials
which world must have to live."
According to this same official, "a
great deal of building and expansion
is inevitable in middle west cities and
towns, became buildings are essential
in the conduct of the tremendous bus
iness which the least versed in eco
nomic conditions must realize will be
done in this section ofjhe country.
Among the middle west's greatest
needs at the present time are modern
hotels. This is indicated by scores
and scores of requests which are com
ing to us from commercial clubs, and
othet organizations and individuals,
that their cities and towns he included
as sites for buildings and service.
"We are proceeding as rapidly as
we can to supply this need, feeling
that we are Hevelooing one of the
greatest opportunities existing in this
section.
shows, given free every evening, will
be nf a natriotic nature if it can be
arranged. The park will be deco
rated in the national colors.
Musical program for today is as fol
lows:
AFTERNOON, I T(W.
March Tti Stars and Strlpos Forevrr
Bousa
Selection from the opera "PrlnceBB Pat"
MPrDeri
Vslse Invitation to nance ....Von Wobnr
Overture 11 Giiarnay ..tjomt-s
Baritone Solo My Heart at Thy Swct
Voice, from SiiniBon ana j.eman.
BIUIK hy .Toe Plncvntl Knlnt Saeni
'A Musical Critic's Dreum, cr a Mod
ern Meloily Among the Old t'oin
poHPrH," l.y K. A. E)lx
Amcrlnda an Occidental Incident"..
T.eo Orsn Smith
Echoes from the Metropolitan Opera
House, an Operatic r-otpoun i.o
Imnl -Celsbrated-Mennet" . . I'ederewskl
Orand American Fantasia Tone Pic
tures of American Meioaies
Uendlx
KVENINCI. 7 TO 10.
March The Boy Scouts of America..
S, , Sousa
Calso Tha Beautiful Blue Uanube...
lohn Strauss
Selection from tha opera "Katlnlta"..
rnmi
'Atlentlc," a descriptive suits In four
parts Safransk
1. Nocturne and mornlns hymn of praise.
2. A court function. ,
1. ,"I Love Thee." the prince and Aana.
4. The destruction of Atlantis.
Inlermesso Pss dss Pleurs, from The
Hallet Nails Oellbes
Ovarturss Tht Merry Wives of Wlnd-
. aor Nlcolsl
'Tackeltaras" (torchllfht dance)
Meyerbeer
Orand fantasia on themes from IlKht
operss Hosmer
Introduction snd bridal chorus from
third act "Lohenfrln Warner
Flnale-rSplrlt of Independence.., Holsmann
Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Su J
Wants to Make All Happy;
June Caprice Has Big Idea
"I want to play in the pictures that
make people happy," said June Ca
price, as she was waiting for her cue
during the preparation ot the William
Vox picture, "Fstsy," in which she
will he seen at the Sun Thursday, Fri
day and aturday.
"Somehow, 1 can't be sad and I
wouldn't want to portray anv charac
ter that would bring even a touch of
sadness to others. Sadness of course
has its own virtue. It strengthens us.
But I do not care to he the source
of sadness, even momentarily, for all
those persons whom 1 now call my
film friends. I want to give them the
same joy in seeing me and looking
forward to my next picture that I
get in helping to make the screen
story for them.
"I wish sometimes that I could go
about this world taking the hand of
the sorrowful and leading them into
the light of sunshine let the sunshine
gel into their hearts. But there are
so many I could never reach person
ally so w ith the aid of Mr. Fox, who
chooses my pictures, I am trying to
send out to the hundreds of thousands
of Fox followers a message of hap
piness, a message mat will give them
ambition tu do right. You know I
believe that all of our happiness comes
from doing right and helping others
to do right."
Earle Williams Made III .
By Exposure to Cold
As the result of his work during the
making of "The Maelstrom," the
Greater Vitagraph Blue Ribbon fea
ture which will be the attraction at
the Empress theater for four days,
starling today. liarle Williams, the
star of the play, had a narrow escape
from serious illness, and has only re
cently regained ins neaitu.
"The Maelstrom" is a thrilling play
of romance and adventure, punctuated
with strenuous combat. In one of
these encounters the star is knocked
out and is supposedly unconscious for
a period of half an hour. Ordinarily,
the action of the picture would move
rapidly from one scene to another
and the fallen hero would only have
to lie still a few moments. In this
kcase, however, Williams had to lle1
fctill tor the lull period of thirty min
utes, because a dozen more scenes
showing him prostrate had to be
made. ,
It happened that the scenes were
made on a very cold Jay and Will
iams, lying on the floor, acquired a
cold which quickly developed into in
cipient grip, and for several days the
pains in his arms and shoulders were
so intense he could not write a letter
or even raise his arm.
Ann Pennington Gives Boy
Scouts Pointers on Boyishness
Ann Pennington, the winsome lit
tle dancer of the "Follies." returns
again to the screen in the Famous
Musical Notes
Friends of Mrs. David Stone, who
heard her sing at the musicale given
in her honor Tuesday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Hoagland, are
enthusiastic about her work from a
musical standpoint, speaking of her
voice as wide of range, of dramatic
quality, of depth and power, and her
singing as artistic and finished. Mrs.
Stone was accompanied in her pro
gram by Mr. Thomai J. Kelly, who,
although better known as a vocalist,
excels in this branch of the art on
those rare occasion! when he is heard
in it. Mrs. Stone was formerly; Miss
Helen Hoagland of this city. Her
husband, Major Stone, is it present
in charge of the large cantonment
camp at Lake Washington, Seattle.
Miss Margaret Liljenstolpe pre
sented a large number of her pupils
in two recitals Tuesday, June 26. The
junior pupils heard in the afternoon
were: Irene md Mildred Pamp,
Florence Hodder, Bramon Mills, Bar-
Dara tnright, Harry fost, fcdith ind
Frances Isham, Lucille Jacobsen,
Gladys Titzel, May Furcell, Beatrice
Knight, May Christensen, Alice Sor
ensen, May Yatei, Mary Rowe and
Mae Arhne Thoelecke. In the even
ing the pupili were assisted by Misi
Helen McCaffrey, pupil of Miss Miry
Munchhoff, who sang two group! of
songs. Those taking part were:
Metta Brewster, Gertrude Gleason,
Mercedes Peters, Irvin Williams,
Bertha Motts, Olga Soremon, Wilda
Suter and Helen Anderson. Olga
Eitner played an ohligato for Misi
McLaftrey. Ihe recital wai held in
the First M. E. church of Benion.
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Thursday for Chicago and Lake For-
- ...1 lf ! a
est, vvnerc inr. rveny will conduct vo
cal classes in the summer school at
the latter place. It will be good news
to their many Omaha friends to know
that they have dejj nitely decided to
remain in Omaha nyt aonann Xr
Kelly again conducting the music at
the St. Mary's Avenue Congregational
church, and the Mendelssohn choir,
and. keeping up his private class of
vuicc pupils.
Louise Jansen Wylie presented the
following pupils in the closing song
rflfital at- the) Vminor Women's n,rle
tian association auditorium, Friday
evening, June 0, at S p. in. Music
lovers and ttltr.sterl frienHa ar mr-
diallv invitert tn attend Arl,' PaHinn.
ton, Ljllian Riseman, Dorothy Stev
ens, Lorena Jackson, Willma W.
nrancn, tjrace. i.ciay curger, Uladys
Bchrene. T.nretta Mnran T nntt.
Scheibel, Pearl Deweil, Geneva Saut
ter, Estelle Davis, Ethel Parsons and
Gertrude Radinsky, Mrs. Loume
&aDnsKie accompanied.
i lauo pupns ot iwarinus Bouncius,
win give a mia-summer recital at the
Bouricius music studios, 13-15 Ar
lington block, 1511 Dodge street, on
Saturday, July 7, at 3 o'clock p, m.,
the public is cordially invited.
Two recitals were given this week
by E. M. Jone. The pupils taking part
were: Florence Carlson, Rose Fell
man, llda Langdon, Rose Spiegel, Ida
Alpirin, Sarah Segelman, Sarah Wci
ner, Ruth Gordon, Rill ious Starbuck,
Corinne Jones, Max Rosenblatt, Ed
Rosenblatt, Mary Wintroub, Dorothy
Weiner, Fanny Wezehnan, Gertrude
Blomqtiist, Audrey Kilgore, Wilmi
Frazeur, Anna Rosenblatt, Mary
Loomis, Elizabeth Rogers, Ruth
Stokes, Dora Dubuoff, Mary Eliza
beth Graham, Alta Gillette, Mrs. Fro
man, Gertrude Hoden. Rachaeljor
don gave two recitations and Rose
Dubuoff, pupils of Emily Cleve,
played two violin numbers.
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shuts Caprice
June Caprice was born in Arlington,
Mass., in 18W, and received her educa
tion in Rtiston. Her stage career
was with Willard Mack, with whom
she appeared in a number of suc
cesses. Her screen career has always
been under the banner of the Fox
Film corporation, and when Mr. Fox
announced her he promised that she
would he one of the best known
actresses of the screen within vear.
She has starred in "Caprice of the
Mountains," "The Mischief Maker,"
"A Modern Cinderella," "The Kagged
Princess," "A Child of the Wild," "A
Small Town Girl," and is now to be
seen in her latest, "Patsy." She
swims, rides and plsys tennis equally
well; is live feet, two inches tall anil
vciglis 105 pounds; has a light com
plexion, light hair and blue eyes. Her
home address is 1S2 West Seventy
second street, New York City.
Players-Paramount 'production, "The
Little Boy Scout," which appears at
the Muse Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, a charming photoplay furnish
ing the diminutive star with more
than ordinary opportunity to display
her special talents.
As a Boy Scout Miss Pennington
completely subjugated the hearts of
the dozen or so youngsters, members
of Troy No. 100, one of the crack Boy
Scout units ot the United States, who
were called in to add "local color" and
incidentally instruct the star in the
gentle art of wig-wagging and other
scout mysteries.
She herself in speaking of the pro
duction at the Famous Players' studio
recently said: "Although as a rule
I do not believe in the many so-called
dress reform movements, still if I
were called upon to. state my pref
erence in that line I would certainly
vote for a universal costume for wom
en on the order of the khaki uniforms
of the Boy Scouts.
"They greatly resemble the conven
tional riding attire of women in many
ways and have the added advantage
of numberless pockets, comfort and
real attractiveness. Personally I was
never so completely at ease and com
fortable as when tramping over the
country or, horseback riding with my
young friends here," and at that the
star flashed a dazzling smile at the
little group of icouti who stood near
by watching her adoringly.
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Mary Pickford to Shine in
War Drama at the Strand
In the most gripping and thrillins
photodrama, in which she has ever ap
peared, Mary Pickford will be seen at
the Strand theater Tuesday and for
the balance of the week i.i her new
est Artcraft picture, "The Little
American." A vital story by Cecil B.
De Mille and Jcanie Macphcrson and
produced under the personal direction
of Mr. De Mille, this film offers i par
ticularly timely subject of patriotic
theme.
Since her appearance at the head
of her own company for the Artcraft
Pictures Corporation. Miss Pickford
has appeared in several strong, dra
matic photoplays. However, in "The
Little American," she is given a
story which, thrilling situations
and great appeal, outdoes anything
the fatuous little star has ever ap
peared in.
The story deals with Ihe present
great war i.nd offers various surprises
that when seen on the screen, will
disclose remarkable effects. As the
little American girl marooned in a
French chateau while the battle
surges around her, "Little Mary" is
given an opportunity to display the
wonderful dramatic ability with
which she is gifted. Although the
story deals with the war, it is not
of the same type as the ordinary war
drama, as it deals more with the in
timate than with the general. In
keeping wilh the talents of the star
an exceptionally capable supporting
cast appears in this production, in
cluding such well known players ai
Hobart Bosworth, Jack Holt, 'James
Neill, Ravmond Hatton, Guy Oliver,
Edythe Chapman, Lillian Leighton,
Walter Long, Dewitt Jennings and
little Ben Alexander.
Trials of the Working Girl
Background for This Film
"Fires of Rebellion," written and di
rected by Idi May Park, one of the
few women who have turned their
talents to producing motion pictures,
will be the ittraction at the Hipp
theater today and Monday, with Dor
othy Phillips assuming the stellar
role.. Miss Phillips will play the
part of a mill, girl who rebelled
againit conditions of practical slavery
under which her kindred has existed
for generations. Seeking more con
genial atmosphere in the "opportuni
ties" a great city afforded the girl
found in the new life that evil and
temptations beset her on every hand.
Fighting against a new and subtle
form of oppression, the girl wis fin
ally glsd to return to condition! that
now seemed blessed, with a life of
honest toil to solve her greatest prob
lems. In this production Bluebird
has lived up to its pist achievements
in play production and all that make
for (he best in screen entertainment.
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