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EVENING 1BDGBR PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBEB 9, 19W,
IUBIN, MOVIE KING,
BUSINESS GENIUS,
YET AN ALTRUIST
Amazing Growth of Estab
lishment in Last 1 8 Years.
Statistics Show Vogue of
Photd-play.
This Is the story of the King of the
Movies. It Is a story of hard work) In
ventivo genius, pluck and perservorance.
It tells of the rise of Slegmund Lubln
from a little optician's storo In Eighth
atreot between Market and Chestnut, to
the head of the Lubln Manufacturing
Company, In l1? years. And hero be It
stated that the samo Blegmund Lubln la
how worth Bomo 10 or 11 million dollars,
all made In the manufacture of movlne
picture films.
"Ho took life as he found It" applies
literally to Lubln both In the actual and
the photographic sense. Eighteen jears
ago ho Wsuallzcd a horse eating hay and
caused a sensation and some patent-Infringing
suits on behalf of Thomas A.
Edison. Then ho pictured tho Corboii
ITltzslmmons light and made money and
he has adhered to the latter hub It since.
But there Is much of the altruist In
Lubln's mako-up.' He Is not content to
keep his money. Some men collect post
age stamps; others gather curios and
paintings. Lubln garners the affections
of thoso who work for him. do out to the
big plant at 20th street and Indiana ave
nue and ask any one employed there. Qo
to Betzwood, near Valley Kotgc, and ask
there. It will bo tho samo story.
WORLD'S LARGEST "MOVIE" FAC
TORY. Tho two plantfl of the Lubln Company
constltuto tho largest moving plcturo
manufactory In thoj world. Tho business
fs valued at six or seven million dollars
which Isn't much when you say It fast.
About COO.000 feet of Aim aro turned out
weekly. Tho payroll Is J2000 a day. Tho
employes number 1,000. The proporty at
Betzwood Is worth about $2,600,000.
There It Is In a nutshell, but not tho
romance of the thing; the struggle to at
tain success; tho work tho executive
ability and brains. Dofcated In his orig
inal attempt to produce movies, after the
Edison Company had won Its patent suits,
Lubln started all over again. Ills knowl
edge of optometry stood him In good
Btead and naturally blessed with mechan
ical ability, ho managed to wrest success
from Inanimate things.
Then camo tho beginning of his real
career as a movie producer. He start
ed tho Lubln plant on Indiana avenue
email at flrat, but growing almost dally.
Goon he becamo a factor In tho movie
world and prosperity came to htm In
leaps and bounds. His business grew
and doubled and treblod. To the fur
thermost ends of the world Philadelphia
made films went to spread tho fame of
Lubln broadcast.
But Lubln never forgot that his em
ployes wero human beings. Work hard
and Incessantly thov did, but they wero
well paid and better trea'ed. Injury and
Ill-health did not stop pay. Lubln footed
doctor and hospital bills. Lubln sent suf
ferers to bettor climes. Lubln took caro
of his "children."
Ono day the estate of Betz, the brewer,
two -Hies from l P" '-i cam- nto
the market. It was ono of the most beau
tiful spots In the Stato fiOO acres of mag
nificent wooded and pasture land, wl h
splendid buildings with streams and
nooks and babblln? brooks Luhin nald
500,000 for It and straightway erected a
modern factory building, Installed an Im
mense studio and promptly staged the
"BnttU of Shlloh ' f "n repti'nr
soldtois, lent by the Government, and
2000 hupcrnumerarl II i m &! a
day for a week, but ho had pictured the
greatest battle scene over shown on a
screen!
Betzwood Is open to public Inspection
any dav In the week. See for yourself
what the genius of Lubln has done. Note
the '6ft he ii i ' i d
cows, the homing pigeons, the ducks,
tho bronchos even an aeroplane Is there.
And note, too, the happy looks of the
employes, for a happier family It would
be dimcult to find.
GROWTH OP THE MOVIES
Slnco Lubln began his career the mov
ing picture business has grown to amaz
ing proportions. There are some 20,000
moving picture houses In the UnlteJ
States, with a dal if n. mr. i X),
000. The annual Impost extracted from
a willing public amounts to (275,000,000.
There Is 25,000,000 Invested In manufac
turing plants, $50,000,000 In films, Ji25,
000,000 In the movies theatres. More than
400,000,000 feet of films were made last
year 40,000 miles, or nearlv enough to
reach twice around the world.
"REEL" FELLOWS MEET.
The Reel Fellows Club of this city have
arranged to make their headquarters for
the present at the Franz Schubert Club,
1116 Arch street The club Is composed of
men prominent In the photoplay Held In
this city. The organization will give a
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Film Booking Agency; Dave Sablosky, fiwi&SlPHP fffs3& "xwSlm&tMftBrtfSfKb
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Avenue Theatro; Steven Talbot.Blllboard, f P-S-MwB II BiyG&W&x. mMMKi3a
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Film Company, has been appointed to ar- &- ffiSSSS fH tflSl'ISfcPllMHWWs 1 1
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WAR SEEN AS TONIC
AND AS MENACE BY
CAPITAL SCIENTISTS
Outdoor Life Beneficial,
Says Surgeon Blue.
Future Generation Weak
minded, Asserts Dr. Hcid-licka.
ball In tho near future, and a committee
consisting of Dave Keen, Pennsylvania
Film Booking Agency; Dave Sablosky,
exhibitor; Jay Emanuel, manager Ridge
Avenue Theatro; Steven Talbot.Blllboard,
and Simon Llbros, Picture Playhouso
Film Company, has been appointed to ar
rango details.
Tho Motion Plcturo Exhibitors' Asso
ciation of Pennsylvania will hold a con
vention at Harrlsburg on Jnnuary 4, 6
and 0. At the same tlmo and place tho
Motion Plcturo Exhibitors' League will
meet. Both organizations will take up
with the Legislature tho subject of cen
sorship and other regulatory measures.
Tho movies havo lured Just a fow moro
stage stars. Ono of tho latest to succumb
Is Mrs. Thomas Whlffen, who will appear
In this city Novembor 16 In "The Boau
tlful Adventure" Sho has been "movlcd"
In "Hearts and Flowers." But there ore
others, a partial list Including Edith
Tallafero, William ond Dustln Farnum,
Marguerite Clark, Maria Dresslor, Ed
mund Breeso (tho latter In Sutro's "The
Walls of Jericho"), William Elliott,
Belasco's son-in-law; Edwin Arden, Ray
mond Hitchcock, Florenco Nash, Roisa
Coghlan, Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles and Buffalo Bill,
VISUALIZED PLAYS.
Tho Lleblcr Company has arranged for
tho production of Its most famous plays
by tho World Film Corporation. Among
them are "Alias Jimmy Valentine," "Tho
Renegade," "Tho Deep Purple" and "Tho
Daughter of Heaven" (by Pierre Lotl).
DIckenB' "Tho Mystery of Edwin Drood"
has been movlcd. Tom Terrlss has fin
ished Dickens' endless story according to
his own Ideas.
Booth Tarklngton's "Springtime" has
been "movled," with Florenco Nash In tho
principal role.
Plnero's "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray"
Is being shown on the Bcrcen, with Arthue
Maudo and Constance Crawloy In the
principle roles.
A. H. Woods advertises that owing to
tho success of "Kick In" ho will not re
lease the film rights for tho next ten
years. Still, there Is no law to prevent
Mr, Woods from changing his mind.
FARM EXPERTS WILL DISCUSS
MEANS TO INCREASE PRODUCT
Problem of Meeting1 Demand Caused
by European "War to Be Considered.
WASHINGTON, Nov. O.-How to In
creaBo agricultural production In the
United States to meet foreign war con
ditions, was one of the problems 1000
of the leaders In agricultural research
and education of tho country, who gather
ed hero today for a week's session, plan
ned to solve. These men and women
represent the association of American
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tions and nine other organizations of
agricultural scientists and educators.
Meat production as a factor In the
progress of agriculture In this country
was another question the delegates plan
ned to consider, as was rural educational
Improvement.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston will
deliver the address of welcome at the
general session on Wednesday of the as
sociation of agricultural colleges and ex
periment stations, of which Dr. S. C.
True, director of the office of experiment
stations, department of agriculture, is
president
ABBEST MAN WHO KILLED TWO
Tries to Commit Suicide Bofore His
Capture Near Scene of Crime.
JERSEY CITY, N J.. Nov. 9,-August
Martin, who shot and killed his two
brothers-in-law, George and Raymond
Leonard, 19 and 23 years old, respectively,
here last Friday, Is under arrest In this
city today.
Before he was captured he tried to com
mit suicide, but the bullet only made a
flesh wound In his right cheek, Inflicting
a painful but not dangerous Injury
Martin wandered back here to get an
other glimpse of his home before leaving
for another State.
S-GVMD (3M
TAMMANY CHIEF PREACH?
NAY! NAY! NOR WILL JOHN D.
Colored Waiters at Hot Springs Seek
Speaker in Vain.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Nov. 9. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., and Charles F. Murphy
wero sought out whilo at breakfast this
morning by tho head waiter at the Homo
stead Hotel and received an Invitation
from the colored church of Hot Springs
to preach. Mr. Rockefeller, whose father
made a Sunday night address at the
waiter's church the last time he was hero,
said he didn't feel equal to it so soon
after his arrival, but promised that ho
would speak bofore he leaves. Mr. Mur
phy also declined.
The pulpit was filled by the Rev.
Charles Wright, who Is tho waiter as
signed to Sir Robert and Lady Borden.
NATIONS KNOW OUR
NAVAL WEAKNESS,
MEYER DECLARES
Former Secretary of Navy
Points Out Need for Keep
ing Open Panama Canal
and Commercial Routes.
MEMOBIAXi TO MBS. WILSON
CHILDRENIS CORNER
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES
BURR-R, I'm coldl"
"Coldl I'm freezingl Frozen!
Froze I"
"I know I'll never be warm atTainl"
"I'm colder even than thatl" ex
claimed the most mournful voice of
all, and the tone was so dreary and
distressed that the complaining
fairies almost forgot their own
troubles 1
"I'd like to know why ydu are
colder than the rest of us," they de
manded. "We're every one just as
cold as cold can be. And you can't
be any colder than thatl"
"Yes, I am colder than you are,"
answered the fairy wisely. "I'm so
cold that I don't intend to sit around
here and complain about it any morel
I'm going to do something about it I
That's how cold I ami"
The fairies were just as surprised
at they were expected to be I
"Do somethintrl" thev exclaimed.
We'd like to do something, too, but
there isn't anything to dol This U
just the regular cold that always
comes this time of year. You can't
do anything about it, it Just comes 1"
"Well, I don't know about that,"
feplied the determined fairy (whose
name, by the way, was Silver white) ;
"maybe I can't ston the winter, hut
I am sure I can at least make myself
more comfortable. I'm tired of
shivering around this wayl"
Hew, all the other fairies in that
whole forest were tired of shivering
around, too; but they knew that
winter had to be, that the world was
emit that way, so they just shivered
around ad never even, thought of
trying tomak themselves no com
fortable They answered not a word,
hut listened with wide open eyes as
Silver White went wo talking
she continued, "to stay out here In
the wind and cold. Of course, we
are cold How can we help but be
when the wind blows and the sun
hides his face?"
"That's Just it!" exclaimed the other
fairies eagerly. "How can we help
It?"
"By having sense enough to hide
away from the cold," answered Silver
White,
The fairies looked at her in amaze
ment. "Where in the world shall we
hide?" they asked. "The flowers are
all gone; even the leaves are crumpled
and dry. There is no place left for
a fairy to hide from the coldl"
"No place now, that is true," re
plied Silver White, "but I mean to
ask Jack Frost to make us a winter
home, and I believe he will."
All the fairies listened and watched,
while Silver White hunted bravely
tnrougn tnc rorest tin sne found Jack
Frost.
"Please, Mr. Jack Frost," she said
to htm, we fairies are so shivery cold
in your wictery winds, can't you make
us a winicr nuusc somewnere so we
can be warmer?"
"Of course, I can I" replied Jack
Frost pleasantly. "Come down to
the river and I'll do it right away!"
He rjurried down to the river and
froze tiny little houses all along the
river bank. "Now" he cried whn
they were finished, "hide in those and
you 11 be warm!"
And the fairies did. And ever since
that day when the winter winds come
Jack Frost makes tiny ice houses for
the fairies all along the river baakl
and there the fsiriea stay, safe ana
warm through the whole wtatarl
Tomorrow lht Tardy gttfjfoi.
Movement Begun to Provide Chris
tian Education for Mountain Youths.
ATLANTA, Go., Nov. 9. Definite plans
for a memorial for Mrs. Woodrow Wil
son, to be known as "The Ellen Wilson
Fund for the Christian Education of
Mountain Youth," has been begun by
Interested women. A letter from Presi
dent Wilson approving tho movement has
been received.
The plan contemplates a nationwide ap
peal for funds to carry out the educa
tional work. The memorial has the sup
port of the board of home missions of
the Southern Presbyterian Church. Mrs.
Wilson was a native of Georgia
Crap Shooter Gets Bullet in Leg
WEST CHESTER, Pa.. Nov. 9.-George
Chambers, a Negro, Ib In the Chester
County Hospital here with a bullet In his
leg, having been brought here from the
Joseph Passmore farm, East Bradford.
A crap game had been In progress In a
woods near tho Passmore home when the
participants became Involved in a light,
during which Chambers was shot. Ho
refuses to name his assailant or to lodge
any complaint. Ills condition Is not serious.
BTANDAIIDIZED
MODERN DANCING
Jessie Willson Stiles
Stanley Batrd Reed
SPECIALIZING
Cattle Polka La Rus
nail Room Fado Patialan Datl Room Tango
One-Step Canter Waltz
SUITE 204 PREBBBR BUILDINO.
1TJ4 CHESTNUT ST.
Ball Phone Spruce H82,
NEW YORK, Nov. J.-Georgo von L.
Meyer, former Secretary of the Navy,
mode the following statement yesterday:
"What Is not gonorally known In our
country as to the decreased edlclency of
the United States navy during the past
18 months Is common knowledge to the
Governments of the great naval Powors
of the Eastern and West Hemispheres.
"While tho Russlnn nation, provloua to
Its war with Japan, was Ignorant of Its
deficiency In the army and navy, It was
well known and appreciated by the mili
tary authorities of Japan, and It was
recognized by their experts that In a
naval contest with RusBla they were In
no way Jeopardizing their country.
"The aim of every Secretary of tho Navy
should be the highest efficiency of the
battleship fleet. Including Its auxiliaries,
with a preparedness throughout the navy
commensurate to any occasion which
might arise.
"The success dt a great manufacturing
plant can be tested by the consumers' ac
ceptance of the product and the dividends
returned to the stockholders.
"In the navy tho output, not deter
minable by tho public, Is military
efficiency, the annual dividend peace,
the stock dividend success, which when
declared In the final crisis Is enormous.
"The present war should demonstrate
to the cotton growers of the South, tho
farmers of the West and the manufac
turers of every State the noed of this
country In the future of a powerful navy
to keep open the Panama Canal and the
commercial routes of the Atlantic and
Pacific necessary for tho export of their
products.
"It devolves upon the press to educate
public sentiment of this country to the
need of an efficient and well rounded
navy. For Congress will not act on Its
own Initiative In this respect, and will
act only when tho country demands It"
MOnERNDANClNO
CHAS. J. COLL'S
Corner 38th and Market Streets
BEGINNERS' AND DANCEnS' CLASS
IN MODERN DANCES
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
POLITE ASSEMBLIES. MON AND DAT
BRANCH ACADEMY
22 South 40th
WASHINGTON. Nov. B.-Varled opin
ions on tho probable effect of the wnr on
the health of future generations Is ex
pressed by medical and scientific authori
ties here.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue, of the
Public Health Service. Is Inclined to doubt
tho serious effect which some specialists
havo predicted. He sees the ravages of
the battlefield and disease balanced by
thd tonic of outdoor Ufa nnd exercise,
aided by the miracles of modern medical
science.
"The discoveries of medicine of tho post
SO years have reduced the. danger of dis
ease to a minimum," said Doctor Blue
today, ''It used to be figured that those
who died of disease In war wero two or
throe to one killed In battle! you will find
tho ratio marvelously reduced today.
When you consider the Invigorating out-of-door
In camri life and the exercise of
marching, combined with the disease-preventing
discoveries of recent years, It
ncoms reasonable to bellove that tho
average man, If he doesn't get shot, ought
to come back from the war In nrelty
good condition. And, therefore, it Is
doubtful whether his participation In the
War would have any 111 effect on the fu
ture generation."
On the other hand. Dr. Alexander lleld
llcka, prominent anthropologist and cura
tor of the National Museum, takes tho
view that thousands of weak-minded
children of fathers unfit for parenthood
will be the aftermath of the great con
flict "Into the war are being sent perhaps
15,000,000 men. At least one-half of tho
men represent tho best of the nations at
war. Out of the war, If It Is to last at
tho present rate of vlolonce even only
nlno months of a year, there will come
back possibly four-fifths of tho survivors,
but among Uiopo four-fifths many will
be wrecked In their physical and mental
poworn," said Dctator Heldllcka. "These
will bo tho army of the chronic Invalids,
tho rheumatics, tho neurasthenics, Irrlta
bles nnd those suffering from Incurablo
Intestinal ailments. Theso men will con
stitute alone a much greater loss, vital
and economic, than those killed.
"But tho injury does not stop there.
These hundreds of thousands of partial
wrecks will marry In most Instances and
' ' ""rf'.n .iiiiMi--. n.i, .iiin-iTnii1Brfngmrg
their weakness In one form of another tm
uouna to ten in their progeny. a
"it seems sure that When thn Mti
account Is made of tha 'human damage ni
luier mis war "tnat tnero win oe riov
victors amonf the nations, only teuf
ferers. And a few such war WdUld
mean the suicide, physical, intellectual
and Anally doubtless also political and
oconomlo, of even the strongest military
nation."
TEAMSHIP, AFIRE, BEACHED
ON AUSTRALIAN COASTS
Crew Bcported Safe, With Three Ve
sels Standing By.
LONDON, Nov. 9A dlspatoh frenl
Lloyd's Sidney, N. S. W., correspondeh-1
says tho following wireless has been re-
celved there from the British steamship
Norfolk, bound from New York for Mel- a
bourne.
"Am afire. Position, latitude 33.27 south,
longitude H7.6 east. Steamships Cerarn, ,
ICoonda and Alabama are standing by."
a Meiuoumo dispatch to the Central .
News says tho Norfolk caught fire on
Saturday night nnd was beached on
Ninety Mllo Beach, near Port Albert,
on the southeast coast of Victoria. Tho
crew is reported safe, but the vessel's,
position Is critical.
Tho British steamship Norfolk, Captain
Hughes, left New York September 13 for
Melbourne, Sidney and Brisbane, She li
a vessel of SoSS tons.
MISS MARGUERITE C. WALZ
Studio of Modern Dances
1604 WALNUT STREET
tin Elliatieth W Rted, Chaperon.
Spruce 831.
The C. Ellwoo4 Carpenter School, 1123 Cheat,
nut et Experienced Instructor Teach the
very lateit wp dally from 10 a. m Iiranchei
everywhere Telephone. Filbert 1207
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Seeing Is Believing
The care bestowed on tho upholstery, tho highly polished
Circassian walnut woodwork and other Interior refinements
which distinguish the new 51285 Oldsmoblle are suggestive of
the workmanship in a gown by Luollo or Foiret
But you must see in order to approiata. AH descriptions,
whether printed or oral, and whether brief or extended, are in
adequate to enable the prospective purchaser to form a correct
conoentlon of this new car.
Phone, send your chauffeur or call In person at our con
venleutly located showrooms.
Refinements
Concealed tool boxes In run
ning board aprons
Aluminum' running boards
Mud seraper on running;
boards
Handy oablnets in dash for
t o 1 1 o t articles, goggles,
gloves, ota.
Door pookets
Circassian walnut interior
woodwork
The Oldsmobile Company, Inc.
' 231 NortU Broad Slreat, PJukdalphia, Pa,
Phone, Walnut 4U1
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Store Opens 8:30 A. M.
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closes 5:30 P. M.
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A Smile of c50900(D Yards of Snlks
With Prices from $1 to $2 a Yard
This is what happened"foiu!r off the largest nmaniui
lecturers in the United States needed immediate capital
to buy enough raw material to keep their mills running.
The silks already finished that we agreed to take are'
all staple weaves, kinds that we are selling right along
for this winter's gowns, wraps, blouses and linings.
Every piece is double width and not an undesirable silk
among them. Sonne are in too small lots to be advertised.
The prices are extraordinarily low. In all but one or
two instances they are less than naif, some only a third
of what they should be.
All-silk crepe de chine, street and evening shades and
black, 40 inches wide. $11 a yard.
Al!silk crinkled crepe, colors and black, $1 a yard,
and a heavier weave of the same for $11 a yard.
Liberty satin, light and dark shades and black and
white, $1.25 a yard.
Heavy corded faille silk, moire effect. Limited num
ber of colors, $1.50 a yard.
Genuine charmeuse, twill back, some beautiful rare
colors and black, $2 a yard.
Satin charmeuse a well-known trade marked silk,
$2 a yard.
Printed Marquisettes, $1.25 a yard, and a large variety
of Martine silks at $1.50 a yard. Only a small quantity
of each pattern, however.
(first Floor, Chestnut)
Dress amid Waist Leragtlhs
of Manny Good Silks
Will be found on special counters in the Subway Silk
Store. They are ail marked far below ordinary prices.
(Subway Floor, Chestnut)
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