EVENING LEDGER PHIKADEL'PHIA. Tl
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LRST establishes
BIG FILM SERVICE
Publisher to Expand Motion
ire Interests Photo
play News
e rhotoplay Editor
IrilAr '" Amusement Section
! -nether ll of "Tim Sis
Miotoptsrs." selected br rend-
In yonr eholre now.
Hearst nubllcntlons and allied
are to be Intimately connected
ifiollon-tilcturo Industry Is now an
Id fact. Edward A. MacManus,
Irst's motlon-tilcturo representa-
iounces definitely that the tnter-
Fllm Service Is to engage nc-
LlYClVTA tho Production OI mouon inuiurcH,
and is to open n chain or inucpenuoni ex
changes, beginning April 3.
The growing demands of the motion-picture
Industry and the ever-growing dlffl
culty for attracting the big writers, tho
crying need for genuine newspaper and
magaxlno co-operation, made Mr. Hearst
realize that In his organization ho pos
wessed what could become motion pictures'
treasuro house of brains nnd originations.
"When tho International Film Service,
which is Mr. Hearst's photographic news
gathering organization, first entered tho
motlon-plcturo field with the "Perils of
Pauline," and later 'Tho Exploits of
Elaine"- nnd "The Goddess," Mr. Hearst
had tho opportunity ho demanded to ob
serve' at close range whether or not his
conjectures were correct.
In the Hearst-Scllg nnd Its later de
velopment, the Hearst-Vllngraph N'ews
Pfctorlal, the motlon-plcturo field learned
what the Hearst organization could glo In
fctJuvVfitS of first-hand, up-to-the-mlnuto
!?e Solle-V h. S. U. release this month
fwlll be "The Cycle of Fate." It will
feature Bessie Hyton.
Charlie Chanlln Is here. That Is, his
H&tbit nlcture. "Ilurlesnue of Carmen," Is
bout ready for release by tho Kssanay
V. I S. E.
Tho Paramount announces a lino list of
films for May.
Duatln Farnum In
"David Oarrlfk." riillas,
jonn narrymoro
In "ino Jien nioow,"
ramouH nayrri.
Uernldlne Karrnr In "Maria Itosa," I-ssky.
Sessuo Haynkswa
Haiet Dawn In "
In "Allen Souls," I,asky.
"Tho Feuil Girl," Famous
Pannuale." Moroseo.
Flayers.
Georeo Urban In '
Utaiicho Stveet In
"Unconquercd." Lnsky.
"Saints and Sinners,"
y Hiland In
1'Iajcrs.
ha Hanlon, who Is acting In William
thotoplays, has an unknown admirer
nds-Micr books of coupons good for
'callons of casollnc. Now she would
like to havo some ono donate shoes and In
ner tubes for her runabout.
BOO Candy Firms Ask Lower Freights
WASHINGTON', April 0. A general re
adjustment of railroad rntcn west of the
Mississippi was asked by BOO candy com
panies of tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission today. It Is alleged In a petition
that tho present rates from the eastern
to all points -west of tho Mississippi nro
unreasonable. Tho present rates aro car
ried laAMond class. The candy com
panlePMfe that theso rates be lowered
to thlrdTourth, fifth nnd sixth class.
Hovcn hundred and fifty railroad com
panies and steamship companies aro
named as defendants.
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TIIF follow Ini thmtres obtain their picture through the .STAXI.KY llooklnt
Camnanr which I" a Kiniruntre of early nhowlne of the llnet nrodnc
lnn All Vltturen reviewed before eihlblllon. AnV. for the tlieiitre In your
lieaUtr obtolnln" picture, throuib tb. HTAM.EV HOOKING COJU-A.NV.
AIUAMDDA I2th. Morris 4 raiiyunk Mo.
ALH AMBR A m; sVrSK
Francis X. Bushman 'kum"
f A R C A D I A c,IESi!SwSTioT..
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in
TUB HABIT OK HAPPINESS"
'aeollo
1 vrm f Ti
S2D AND THOMPSON
MATINCU DAILY
mni n sn if r rriT Pedunta
Rob'Warck'"SuS
RI tIEBIRD "00 N0BTH DR0AD ST'
I Slljrno. presents
I Marguerite Snow
"A CORNER
IN COTTON"
rr?i nirMVlT bo above market
BELMUIN 1 Mots 1 :30 A ai30. 10a
Marguerite Clark ln cnucinLE-
prnAD PARAMOUNT
V-CLIAK. THEATRE
PETROVA in
B SOUL, MARKET"
rrAtOHJK-kTTIMT 20TII AND
rVlIlVH-Wl 1 GIIIARD AVE.
rAUAMOITNT Offrs
Pauline Frederick in 'The Spider
FRANKFORD " TS
Bessie Barriscale ttrtf0
FBED MACK In 'THE VILLAGE VAMPIRE''
56TH ST. Theatre DX'g
Itel. Bpruct, Eve. T to Jl
Marguerite Clark ,n " Jmnv.
52dSt.
B2d 4 Mats 2-3:30 So
Hansom Eys. 0:30 to 11 10o
ROBERT B. MANTELL in
"A WIFE'S SACRIFICE"
GERMANTOWN B50T80?v?
MABEL TALIAFERRO in
"HER GREAT PRICE"
II L i I ,
knnp 60TII k. MARKET. 2:13-7.0.
mOIJ $18 000 KIMDALL OnOAN
fuFfinnnF nnntnTQ :,.
$ PL'DDN'HEAD WILSON"
niD Ann avenue theatre
VMIVfllVl 7TH AND OIRARD AVENUE
Mary Miles Minter in "Dimples"
BALLROOM DANCING CONTEST
firont Nnrtripm brad ST.. Erie
ureal iiannern gbrmantn aves.
i Francis X BUSHMAN and Beverly BAYNE
in "Man and Hu Soul"
I THEATRE 8"a TSSS
AVENUE
fannie Ward
"The "Cheat"
IPERIAL Theatre wftr.
Walnut Street
PATItE Presents
sRL WHITE
In
JHAZEL KIRKE"
ERSON NTU8TSiE?sAupau
iViw CiUh WTTY OF
iny vxisn greystone"
ice, comedy trianolb plays
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f IMCt In 1B DE'IL'H TOr
a i 3u.3.
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FROM LUBIN'S TO WINTER
GARDEN
Jenn Hackctt, daughter nf the
well-known screen star, Florcnco
Hnckett, was onco a familiar
sight about the Lubin studios.
Now sho is over in New York, an
interesting part of the current
Winter Gurden show, "Robinson
Crusoe, Jr." Miss Hackett's
brother is playing with Miss
Adams in ."Peter Pan" this
afternoon.
Lcgion's Cross for Edith Wharton
Mrs Hdlth Wharton, author of "The
Timiun nf Mirth." hud received the Cross
of tho Legion of Honor fiom the French
Government, an unusual honor Tor a
woman. This was nnnounced by Mrs.
Cadwalader Jones at a tea given In the
name of Mrs. Wharton's charities In
Franco at the War Itellef Headquarters,
134 West 42d street, New York city.
ANY SUIT
In the House
TO OUDF.It
lleduceil from 3o. 12", nnd $-0
See Our 7 Bis Windows
PETER MORAN & CO.
MERCHANT TAII.OHS
H. i:. Cor. Otli und Arrh St.
8. i:. Cor. 1 1 til nnd tlirMnut Stn.
PROMINENT
V
JUL
TOPLAY PRESCNTATIO
1 FAnCR KORTY-rmsT and
L.ILiULK. LANCASTER AVENUE
MARY MILES MINTER in
"LOVELY MARY"
LIBERTY BROAD a?odlum..ia
TlltASaLt: PLAYS JANE GREV In "LET
KATY DO IT " ItOKCOE AHIIUCKLE In
"FICKLi: PATTY'S FALL"
Logan Auditorium
Uroail Aboie
Rockland Ami.
HOUSE PETERS in
"THE HAND OF PERIL"
T "VOI TCT 3E AND LOCUST
LAJlJO 1 Milts inn and It 30, 10c.
lEH fl 30, 8, l):30, 15C
John Emerson ln ,-T"n Fm?EDo
Market St. Theatre 333 maiset
ULUERIRD FEATI'RES Present
CLEO MADISON ln "HER IllTTEn CUP"
HEB "GRAFT" EVERY WEDNEHDAY"
riDPUPITM QERMANTOWN AND
wrcrniiiUM chelten aves.
ROBERT WARWICK in
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE"
fiT? 1P1MT 2D t WOODLAND AVE.
'-'"1I-1 Dally Mat . 2. Evr . 0:30 to 11.
PARAMOUNT PICTURE
THEODORE IlOIIEnTS & CAJtLYl.E RLACIC
WELL In "JUl OREX OF MONTE CAUIX)"
DAT A PIT 121 MARKET STREET
rrLAV,6 10 A M to 11 15 F M.
FANNIE WARD in
"FOn THE DEFENCE"
D A DK KIDOE AVE. 4 DAUPHIN ST.
lTIa. Mat 0 15 Eve. 0 45 to 11.
OEOROE F. MARION "and VIVIAN
BLACKHURN In "EXCUSE ME"
PRINCESS "MS?1"""
THE GIRL AND THE GAME"
THE CRASH
FREDDY vs HAMLET
OI AT TT GERMANTOWN AVE
I1JUHJ AT TULPKHOCKEN ST.
VIRGINIA PEARSON in
THE VITAL QUESTION"
DFrUMT 131 MARKET STREET
KCLlIll A KUiA.Y YQlfW OROAH
Francis X RUSHMAN and Beverly RAYNK
in "The Wall Between"
RlinV MARKET STREET
J i I BELOW 7TH STREET
JEANNE IVER in
"ONE DAY"
SHERWOOD ""LTimore
PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Mary Pickford In !$& QUEBN..
SAVOY ,siyBigDr
WORLD FILM CORP. Presents
JOHN MASON
in
THE REAPERS
TIQQ A 1TTH A VENANGO 6T3.
William Farnum "? -SPcSSS.0'
THE STRANOB CASE OF. MARY PAGE"
VI C T f R I A MARKET 8T.
I V A J 1A. 1 . ABOVE NINTH
TrlanoU Ployt Frank UUls and Edith Reeves
In 'Ttas Moral Fabric" 'Th Straus Case
0l Mary Page," with H. IS Walthall A E. Mao.
STANLEY nf ABOVB l
coNTjNcoua uusun rarnum m
11 IS A &f to
i;?it
nun ulaik
B'NAI B'RITH CAMPAIGN
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Fully One Thousand New Mem
bers Gained by Fourteen
Active Teams
The whirlwind campaign conducted by
members of Joshua Lodge, of tho Inde
pendent Order of IVnal TVrlth during tho
last week, with tho object of adding to
Iti present membership of 300 every rcp
resentntlio Jewish citizen In rhlladelphla,
will be brought to a close tonight
The workers comprising tho 14 teams
hao mcl with unusual success thus for In
the campaign nnd tho captains of the
teams promise somo startling surprises
when tho final result Is announced. The
members will bring the work to a fltt tig
-i.... . i.nwiiAt tn hn hrl(I In tho
fllnghnm Hotel, where tho Campaign
Committee has maintained Its hendqunr
tors. Abo Well, president of the local order.
In nn nddress to the workers jestcrday.
urged them to bring the campaign to n
rloso In a blaze of glory, by making a
special effort -n securing members for tho
lodge livery Indication points to tho fnct
that full" a' thousand new members will
have been enrolled by tomorrow night.
Tho Order of ICnnl U'rltli has estab
lished and maintains hospitals, schools,
orphan asylums, homes for tho aged
libraries, free employment bureaus and
other agencies for the relief nf the dis
tressed In all parts of the United States,
In many Ihirope.in countries and In the
Orient In evorv great f-mergenrv surh
ns the Chlrago lire, tho Charleston earth
quake. lh" Galveston tidal vno and tho
San Francisco conflagration and the pres
ent Uuropenn war, the order hns been
among the first in the Meld to rentier re
lief to the sufferers
The order, which Is exclusively a frnler-
Your Favorite
MOVIES
FREE
To Boys
FREE
To Girls
Name Your Favorites
Wo will send you tickets that
will admit you FRI3U to see them.
If you will only devoto O N E
Mi.virru of Yovit time a
MONTH TO MKRULY TALKING
WITH YOUR MOTHER OR
FATHER about our proposition.
This olfcr Is open to boya and
girls anywhere In Philadelphia, or
In any town within 100 miles of
Philadelphia, that has movies.
For particulars call or write.
ROOM 230
I'uni.ic i.uuai;i: iiuii.dino
i'iui.Aii:i.iitiA
WEST FniI.ADi:i.I'iIIA
VJ"rtl,,1-' MAT DAILY. 2 P. M . St
Tin: uia itjati'iii: w itii 12 dramatic
PTAItS
"HOW MOLLIE MADE GOOD
OVERBROOK 03D x "tSSS" avu
BLANCHE SWEET in
"THE RAGAMUFFIN"
PARAMOUNT FEATURE
l" ARnPM 5M LANSDOWNE AVE.
V'IIil 1 MAT. 2 EVO , 0 30
SIIUI1ERT riLMS CO Present
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in
THE YELLOW PASSPORT"
EUREKA 40Tn MAIUnT STa
TRIAXat.B Pl.AYS DOUGLAS) FAIRRANKS
In "HIS I'lCTfRE IN THE PAPERS"
WILLIAM COLLIER In
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER"
RROAnWAY 55D ani1 GREENWAY
DIWJMUYYA I ,vhjiUiocj ChlliJrenBi;.
THEDA BARA in
"THE GALLEY SLAVE"
NORTH
Broad Street Casino n,!""'
EVENING 7 1.1 AND 0
RARRAnA GJLROY In
"THE OVAL DIAMOND" 3 Parts ,
HAM COMEDY
CENTURY EH,E AvrJ MARSHALL
I'E'll KJIX X MATINEE DAILY
FRANK SHERIDAN in
"THE STRUGGLE"
south
P I A 7 A DRAD AND PORTER
I" L, . J UTREETS
"THE WOMAN'S LAW"
Featuring FLORENCE REED
OLYMPIA BR0AD STRErrrsD,UDaB
mini, ur rut; latest Axd best
PEARL WHITE ami SHELDON LEWIS In
Tin: innv i-law "v,"'a ,n
NORTHWEST
.Simntiprinrinn THEATnE itth &
ousquenanna susquehanna ave.
Return Enatrment by Request MUTUAL
FREDERICK WARDE in
SILAS MARKER" 7 Parts
NORTHEAST
STRAND l2T" AND 0InAD ave.
Orrin John8on ,n TEFESL0
CHARLES CHAPLIN REQUEST COMEDT
KENSINGTON
I II M R O RONT ST. AND
J U 1Y1 D U OIRARD AVENUE
"The Iron Claw" c,,,AvPIATa
"COLONEL STEEL. MASTER GAMBLER"
"WHERE TUB HEATHER BLOOMS," " Pa?ts
Weekly Programs
APPEAR EVERT MONDAT IN
I
Motion Picture Chart
--CicrJiWH?-".l
a -iw law ,m
!M
nftl onf w.i.q tnntrumcntnl In liavlne th
Oovernment trile notion to provent fur,
ther nerseeutlon of tho Jews In Rumania
It nwo secured tho lntcr'ont!on of tno
United States In support of tho univer
sal protest ftR.tlnit the Kl'hlneff mnsiacre
HurlriK tho Inst Ave yenrq the order lian
expended for chnrltnlile, benevolent nnd
ediiCAtlonnl purposes the sum of J3.1BB,
976. The speaker"? at the banquet tomorrow
night wilt include Abo "Welt, president of
Joshua lxdce: M. S McycrlioIT, chairman
of the cnmpalftn committee: Marcus A.
llenn, treasurer, nnd Isndor Sohel, who hat
taken nn active part In onrnnlzlnR nnd
conducting tho campnlRn. Mr. Sobel Is
a prominent resident of Krle, Pa. wherfl
he served several terms as postmaster.
Members of the executive committee In
charce of the campalRn nrc-
The llev William Armbnld. Kamuel
Hayult. Max llayulc, Isadnro llrod, Aaron
S Ilelbcr Joseph Ulberman, 11 W
riclsher. nmanuel Kurth, William fierst
ley, Louis Oerstley, tho Itnv A Clrosn.
William H llnckcnburs, Max HcMbcrK,
Sol C Kraus, Uabbl Max D. Klein, Louis
K Levy, the itcv. I. Landman, William
Morris, Prof. Max L. MnrnotlH Ilahbl 1111
Mayer, William B. Itosskam. Jacob Slnirer,
Louis Sickles. Harry Sacks nnd 1M Wolf.
Young Sinn Held Up by Twti Negroes
Two ncerroos Jumped from behind
bushes on Wlssnhlckon avenun near
Johnson street ns James Itebbs, 20 yearn
old. was on Ills way to bis homo nt 71
West Weaver street, and domnnded his
witch ftnd money,
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It's of the pioneer West; of horse thieves and gun play;
of a girl who could ride and shoot and love; of a man
who ventured his life for months to capture a magnificent
wild stallion; of that stallion, and the terrific race he ran
against forest fire to save two lives.
The Country Gentleman covers every interest of the
farm good reading as well as good ideas. It is for the
wife as well as for the farmer. In this issue begins
A Series of MntnaMfigAtticles
hy Mrs. Nellie Eedelmies
These are, we believe, the best articles on the home ever
written for the farm woman.
Mrs. Jones is by birth and experience a farm woman.
She has spent years in Farmers' Institute work. She is
the one woman best fitted to give helpful, practical talks
to farm housewives.
Out iO'day stibscwibe lor a whole year
fl?a COISw 5fo issues? io? $lthrough
5?
If
Theatrical Baedeker
I'OnnEST "Come to Bohemia." with Dalsle
irilnar, Walter Perclvol, Alice Hasrerman
nnd Prlta Wllllami A muslcat comedy of
medloero Interest rnpably done
WALNUT Dammed Goods." EiieiMie
Jlrloiix's soelolnitlrnl plur, recently produced
uy Rlchntd Ilonnett
riROAU -Tho Little Minister." with Miud
Adnrns The famous iln of Scotch lire liv
i.,. ' Unrrle. trlllni: of tl o prnnlts of
Milady lmhhle Speclsl matinee of "Polor
Pnn" Thursdiy
LVRIC -A World of Pleasure." with Clifton
J rawfoM nnd Conroy nnd i Marie. A
JMnter tlinlen Show with music by Rom
bore, words by Atterldra and staged by
J t Horrmsn
ADELPIII "Nobody Heme." with Lawrence
nrossmlth A musical comedy from tho
Aritfin American Allies. Hood music, fair
hook," excellent comedy from Orossmtth
OARRtrK "It Paja tn Adertlse." Tilth
Mulsc Drew, nrinl Mitchell nnd lien John
son. A nocl force with much fun in It
PHOTOPLAYS
STANLEV Thursday. Urlday and Saturday.
"l!cn Rlnlr," with Dustln Unrnum.
Anr-ADIA All week "The Habit of Happi
ness." with Doualnss Talrbanhs A Trl-
nnslo Tine Aria comedy
PALACE Thursday. J'rldnv nnd Saturdsy,
"For tho Defense," with I'anny Ward.
VirTOHTA Thursday, "The Moral Fabric."
with I'rnnk Mills Prld-iy nnd Saturday.
"The Wall llctuecn," with Krnncls X
t'li'hm.in nnd l!ccrly Rnjne.
VAUDEVILLE.
crtOSS KErs Plrst half of tho week. Wnrd
De Wolf . Co., In "The Mummy nnd tho
Maid": Prank MonII, Phllurlclt nnd Dn
Wnll, KIs Harmonists, Walton und Jolsoti.
"Tho Wonder Kettle "
Ol.ritii; "Solomon the Orent." llarncy Will
lims nnd Rlrls, tho lour Hurley Olrls, Mnr-
inrlo Fairbanks and enmpsny. the Hosii
tentz Troupe, Don Fl.it!. Lew Wnrd. Mnl-
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you mlsa the first instalment of Wildfire because all copies here are sold out,
you can get a reprint of the first chapters by applying to our gent
E. M. LOVELAND, First Floor, Curt! Buidinr. 7th and Sanom St..
!'w- Plntrree nnd company, Wilson and
lfh, Keda nnd Hoot.,
ORjND--l)obby Jfenth In his revues Mr and
Mrs. OeorffO Allison tn "Minnie Prom Min
nesota." Four Gordon Hlahlanders. Tom
Jllllen, monolomioi Ben nnd Hazel Mann,
Rio nnd Norman
KEITH'S Valerie Tlcrccre ft Co In "Little
J'herry Blossom." Wilbur Mnelc nnd Nelln
Walker. In "A Pali' of Tickets." Laddlo
flllf. Knte nitnnro nnd Sam Williams.
."Tanco Shoes," !:dns Shownllcr, Lucy Clll
ictt. Warren Templeton, Cnllfornln Ornnito
Packers nnd fiellir Irlbuno pictures.
STOCK.
KNICKERBOCKER "Tho Thlof ." n drama
ly Henri Bernstein, with tho Knickerbocker
Plnjers, Emily Smiley nnd John Wnrren In
the lending roles
AMERICAN "A Woman's Way." Tho Ar
llno plnyers In Ornco Ocomo'e comedy suc
cess with Ruth Robinson nnd Ueorice Ar
lne In the IcndlnR roles
BUItt.ESQUE
DUMONT'S Dumonfs Minstrels. In satires
on matters of current Interest
Police Court Chronicles
Funerals always affect Frank. Rlrsmund
seriously Ho officiated as pallbearer for
a friend In Mnnavunk nnd tho cxperlcnco
depressed him. Somo one told blm thnt
numerous drinks would put him on his
feet Hut It nppears the drink had Just
tho opposite effect
After ho had nnmpted several varl-col-
,ne Gre
Author of
Riders of
the Purple Sage
A fifteen-year-old school
girl devoured this story
without stopping.
A staid business man
started it on the train and
passed his station.
An editor, who reads all
day, sat up most of the
night to finish it.
And now it comes to you.
Zane Grey's great story,
Wildfire, starts today in
d Hnulds. Sle-muml bernm l.i,BH ttAl
drdpped Into n saloon which fflfo boIJ .
oysters. Aftor catlnR an oyster Btew an(l
i. iiiamon oi iries, siRmuna tcit urea ns.
reauit oi nis cuorts nna went to sleep A
mo moie.
A Arnlter trlert tn nrntiaA Itl
Then bo tcnlr fllr-mnml K.. fl.A'Tf'
him nn lilo tAt nn.1 neaA.l 1.1m. .. it.1
donr. Rlrrmitmt wwf nt, t,.Afn..MMl
nnd rntltrlfwt ...Ut. pAtUAmnn TlAAt.t n.UHt
wns passlnp On mnklnR suro that the
innn wns noi n iiomu from a Zeppelin, tho
cop look SlRtnund beforo Jtaglstrato Prlco
nt tho Manayunk police station
Tho man who sold tho oysters said he,
bftd n. bill nErnltief 4I.A mIaamah am be
cents In view of Slgmund's Renernl nttl-j
iuue, mo juuo tnougnt no iook cntlrell
tnn tlltlrll tni crenntArl nH,l Hma.I KIa. o erj
Witli the ORQlatntiAA nt enmA r.t.n,iA n.,1
prisoner talscd tho fine, therefore loslnR
o.iu on me operation.
Research Iiurcnu Banquet Tonitrht
Tho Philadelphia Hureau of Municipal'
Ilescnrcli will hold Its nnnual bnnnuet to.
nlRht In the Hellevue-Stratford Clover
ltoom to celehrnto Its sixth hlrthdav The
prlncipnl speaker will be Dr. Frederick A
Clei eland, of tho New York Uurcntt of
Municipal Hesenrch. Joseph P, Onffney,
chairman of the Finance Committee of
Councils, nnd Qeorgo W. Norrls, director
of tho Federal Hcseo Bank and ex
Director of Wharves, Docks nnd Ferries,
will nlso speak.
agent
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