Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 26, 1917, Final, Page 13, Image 13

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PAWN'S WORK SEEN
IN PUPILS; PRANKS
Boys Caught in Restaurant
Raid Believed Taught
by Criminal
DINERS -ROBBED IN PLAY
The arrest of eleven boys in a raid nude
1 fcy the police of the Eleventh and Winter
streets station, on the Commercial restau
rant at 233 North Eighth street this morn
ing has brought to light what Is asserted to
tie one of the queerest forms of systematized
robbery ever known In Philadelphia,
The boys arrested nre all typical city
gitnln. It Is hard to determine Just how
old they are. One of them clalniH to be
teventeen," but all of them have dwarfed
bodies and appear to be not more than
twelve or thirteen years old. A Ouster
Brown suit worn by one of them lent a
grotesque touch to the scene as they Blood
In the police Btatlon.
According to the police the boys are
members of a gang organized and fostered
by one or more old criminal heads, who
are being sought. The game, It Is claimed,
Is for the boys to hang around the restau
rant until some patron well 'under the In
. fluence of liquor puts In an appearance.
Then they will- begin to play childish
pranks on the stranger, getting him In a
friendly humor until eventually he will
snter Into skylarking play with them,
gooner or later two or three will be hang
ing on him at he same t,lme, apparently
Jn frolic. When the play Is over and the
patron has left the restaurant he find
that his money and whatever other valu
ables he has possessed have disappeared
during the lark with the youngsters.
The boys were given n hearing this
morning beforo Magistrate Tracy, of the
Eleventh and Winter streets station, nnd
were held In (800 ball. The pallce are
row looking for the "man higher up" who
they believe Is the Instigator of the practices
of the youthful criminals.
PEACHES PLENTIFUL,
BUT FISH ARE SCARCE
Vegetables in Abundant Class Include
Spinach and Peppers, Food
Commission Reports
Teaches continue plentiful and vegetables
In the abundant class remain the cheapest
food in the wholesale produce market ac
cording to today's report of the food com
mission of the Philadelphia home defense
committee, Quinces are predicted to fall In
price, spinach is cheap and peppers are
selling for fifty cents to $1 for a five-eighth-bushel
basket, holding four to five dozen
large ones. Cranberries coming from Cape
Cod and New Jersey In crates of thirty-two
quarts bring $2 to JZ.50.
Fish prices are very high today as the
combined result of tho usual heavy Friday
demad and 'tho delay of the fishermen, who
have been held up by the necessity of mend
ing their netH which were damaged by the
recent storm.
ABUNDANT Peaches, pursier, beets, corn,
pumpkins. Hquush, lettuce, mrrois. rudlsues and
Canadian ruiubuKdH.
MJKM.V1, lA-munn, cranues, peppers, euB
plant, sweet potutuen, Kurne. turnius. aplnucn
And potulnes.
BCAKL'K Lima bean, onions, brussels
sprouts, cucumbers. cabbaue, tomuloos, celery,
cauliflower, string- beans, piumn, peuru, bananas.
apples, cranberries, plnuuppus, iiumees und
trapes.
i-lsn prices nro as follows:
Dressed weakflsh, medium 14e to ICc
Dressed weaknsh, lurye ltio to 18c
Hound trout ll'c to 13a
L'roifkers, medium luc to lc
Croakers, lame luc to 1-c
Vorgles 17c to ISc
Kta bass 1 tic to 'Mc
llutternsh, medium lie to l'Jc
liutterflsh largo 1 So to .'Uc
Halibut roc to 30o
Steak rod luc to 18c
flukes . 15o to . ltio
Pollock lie to VJe
Hound mackerel ltic to liuc
Large huke llo to lie
Medium hake , lUc to lite
liluerlsh 28c to 30c
Round eels 10o to lie
pressed eels ISc to luc
Dressed salmon 23c to -'3a
Dressed white catfish 1.1c to liic
Dressed red cattish He to 13c
Haddock luc to lie
Largs bonlto mackerel 18c to 'Jdc
Small bonlto mackerel lHc to INc
8k 4o to Bo
whiting, smalt 4c to no
wnitlng. largo He to 7c
Lake clscoes
Large boiling rocktlah
Medjum rockflsh
Pan rorkflsh
Small rockrtsh
Flounders
t'ape .May goodies
Snapper bluellsh
Large white, perch
Medium to small white perch
Skate . ,
Lin ; ; ! !
17c to 18o
1'Sc to 28c
J.1c to L'.lc
tile to 1 Ke
ltic to 12c
1.1c to 1.1c
4c to r.c
ltlc to 12c
18c to 2llc
11V to 14c
Hf to 4c
4c tu 5c
HUUT IN FALL INTO PIT
Workman Fractures Skull, in Headlong
Tumble
Gottlob I.lnlte, forty years old, of 1453
Bouth Taylor street, slipped head first into
J construction pit this morning, fractured
his skull and received body injuries. He
was rushed to St. Agnes's Hospital, where
It Is said his condition Is serious,
I.lnke wns employed by the William
Steele Company, builders and contractors, of
? outh Flf'eenth street, on an operation
M Twenty-fifth and need streets.
Tomorrow's War Menu
BREAKFAST
Hot Baked Apples
Rice Orlddle Cakes Maple Syrup
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Welsh Itareblt on Toast
Plums Cake
DINNER
Salmi of Liver
Sliced Carrots Lettuce
Floating Island
THIS TOWN TURNEP TOPSY-TURVY;
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS HAPPY HOMES
Boy Across the Street, Girl Down the Way, Honest
Policeman and Even Grandmother Among
Those Affected by Mystic Season
QOMETIUNG is In-the air. The Boy
Across the .Street was seen to Hurrep
tltlously enter the shed, extract a box of
hoe polish from ills father's private shoe
box and hide It under a loose board. The
Olrl Down the Way, who was always
known as an honest little lass, was seen to
teal silently to her friend's house carrying
that old black skirt which her mother wore
lt winter, but packed away In tho cedar
box.
The Honest Policeman complained to his
e that that old hat of his which hb wore
J1 the street during the summer was gone
com the top of the bookcase where he had
Put It for nntm knlnv A. fireman re
ported that an old coat which he was av
g ror the brass buttons on It had dlsap
Ptared from the closet In his bedroom.
Th situation Is getting eerlom. The
J"" Who Seldom Helped Out waa Indus
uiousV putting the parlor of her home In
"iw today and the Studious Young' Lady
o wa.i never, known to fall tn a lesson
readlnr a book on' the front of which
PPear a, grotesque character instead of
Jorklns; out some algebraic, problems aa hep
fc.rr' had Instructed her to do.
1 Md t& Out myi
y, the We.MJrese
NINE-CENT WAR LOAF
BAKED IN WASHINGTON
Food Administration Prepared
New Bread in Fight for
Conservation
"WASHINGTON. Oct. :6. Over .11 a
little whitewashed cellar beneath a once
aristocratic dwelling: at Fifteenth and K
streets. America's first war kitchen Is
going full hlnst today.
It Is the foundation for, a whole nrmy
of war kitchens which will spring tin In
towns and cities throughout the land within
the nett few months to help America's
housewives conserve war foodswheat,
ment, fats, sugar nnd dairy pr-.duc.s.
They were experimenting today with the
nation's first ome.lal war bread. The
piece doled out by thR directress. Mrs.
J rank 1'. Wilcox. tastd mighty good.
And she cut It from a twenty-four-ounce
loaf he had baked at a cost of nine cents.
UTt IS SIMPLK
"The recipe Is simple," said Mrs Wil
cox. "Take one-quarter cupful of rye
flour, three-quarter cup of whole wheat
flour, three cups of white Dour, one and
one-quarter cupfuls of lukewarm water, one
and one-half teaspoonfuls salt and one
half of an yeast cake, That m .kes one
nnd one-half pounds of war tread "
Th's primary experimental war kitchen
waB financed by the food administration.
The Idea was fathered by AsslBtan. Secre
tary of Agriculture Carl Vrcoman. Con
servative methods of handling smaller
quantities nnd substitutes for the war
foods are being worked out carefully.
After war bread, the kitchen will take up
meat substitutes, handling or cheap meats
and soups; then conservnt'on of fats hi
rooking nnd. after that, conservative
methods of using sugar nnd dairy products.
Kitchens am, ovek .-..and
This program worked out. the food ad'
mlnlstratlon will establish war kitchens
from roast to coast, with graduates of the
Washington war kltchen''rourse In ch irge.
Local housewives will be Invited to attend
the dally classes, make the war bread and
other war tllshss. cook In tho war kitchen
and take the food and cookery plan home
with them for everyday use.
The average housewife's Interest In the
wir kitchen has been demonstrated here by
tho crowds who nttend classes. In thrco
days between 300 and 400 housewife stu
dents have been taught to make war bread,
Some men cooks have attended. ,
"We hope by the expansion of this war
kitchen," said Mrs. Wilcox, "to lend prac
tical assistance to the country's 22.000.000
housewives In putting Into effect the war
food-siving plan of the food udmlnlstra
tlon." "HOOVER LOAF" CAUSES
SURPRISE TO BAKERS HERE
Reports from Washington thnt the
"Hoover Loaf" Is soon t" become the basis
upon which bakers nil over the country ate
to hold their licenses comes as a surprise
to Philadelphia bakers. When Benjamin
Jacobs, Government baking expert, after
experimenting here for several days, do
parted without any definite notice to the
bakers. it, was assumed In many quarters
that his trial formula had proved a failure.
That this was not the case and that Hoover
has, after all, favorably considered the
J icobs formula Is now Indicated by the
latest Washington stntement.
John Eagleson. vice president of the
Amorlcan Stores Company, disclaimed
knowledge this morning that the so-called
"Hoover loaf" would develop any marked
changes of formula.
The formula for the new "war loaf" is
being strictly guarded at Washington, be
yond the fact that ft Is an all-wheat loaf,
not a "mixed" or "substitute loaf." In any
sense.
"We may come to a mixed loaf before the
war Is over," Mr. Hoover Is quoted as say
ing, "but Just now we nre planning a
simplified wheat bread which gives equal
nutrition, yet conserves wheat and fats.
If the wheat growers of the country con
tinue to dq their share, we do not believe
the American people will be reduced to a
war bread, such as the people of Europe
have been eating for almost three years."
The best bread conservation, after all,
Mr. Eagleson holds, with other experts, is
so to bake it that It may keep Indefinitely,
retaining Its quality arid flavor' Just as
well on the fourth day ns the first. This
is the kind of bread housewives should In
sist on. To throw away a single slice
Because It has turned stale represents an
economic crime at the present food crisis.
Philadelphia candy makers today re
ceived with Jubilation the announcement
by the national food administration that
the order denying sugar to candy, confec
tion arid, ice cream manufacturers has been
modified to allow BO per Cent of their
normal requirements.
Otherwise, caterers declared, candy, con
fection and ice cream plants would have
been forced to close. The new modifica
tion is effective until January 1.
This Is to Include their stock on hand,
and the manufacturers will be required to
meet the conditions of the food admin
istration In order to obtain sugar. The new
order wai Issued In the form of a telegram
to the refiners and wholesale distributors.
Who says steak at twenty-two cents a
pound? Twenty cents it Is today, to be ex
act. Pure lard at twenty-eight cents; best
country sausage, twenty-four cents : scrap
pie three pounds for a quarter. Hold on.
Leas crowding of the aisles. One at a
time, please.
No, the nbove prices aid not a printer's
error, but regular dally quotations at one
West Philadelphia store, where a system
of "no-credlt; carry jour own bundles"
makes deep-cut economies possible. Fol
lowing publication In the Evenino Ledobr
on Wednesday that such prices existed,
housewives all the way from Spruce street
to Chestnut Hill have been storming the
doors of the market.
spend and didn't have to bother about going
to work, was seen in a wig store today try
ing on a woman's wig of bright red hair.
Another youth who won fame as an athlete
at college and who has broad shoulders and
an erect carriage was seen trying on eri
that Is, er well, he was trying on that
particular brand of woman's raiment which
Is supposed to bring out an attractive
figure.
Even the Corner Groceryman Is mystified
by the sudden demand for nuts which his
customers are calling upon him to supply.
The Candymaker, too, s selling sweets rep
resentative of goblins and spooks and
witches -carrying brooms and profiting by it.
Something Is In the air, Every one ad
mits It. Even grandmother went down Into
tier "hope chest" today and dug up some
vividly red and green ribbons which aha laid
at Mary's place at the table.
It Is delightfully mystifying this some
thing that Is in the air despite the grim
horror of war and "don'ts'' that we are
trying to live up to. It grips one and makes
one feel he cr she Is young again. The
hope i that the skies will be clear and the
air will be brisk on October Si, so that
Philadelphia can jorgei ju trouoies ana
cavorj; and" .play; U jtood oM-fasiyoaeel
EVENING LEDGrER-PHlEADJDLPHlA EBIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1017
Baiaiaiaiaiaia.' Jf
HOWARD W. dELBY
ColliiiRswood man, who lias been
made head of the marketinR divi
sion of the Eastern States Exposi
tor!, with headquarters nt Spring
field, "Mass. Ho also is president
of the Vegetable Growers' Associa
tion. PLOTTERS WAGE WARFARE
ON FOOD CONSERVATION
Wilmington Housewives Warned of
Seizure in Anonymous Telephone
Conversations
WILMINGTON. DekToct. 26. With thr
Idea of "putting a rrlmp" In the food con
Benatlon i1m!kp card campaign, which in
In process here under the auspices of the
Women's Defense Council,, (iermnn propa
gandists have been busy the last few days
cndenvorlnc to poison tle minds of house
wives aRalnst the project.
The plotters aro using the telephone nnd
concealing their Identity. They telephone
messages to the effect that If the person
answering the mess-age, "usually a woman,"
signs the pledge card she has been asked
to sign, Government nKentH will come to
her house nnd confiscate all surplus food
found there. The local food coservatlon
committee hnH learned of the trick nnd if
busy explaining Its fallacy nnd has Invoked
the aid of the authorities In an effort to
run tho miscreants down.
Licensed at Elkton to Wed
ELKTON, Md., Oct. 26 Marriage li
censes were Issued today to William Fln-le-y
and Helen M. Savuln, William L. Trjens
nnd Rnrah C. Kails and John float and
Jennie Whelan. till of Philadelphia; Iald
H Kyle, Philadelphia, and Iteberca Shields,
I'amdeii, N. J. ; Michael 1. Kane and Hertha
f-Vhultz, Wlldwood. N. J , nnd Hussell 1.
Mover, I'ottsvllle, nnd L'stella A. Magulie,
St. Clair, l'a.
TODAY'S MAKKIAGE LICENSES
Howard Kerwlrk. 'JII21 N. lath t.. nnd JmSle
A. II. Smyth. L"1.1 V. Dauphin st.
I.o I.. !.f7otie. PUH N. 30th st , nnd Ida It.
Kohn. :U.7 Od.tr at.
Josiih Axe. t!l.1 Kralikford nn . and Martha
Shearer. Italtlmore, Md.
Os.Mir Von Lnrkwood. -I1M17 I.lnroln ne.. and
Asnra M Karris. UlrnoldiMi. l'a
William A Turner, 1SJ4 Cambridge st. and
lluphio Wnlker. tHS.I N. Alder si
Josrph Cotaldl. Sir, Kimball at . and Hose
Srapula. 12'J4 8. 8th at.
John KleKle. Trenton, N J., and Ida fohn.
Trenton. X. J
Olueiie paparella. 1214 s 10th. el . and
Josephine Juliana. 1210 H. 10th at.
Gottlieb Herman. .1.1(1 N. nth at., and Itlldesard
Hsehs. 3152 N. Hlh at.
Joseph K. Smith, LM117 K Norrla St., and Edith
Oelger. 13DU K. Hiiiuufhanmi ave.
Harry James. 15 Itace atr, and (irnco l'rlie,
7.11 8. L'Oth at.
Ilenjamln D. Jester. Wilmington. Del , and
Jenulo M. Oravult. Illghtstown. N J.
Herman t'hsnee. 1003 I.emon at . and Mary
Drown, 1U03 I,emon at.
William J. Kullfusa, 2110 McKean St., and
Anna Mnrtln, 233N Pierce at.
Milton Nefsky, 3232 Monmouth st . and tlertha
Smith. 537 N. Orlanna st.
Joseph A. Traslek, 220 (larrett st.. and Frances
Phlnney. 220 Oarrett at.
Clarence II. Mhepard. 1421 Arch st . and Sarah
M. Cannon. 1700 Hummer st.
John A. Trank. .Ir . H31 Sarser st . and Caro
line Allehnrh. 327 N". 10th at.
nilsha Williams. 857 N'. 12th st . and jtamle
Daman. 1451 M. Carnac at.
OtlM I.. Siuyres. Wilmington. Del . and I.oulse
8. Clockner, Wilmington. !el.
Wl'llam V Kreedman. 151 Noble at., and Fanny
llrand. 320 N. oth st
Stephen Noaelll, 727 H. IVArnoek st.. and Con
stance Stanco. 1241 Wilder St.
Jacob Pltlevnlck. 010 Columbia ne, and
Ousslo I.tparhutx. 820 J". 10th st
rtotestaw Paluszkewlcz. 207H llrldge st . and
Iteglnn Snblcaka, 4001) Garden at
Wladjslnw Mlxi. 444.1 Hduemont st . and Fran
ces Hoczanaka. 4444 Salmon ut.
Felix Yacobowakl, 2.178 Margaret si . and Anas.
tazyja I.ewandonskn, 4317 Melrose st.
Michael Sztwaltik. 817 .N'. Franklin at., and
Katherlne I.lchwlak. Marlon. Pa.
Charlea Wlndbush. 1534 St. Luke st , and Heltn
A. Ilalley, 1533 St. I.uka st.
Joseph II. Wftlton, 2014 N. 20th st., and Fran-
centa If. Roan, 2420 W. Clementina at.
Charles P. Uodgers. 27 S. 51st t . and Kath.
erlne I.lghtner, 1908 Katrmount ave.
Clifford L. ltoberson. 0301 Overbrook av and
Elizabeth P. Iiarrott, Doylestown. Pa.
James J. Powers, 4333 Peachln at., and Alice
C. Walsh, 1321 Butler st.
Joseph M. Devereaux, Wayne, Pa., and Man'
A. Calne. 1333 8. 17th st.
James A. N'olan. ltochester, N'. V., and Heltn
K. Smith. 4839 Ualttmore ute.
Oeorge M. Armstrong-, 251) E. Ashman at,, and
Mollie It." Thomas, 25!) R. Ashman at,
Paul O Alhrecht. 1230 W. Ilaszard at., and
Florence K. Mourer, 2420 Memphis at
John McManus, 331 H. 25th st.. and Anna Gal
lagher. 1323 N. 17th at
Dock Drown. 37.17 Warren St., and Adelaide
Williams, 3015 Warren at
Hlchard Henderson. 1527 Opal It . and Nellie
K. Cully. 1531 X 21st at.
Lawrence M. West, 1418 X. Camao at., and
Annie Kane. 1420 N. Camac at
Frank K. Rodgera. 8010 Filbert st . and Mary
.-. Southall, 5744 Haverford ave.
Duncolng J. Walker, 550 N. 11th at., and Mary
J. Jaggard. 5204 Jeftcrson st
James K. Thompson, Jr . 5.12(1 Westminster
uve., and Myrtle A. Cloud, 153 X. Mllllck at
A Lady's Luncheon
(s now served, amid beautiful
surroundlriKS daintily,
appetizlnrtly
On the Balcony
at the
Restaurant Chantilly
Hotel, Adelphia
Chestnut at 13th
55V tvi COOCO 1 ,ly
I $18-75to$65Sj
I Val. $25 to $75 fll lf
sA women proclaim IUllvi
S these dresses to be 1 10 1 1 Hjllfe
S5 the supreme 1 UJ 111
- Malson De Mode. l IIIS
REFORMATION MUSIC
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Mendelssohn Symphony, Bach
Suite nnd Matthews's Cantata
Performed at Concert
As Philadelphia's Contribution to the Inf
ormation oundrlcentennlal a musical festival
wns given last evening, drawing from the
delegates to tho Lutheran General Council,
meeting In synod here this week, and others
Interested from the religious, historical and
musical standpoints an audience that filled
the Academy from pit to dome.
A program of befitting dignity was
marked by traits of large simplicity and
appropriateness of selection, the numbers
being Mendelssohn's Klftli Symphony, called
by him and his commentators the "Iteforma
tlon"; linen's Hulto No. 2. In II minor, und
a novelty, II. Alexander Matthews'B cantnta,
"The City of Uod."
The participants Included the Philadel
phia Orchestra, with Leopold Stokowskl con
ducting ,ln the Iiacli nnd Mendelssohn and
accompanying the cantata, which the
composer directed with a chorus of 400 to
sing the libretto, assisted by Mildred Kaas,
soprano; Nicholas Douty. tenor; Horatio
connell, baritone, and ltalph Lewars, organ
ist, ns soloists. The chorus was comprised
of selected voices from the Fellowship. Men
delssohn, Fortnightly. Matinee Musical and
Philadelphia Music Clubs, the Philadelphia
Orchestra Chorus and the Choral Hoclety.
Mr. Stokowskl gave n superb reading to
the Mendelssohn Symphony, which Is a seri
ous nnd vigorous work In harmony with Its
Inspiration, the celebration of the tercenten
ary of the Augsburg Confession of Faith In
1830. Though n later composition. It has
less of the glamorous romance of the t'om
poser's "Scotch" and "Italian" symphonies,
but Just as much ntmosphere. though of a
differing, sterner type. There Is an aggres
sive epic iiuallty about It and considerable
dramatic force Instead of the lyric charm
of Mendelssohn's other writings In the sym
phonic form, and Mr. Stokowskl and his
men brought out the ruggedness nnd the
sense of conflict.
The Unch Suite, one nf the four written
by the great Johann Sebastian, and scored
by him for two violins, viola, violoncello,
flute nnd double bass, was a sheer delight
In Its melodic loveliness. Its refinements of
harmony and its delicacy of feeling.
Mr. Matthews, organist at the Church of
St. Luke and the Epiphany, has written
several notable cantatas, including "The
Life Everlasting" nnd "The Crnvcrslon,"
but "The City of God," In Its broad yet ele
mentally simple lines, Its appropriate and
original melodies, Its obvious ecclesiastical
spirit nnd Its variety of treatment of cho
ruses and solos, seems destined to rank
as his master work. The organ hns a
prominent part In the full orchestration, nnd
ItH participation shows the skill of the adept
organist who can compose excellently for It
ns well nil play It
Prof. Luther ltecd. of the Theological
Seminary at Mount Airy, who prepared the
text, has portrayed the Church nnd Its his
tory under the biblical figure of the "City
of Clod." Its foundation, decay, restoration
nnd thanksgiving being described In scrip
tural phrases. The significance, of the Ref
ormation Is emphasized by many of the
sayings of Christ. A characteristic feature
of the cantata Is the use nf three his
toric Reformation hymns, "Be Not Dis
mayed, O Little Flock," "Lord. Keep 1's
Steadfast In Thy Word" and "A Mighty
Fortress is Our find," sung by choir and
congregation as climaxes to the second,
third and fourth parts of the work
Both Mr. Matthews and the Rev. T)r
Reed are Phlladelphlans and the orchestra
nnd chorus were native, so It was fitting
that the soloists should also be of Philadel
phia. Miss Faas's vibrant nnd clear voice
was heard advantageously In "Hear Me
When 1 Call." Mr. Douty had ono of the
gems of the score, "Comfort Ye, Comfort
Ye. My People," and sang It with beauti
ful art, and Mr. Connell was impressive and
reverent In the words of the Saviour, "I
Am the Way, the Truth and the) Life." Mr.
Lewars performed the organ passages with
polished technique and the chorus sang
with admirable precision, unity and spirit.
W. R. M.
Old llotclman Burned to Death
MKADVILLK, Ta., Oct. 26. H. B. Free
ipan. for many years proprietor of the I.aka
House, at Conneatlt Lake, was burned to
death In his house across the street from
the old hotel, where he lived alone.
Charming
Garments
For smart individuality
of style, quality of fab
rics and perfection of
fit, finish and workman
ship you will always
find the best values
shown here.
DRESSES
In Serge and Silk,
specially priced for
this sale.
$18.50 to $59.50
Vals. $29.50 to $79.50
Official Outfitter to Motor
Messenger Service
121QWalimtSt
1220-1222 Walnut St.
Special:
Serge
iDresses
The Stason't
fNewett Modet,
Smartly DtveU
oped, Unusuau-j
Itow Frxcta.
$25 to $4M
Mtn?
CBk.
PETROVA ADMIRABLE
IN NEW FILM PLAY
"More Truth Thnn Poetry" Well
Directed and Suited to
Star's Talents
Hy the Photoplay Kditor
VIi'TOnfA "Jloro Tenth Than l'netr." with
Olta !trova, Slury by Olsa I'etroia and
scenario by Kmma II. Clifton. Iilreeted iiy
Burton Kins nnd phototraphed by Harry II.
Harris, Metro.
Stulsnts of scenario writing for motion
pictures will find this new Metro release
tu comply with many of the best principles
of film art. It Is an Ideal script, and credit
Is due to the capable manner in which each
situation has been handled. The direction
was also of an exceptional nature and re
vealed a thorough comprehension of the
author's purpose. Credit for the success
of a production orten belongs to tlie "film
editor." for It Is ills duly to cut and as
semble the picture. In this instance the
action Is clear and swift, and the nbsence
of excess footage is a credit to the cutter.
The animated titles are admirably done
and win attention from the start. TJiere
was a dinner party shown that gave' the
director an opportunity to use some ln
terprctlvo dancing and a large pond with
iwimmlng ducklings. The lighted table lop
furnished the only lighting for the room. It
vould have been much better for tho spec
tator's eye If the laboratory had not tinted
the entire five reels In one color.
Olga Petrova Is excellent, showing a de
cided Improvement In her acting and use
of "make-up." Her part calls for almost
continuous appearance before the camera.
Mahlnn Hamilton has the parts of Mme.
I'elrovn's sweetheart and tho husband In
the story Interpellated in the film. Violet
ltecd has an effective part, and makes the
most of it Mary Binds screens well. Oth
ers contributing to the support of Olga
I'ertova are Charles Martin, Harry Hurk
hardt, William II. Davidson and a realistic
Jury In the courtroom scene
llorbert llrenon, the motion-picture cre-ato-,
announced a declaration of Independ
ent this week. In becoming an absolutely
Independent producer Mr. llrenon Is the
only big director entltely without entangling
screen alliances. Mr. llrenon Is a director
of wide variety. Ilia Kellermann fairy
spectacles were creations of fantasy, beauty
and Imagination. Ills "War Brides" was a
powerful, emotional handling of n tense,
treglc story. His more recent visualisation
of Louis Joseph Vance's "The Lone Wolf"
proved his mastery of swift-moving melo
drama. Here he went beneath tho shell of
melodrama to the human motives beneath.
And now his "Fall of the Komanoffs" has
proven his ability to present contemporary
history. "Kismet" and "The Woman Thou
Gavest Me" will be new testa nf Mr.
Brenon's versatility.
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The Girl Who Was Determined to Have Her Own Way
tlj Dhl LA11K, I don t know what to do
1 with that child, Mrs. Sundnyl" her
mother exciannra ns we watcneu tno trim
little figure dance down tho sidewalk. "I
cannot control her, no matter how I try.
The fact that I
don't want her to
do a thing Is
enough, It seems, to
set her nt It. There
she goes new with
her til In pumps on,
although she knows
ns well as I do that
It Is going to tain
nnd alio knows that
when she takes cold
It Is a very serious
matter for her.''
1 had been spend
lig a day or two
Willi an old friend,
nnd I had had
many opportunities
t. watch "KIo," as
the fnmlly called
her She was a
prcltv girl. At least.
"MA" Hl'S'IlAY M1 "ul"" "" ' v
been' pretty "if there had not been a bold,
willful. Impertinent look in her big brown
eyes which spoiled the jiaftiral sweetness of
tho rest of her face.
"If I were you, I would send that girl
to a good school .f the Fevcrest type." I
said to her mother on tho day I left. "I'm
afraid you are going to have trouble with
her."
She smiled nnd shook her head "I'm
afiald 1 hno given oti th wrong Impres
sion." she murmured. "I-'Io Is not what
one would call had. She Is Just willful.
Sho ttlll outgrow It In time:"
I bald that I hoped so. but at heart I
thought that a great deal more than will
fulness was the matter Willi Klo. I thought
she was also hard-heat ted and selfish, and
1 feared that disaster awaited her.
When we passed that way tho next year
my premonitions concerning her weie ful
filled. Klo had run away to bo a "movie"
actress nnd for months her mother had not
heard front her
I promised her family to visit some of
tho large motion-picture studios In the near
by city to get a trace of her, but, as It
developed. I found willful KIo without that
search. In tho very next placo where wo
stopped a film company had been making
n picture. Tho night before we arrived
one of tho members of tho company had
been seriously hurt nnd was reported to be
in the local hospital In n dying condition.
The headlines which, told the story ,ln the
morning paper caught my eye:
I wns too late. Klo was dead when I
arrived nt the hospital. She had received
Internal Injuries and never recovered con
sciousness tifter tho accident
The director of tho company was much
agitated. As soon as I told him who I wai
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he poured out the story of the girl's "cWli
with him." ' pl .
Hlie had no talent far nrtme-" h
"but she was so assertive and per!
that W;e gave her a small tart or two-
fort of thing for which her nenonalltv i
suited. Then somebody found out that's
was very daring. All you had to do lsfc"t
tell her -a thttie vm 1nnf.rii an.t lUal
horses couldn't keep her from dolr.r ta-I
never do these so-called, 'stunt' films I I
can help It. but the company la tronr tut
them, and I have to obey orders. This '
a rase like that. Miss Klo had only Mlt
!..n ... ma vasi, out it was a aanrew
one, nnd 1 cautioned her repeatedly tltat'i
must obey otders to the letter But
know her. That was enough to make hf i
tie opposite. .She deliberately threvV swas
her life."
It teemed that the dangerous part 1T
wuh to play called for her to stand on ih
running board of nn automobile and heM
out her hand to a young man who would
Jump fiom,a moving train to the automo
bile. Klo was told that she waa to clln
closely to the car which would be driven
quite near to the train. She was rehearse
again and again as to Just how far h
could lean from the side In safety, blK
when the scene was being taken, the willful
girl suddenly stretched out Just aa far as
she could for one fatal second.
What Is that quality In some people
which makes them react fiercely against ths
slightest show of authority, against any
thing at all which any other human being
may want of them or for them7 In my
opinion, lb Is the very root of the devil's
power that Insidious, sneering wfilsper"
which he makes to young souls, that causes1
them to bcllevo that they are more powerful
than any other force In the world.
I do not bellevo that Flo was at heart as
bad as she appeared. And there Is po
whisper more Insidious or more fatal than'
that of the devil.
Only the life which has been consecrate
to Cod can wholly resist It.
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