TTTt? RTTNtiAT ORECOKTAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1915.
CAMERA MEN UNDER DIFFICULTIES
FILM STORIES BATTLEFIELDS TELL
Thousands of Feet of Reels Taken of Stirring Event la War-Ton Europe Many Guises Adopted to ObUin
Pictures in Forbidden Terri tory--N tfu ti ves Now re Being Developed. - '. , -
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I OW that "Bis Joa Farnham" has
once mora pat hi f ert on Ameri
can soil and has had two wteki
.'I'to think over his war career, ha I
;:,busy telling- Ms friends tha thrilling
;,; tala of Taking War rilma Under Fire.'
la tha first place. Mr. rarnham. It will
Hi be remembered, left (or tha war sons
... early last September, and his party war
"'.also tha third and fourth civilians to
i. enter Rhelms between September IS
and April 10. tha other two being Sens-
.tor Beverldga and Young.
The subtle arts that the film war
Mor osed to Induce tha authorities even
to let him approach anywhere near
the firing- Una are amusing;, for they
I!: approached -the French oernrant as
representatives of the world's great-
est. peace organisation, and so suc
!"eesstul were their efforts to peiauade
!'th War Office that Franca Itself
muld ha beat served by the pictures.
. that they even procured a letter to
"President Joffre.
: '. Exactly 3$ days of the four months
were passed at tha front, and with
. the aid of the little Scotch camera
man. who passed as a genuine Ameri
can citizen, the troubles, the bluffs
" and the bullets did them no material
V. damage and brought ample reward.
..Mr. Famnam and his companion film
tourist. Philip Klein, assert there are
;,many little flashes that reveal human
1' nature at Its highest and most radi-
suit moments shown In these pictures.
The British st Boulogne politely re-
' fused to allow pictures to be taken.
' tmt later right In the British sons the
camera roan took, pictures and also
chances.
There are in this series pictures of
; camp life. Zeppelin raids and all the
' other horrors of wsr. Soma of the
.' most talked-of battles, some of the
bleakest scenes of devastation in Bel
; glum and the frontier will combine to
;mako these the most Interesting and
authentic war pictures that have yet
been even attempted. It Is said.
' The shooting of spies, who are caught
ty the hundreds dally and dispensed
',' with rather unceremoniously, always.
: and frequently without cause, helps to
make up more than one feat are of keen
purport. Out of the 11.000 feet of film
' that were taken 1000 are successful.
: and there are also almost too feet of
' still pictures. These pictures win go
down as s monument of the individual
' attainments of the daring men who
risked everything for the sake of put-
ting on the screen before the American
people the real events of the great war.
" The negatives are now In the process
-of finishing.
Denmark's royal actress Is not eat-
isfied with knowing perfectly ber own
" language and sevsral other European
tongues, but aspires to speak the
: American language perfectly. For this
: purpose the greater part of her spare
time all Bummer has been passed learn
! Ing the minutest Idioms of' English.
:." The trsgedlan Is so apt. It la said, that
' ere long that charming accent which
' she now possesses will be replaced by
nurest Enclish.
MUs Nansen will make New Tork the
Ti scene of most of her study, 'and after
- maatertnr the American tongue, al-
ready knowing Danish. German. Scan-
dinsvisa and French, the actress may
' well be classed ss a linguist of merit.
; Of all tha languages she has so far
taken up she expresses her preference
! ' for English, but further ssys that It
:. la "rather complex.
This charmlna tragedian is ssld to
rosaces one other eccentricity clothes
'. Her gowns sre the result of fastidious
, discrimination, idq mrm nvi uu
sometimes not classed as daring, but
they are artistic and varied, some
simple, others rich snd elaborate, but
I slwaya with art snd beauty In view,
i One of the most-dlsccssed members
of Miss Nsnsen's select wardrobe is
the "golden gown." Paul Polrot's Isst
' creation before be left for the front.
: It is a wonderful concoction of cloth
of gold and begemmed brocade. This
stunning garment she has worn In see
' era! scenes of her late presentations,
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Anna Pavlows, who Is' appearing
' daily before tha .camera at Cans Soucl
; la "The Dumb Girl iPortlci." tells Inter
; estlngly of her surrender to the screen
piay. ioirt are. sue wje. mm ouui
persons .who would really love to see
her dance, and had she not consented,
to dance for the films thousands who
will now see a visualisation of ber
never would have had the opportunity
f realising what her art really is.
As the world's highest exponent of
terpeiehorean art Pavlowa has consid
ered the value of the film as the only
mesas for immortalising her art. Now
as never before Is lb a factor being
given marked value and It Is therefore
that she. Ilka other stars, listened to
desire to have her accomplishments
seen fey future generations.
Mme. Pavlowa already possesses a
liking for the new work snd In the
short time has become almost sa Ido)
for ber co-worker. She is. It is said,
one of the most unassuming snd charm
ing personages Imaginable and not
possessed of capricious temper or
mournful disposition, called tempera
ment. ,
It had been said by many that the
lighting, the little, fluttery wings In
ner owaa jjbbc. aoa ui seneran
stage effecta were greatly responsible
for her marvelous sucoesa. But for
once and all this appearance discredits
such criticism. Without It all she Is
still Pavlowa and In tha barest setting
would yet be Pavlowa. However, in
"The Dumb Girl of Portlcl" elaborate
floral settings and scenery have been
secured to give the queen of dance a
fitting throne. Her dancing on the
screen promises to be as great a sen.
satlon as on the stage, for the reason
that it will reach thousands more.
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ECKT SHARP, the capricious little
vixen, hss charmed snd interested
all who hava come in contact with her
since she became known as the heroine
of Thackeray's famous "Vanity Fair."
Mrs Fluke, who. It will be remembered,
first played "Becky" In America It
years sgo. again will delight with her
remarkable Interpretation of the char
acter In the new film version of the
popular novel.
It is also Interesting- to note that all
the prominent members of the cast are
appearing in the same roles that they
have succeeded In. Arthur Row. the
versatile actor, who la widely known
as author and Impersonator, will bo
Pitt Crawley. "Vanity Fair." the best
of Thackeray's works. Is classed as one
of the keenest of English satires, and
will be especially welcome to literary
people. There Is also a Jocose element
that has a strong popular appeal,
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On6 of the most Interesting events
In the history of the educational motion
picture Is taking place at the Univer
sity of Minnesota farm this Summer.
A course In moving picture and lan
tern projection is now Included in the
Summer course, snd students sre given
first-hand Instruction, consisting of
both lecture and laboratory work. In
view of the fact that most of those' in
attendance are leaders In rural social
center work, and In many Instances are
providing regular weekly motion pic
ture entertainments, and that other
states snd schools may follow Minne
sota's example, tha occurrence throws
an optimistic appearance on the future
or tha educational film. Several hun
dred have enrolled for the course.
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Pennsylvania displayed typtcal Qua
ker discretion in refusing to allow the
Thaw films to be shown. The notion
was not taken on account of the Im
proper character of tha pictures, as dne
perturbed film man thought, when he
stated that they merely showed Harry
K. Thaw at breakfast in his cell, talk
lng to a friend, and later leaving the
prison, bat. as the authorities said, be
cause of tha unpleasant associations
attached. It was on this account that
the Pennsylvania censors decided that
the Thaws had sufficient publicity,
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Recently a local film fan stated thst
Charlie Chaplin had abandoned com
edy and would shortly become a leader
in tragedy. No one knows whence the
prophetess gleaned her Information,
but the nearest Chaplin has ever come
to tragedy so far is that felt by some
of his audiences or those who are af
flicted with bis Impersonations.
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TODAY, TOMORROW, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
ANOTHER SCREEN FAVORITE
Lois Meredith )
IN HER NATIONAL SUCCESS
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Lou TeKegen, who Is appearing la
"The Explorer." says he is the first
stage star to appear before the camera,
the event having taken place a little
more than eight years ago.
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One of the most beautiful interpre
ters Of girl roles Is Miss Margaret
Vale, the charming niece of President
n Uson. Her most recent action la to
become a movie actress. Miss Vale
le a South Carolina girl and a painter
and author of ability.
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The July Issue of the Medical Times
has an Interesting article on the much,
discussed "Effects of Moving Pictures
on the Eyes." How relieved the wor
ried cllnlo who has so long tried to
st ve the eyes of all future generations
will be. when he learns that the spe
cialists concur that normal eyes are
not Injured by motion pictures. One
prominent oculist states that he has
"yet to see any organic change in the
eye that could be denlfltely traced to
motion pictures." A Georgia specialist
of humor as well ss medicine observes
that "the effect of frequent observa
tion of moving pictures has the same
effect upon the eyes ss has the eat
ing of cabbage upon the digestion."
"Bob There are a great many lead
ing film corporations, and letters ad
dressed to the Vltagraph Company of
America, East Fifteenth street and Lo
cust avenue. Brooklyn. N. Y.: the Mu
tual Film Corporation. 71 vV est Twenty-
third street. New Tork City: Universal
Picture Company, 1(00 Broadway. New
Tork City, or the Metro Picture Corpo
ration. 146J Broadway, New Tork. will
perhaps satisfy yoar need.
Prominent clergymen "snd educators
are rallying to the aid of Frederick
Thompson and giving htm every en
couragement. A little over three weeks
ago It became known thst Mr. Thomp
son had a gigantic scheme of "fllm
lac the Bible.". He recognises the im-
portance of such a work, the long pro
oess of filming and tha accuracy tha
must be had. to make-It the greatest
film work of the, world, so he has set
aside five years of his Jife for the
fulfillment of his dream, and at the
close of 1(21, If nothing happens, , will
have the scenario of the Bible com
plete.
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Emma Bell, known outside of th
literary profession as Mrs. Wallace
C Clifton, Is not only a writer of
short stories, but also a writer of num
erous clever scenarios. She has Just
signed a contract to write exclusively
for the Selig Company.
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"The Dance of the Seven Veils" has
probably had Its last appearance in
Rochester, since it caused the manager
of a first-class motion picture bouse a
fine of 1200 and temporarily closed his
house. The manager bad obtained the
film from a producer, who also parted
with $200, and was giving, a private
exhibition to a stag party of news
paper men and city officials. The 400
stags' Interest was st such s pitch
that the film had to be shown half
dosen times.
PAY REFUSED EX-GOVERNOR
TJ- ft. Court Told Snlzcr Offered to
Serve Clients free.
NEW TORK. July 27. Judge Augus
tus N. Hand, of the United States Dis
trict Court, declined yesterdar to award
ex-Governor William Sulxer any com
pensation for ' his lee-al services on
behalf of depositors In the bankruptcy
proceedings aarainst Adolf Mandel, pri
vate banker of 155 Rlvlngton street
Before refusing Mr. Suiter's request
the Judge had received a report from
William Allen, the special master In
the Mandel proceedings, who declared
that testimony taken before him
showed that the ex-Governor had of
fered his services free.
Judge Hand awarded $22,500 ' to
Jeremiah T. Mahoney. attorney for the
receiver; $5500 to Olcott. Gruber.
Bonynge and McManus. attorneys for
the petitioning creditors: $250 to. Spe
cial Master Allen and $2217 to Stras-
bourger. Eschwege Ac Schallek, attor
neys for Mandel. v
Eugene Lamb Richards, State Super
intendent of Banks, acted as receiver
in the case without compensation,
thereby saving $13,000. -
BELL RINGER fS MYSTERY
Identity of Person. "Who Tolled Lib
erty Chimes s Unknown.
DENVER. CoIo.July 27. "The mys
tery of the old be'll ringer" is the most
fascinating- of tbe myths wjilcb " hsve
been revived by the trip of the Liberty
Bell from Philadelphia to Ssn Fran
cisco. ' , ' 1 -
Who was the' old man who rang the
ball when It first pealed forth In cele
bration . of the Declaration of Inde
pendence -
It is conceded that the story of the
boy dashing Into the street on July 4.
177$. calling- to the old caretaker In
the belfry. "Ring-, ring! .They've signed
it!" Is fiction pure and simple.
Wilfred Jordan, custodian of tbe mu
seum in Independence Hall and an as-J
1 Oc-1 1 A. M. to I I P. M.-10c
Coming Thursday HAZEL DAWN in "NI0BE"
COMING-Hall Caine's Masterpiece, "Eternal City"--Watch for the Date
thortty on the history of the Liberty
Bell, declares there le no record of such
an event. The first authenticated ring
ing after the signing of the Declaration
of Independence was on July 8. when
It called the citizens of Philadelphia
together to bear the document read.
."Andrew McNair. doorkeeper at the
time, may have been the first bell
ringer, but this has notbeen estab
lished," says Custodian Jordan.
A story, for which history will not
vouch, is that when tbe news of the
surrender of Cornwallie reached Phila
delnhla "the old bell ringer diea oi
1oV."
The history of the Philadelphia fine
Street Church contains the name of
"William Hurry, bellman of the old
Statehousa." And on tha ancient stone
in the -graveyard where Hurry lies
buried are the words. "Who departed
this life October 23, 1781." That day
the news of the surrender of Cornwallis
reached Philadelphia.
Was William Hurry really the eld
bell ringer who rang in the new year
of American freedom on the day that
the Declaration of Independence was
approved, and did ha really die of Joy
em hearinsr that the long war witn
England was over at last?
FIDDLERS HOLD CONTEST
Mouth Harp Prize Won by Playing
While Standing on Head. .
DECATUR, 111.. July 27. The sixth
annual De Kalb County fiddlers' contest
was held in the State Armory in this
city. There were 100 entries, ranging
in age from 10 to 95 years. Local mer
chants gave the prizes. Tbe opening
was "The Irish Washerwoman" by the
entire company of 100.
David Weddell, of Formosa, Kan,
won the lons-aistance. prise.- iii.oi.
On.T Fowler. 78 years old, won the
tallest fiddler's prize, being feet 64
inches in height. Harry Bates won the
mouth harp prize while standing on his
neaa.
f.vman Drake won the best oia nd-
dler prize by his version of "Hell on
the Wsbash." The "Doys piayeo sucu
pieces as "Money musk.:- "iving s
Head." "Old ZlD Coon," "Rory O Moore.'
leather Breeches" ana "Araansaw
Traveler."
GIRL BRIDE STILL LOVES
Maid Hears Charges. Against Spouse,
' bat Refuses to Leave. '
ST. LOUIS, July 27. Miss Elsie Nie-
mever, M years okj. oaugmer vi jar.
and Mrs. Henry Nlemeyer, of Kirk
wood. 6t- Louie County, and a ward of
the St. Louis County Juvenile Court,
as refused to desert Frank ti. itoss.
32 years old, of Webster Groves, who
had been arrested on a charge of for
gery- They were marrieo oy justice
of tne Peace Henry Stecker In Clayton;
at 7 o'clock one night recently
Ross was arrested in Des Peres. St-
Louis County, by Chief of Police Fred
Knickman, of Webster oroves. lor rne
lleged forgery of three checks, ag
gregating $63.50. He admitted the
charge. '
It Is understood that tne county au
thorities are willing to parole Ross on
the forsrery charge, because It was his
first offense. He wept as ie related
that he forged the cheeks to obtain
money for Miss Klemeyer's support as
his alleged wife. .
Ross was given a preliminary hear.- i
lng; before Justice of the Peace Krlegs-
mann at Webster Groves and was re
leased on. a $500 bond. He confessed
the forgeries.
Miss Nlemeyer, who has been a court
ward for one year, was not aware
of the charge against Ross until the
hearing. . Recently she has lived at
the home of her brother, Benjamin
Niemeyer, in Des Peres Township,
where Ross also stayed. Nlemeyer
said that the couple told "aim they
were married when they moved to his
home.
The girl also Is Bald to have told her
parents that she was married to Ross.
When the fact that they were not
married was brought out by Ross' ar
rest. Miss Nlemeyer refused to leave
Ross and declared that his arrest would
not change her love for him.
Accompanied by their parents, the
couple went to Clayton and applied for
a license. It was granted, with the
consent of the parents of the girl.
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Introducing; Principal Features From i Maxim's, Rector's and Bustanobys Caberets.
The Season's Greatest Sensation
;FATTY ARBUCKLE in A TWO-ACT KEYSTONE COMEDY