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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1914)
I UDIENGE Moving Picture Star Is Pleased With His Work. Francis X. Bushman Tells Why Ha Prefers the Photoplay to the Legiti mate Drama, of Which He Was an Ornament FILM HOUSE IS HIT BY WAR Probably there Is no mora enthu siastic motion picture actor in the world than Francis X. Bushman. He takes as much interest in the produc tion of a new film as the producer himself, and his suggestions as to scenery and costumes are considered invaluable. "Sometimes I have a longing to re turn to the stage," said Mr. Bushman, "but these longings are few and far between. I am in love with my work, and I really think a great deal of good can be accomplished by the mo tion picture actor. He appeals to mil lions of people, young and old. On the stage his audiences are necessar ily limited. I enjoy thinking that every day I am appearing on the screen and giving enjoyment to thousands. When I say 'giving enjoyment' 1 do not mean that my acting is unusual or anything like that. I mean that in most of the pictures 1 am cast for the hero, and as a hero I am doing big, brave things that must necessarily influence the people who see me. "When I am appearing as the hero of a play, I try to forget that I am just an ordinary human being, and 1 try to throw myself into the part as a real hero. I act as I imagine a real hero would act, and as a rule my au dience is with me from the start to the finish. These are some of the things that make motion pictures at tractive to the actor. "I do not think I will ever return to the stage. 1 have become a motion picture fan as well as an actor, and I have ceased to listen to the call of the footlights." . GROWING CANADA FIELD PEAS Moving Picture Corporation Feelt Loss of Some of Its Leading Men of Affairs. At least one large American mov ing picture corporation has felt the burden of war in the loss of employes and that is the American branch of the French house of Pathe Freres. Though the majority of the employes In this country are Americans there are a number of Frenchmen in differ ent departments, chief of whom are the ranking officers, Arthur Roussel and L. P. Bonvillain, the two vice- presidents. When the call went out from the French consul in New York for reservists to return to the colors, practically all of these Frenchmen re ceived the call. Mr. Bonvillain, who is a sous-lieutenant in the French army, sailed at once to rejoin Mb reg iment. It means separation from his young wife and Infant son. Mr. Rous sel is 111 with pneumonia and the news of the war has hjeen kept from him. Mr. Bardet, the cashier, has sent his two sons who sailed on the Lorraine. With them were Mr. Monca, sous-lieutenant in the French army, and sou of chief director Monca of the Vincennes studio, various office clerks, camera men, actors, directors and men in ev ery department of the business, all prepared to make sacrifices for the good of their country. They represent every arm of the service, infantry, cav alry, artillery, engineers and aviation corps. The last private advices received from France by the house were that the huge factory in Jolnville-le-l'ont, not far from Paris, has been requisi tioned by the government as a barrack. Plant Is Higher In Protein Than Grains Commonly Grown on Farm Take Place of Bran. (By A. C. ARN'Y, Minnesota Experiment Station.) The Canada field pea is a crop that deserves more attention on many farms. A ten-year average yield o 21 bushels of seed per acre has been secured on University farm. The weight per bushel is 60 pounds. Mixed in the proper proportion with other foods, ground peas make a good feed for live stock. They are higher in protein content than the grains commonly grown on the farm, and can be used in soma mixed feeds to take the place of bran For the production of an annual hay crop, peas and oats mixed at the rate of two bushels of peas and one bushel of oats and drilled early in spring give good results. From one and a half to three and a half tons of hay can be secured. Oat and pea hay can be fed to advantage to all classes of farm animals. Oats and peas drilled early in spring at the same rate as recommended for hay, make an excellent hog pasture crop, ready for use about July 1. Twen ty bushelB of white Canada field peas produced in 1913 are on hand at Uni versity farm. They can be procured for use as seed at $1.50 per bushel. WAR'S EFFECT ON THE MOVIES One Big Production Postponed cause Leading Man Goes to the Front. Be- EXPANSION OF BARLEY AREA BARK BLiafll" FUNGUS SERIOUS AND APPARENTLY LIT TLE UNDERSTOOD DISEASE. Working Great Havoc With Chestnut Trees In Several of the Eastern States Writers Attempt to Estimate the Loss. (By G. CLINTON.) ' The fact that bo many shade and forest trees throughout the United States are dying is causing serious concern on the part of all who are in terested in forestry, whether this in terest be caused merely because one 1b a lover of the fine trees, which line our city streets, or whether one' is the owner of a commercial forest. It Is appalling to note, as one drives through various sections of the coun try, the many splendid trees turning prematurely brown or yellow or being entirely defoliated by some Insect pest or disease. Grand specimens of oak, elm, maple, ash, chestnut every variety of MOSQUITO HAD ITS INNING fRENCHiVIAN WONDERS While speculation is rife as to the probable effect on the motion picture industry o the gigantic war now rag ing through all Europe one of the large eastern companies has already experienced one unusual result of the tremendous conflict, which has com pelled the postponement of its produc tion of "The Silver King," prepara tions which have for some time com manded the interest of the trade. Guy Standing, whose selection for the leading role was recently an nounced, is a captain in an English regiment, and when the announcement that England had Joined the whole sale war was officially confirmed, Standing's military zeal immediately destroyed the poise that is necessary for so arduous a role as that of the Silver King. Obsessed with the de sire to return to his regiment and join the colors, Standing pleaded for the postponement of the engagement. Im pressed by the patriotic loyalty of the star, the producers consented, and Standing happily began preparations for a hasty departure. He sailed on the Lusitania. "Germania." This is declared a wonderful five reel photo production dealing with the war situation throughout Europe. All the scenes are genuine and authentic. It is the history of the German revo lution and the coalition of the powers of Europe which caused the first rout of Napoleon in the battle of Leipsic on October 10, 1813. Napoleon scoured the whole of Europe and intoxicated by his victories, followed the course of his destiny toward a tragic ending, The allied armies had been conquered many times over, but were still un daunted. The protectorate of Napo leon weighed heavily over the king dom of the Confederation of the Rhine, but the poets, philosophers and thinkers of the whole of Germany were united in thought; that of re lieving the fatherland from the hu miliation which the emperor with his glory had imposed. The German youth associated in the famous 'League of Courage" the Tugen- bund disciplined their minds and their muscles at the sacred fire of an unquenchable thirst for independence, Pittsburgh Dispatch. According to Experiments Crop Can Be Grown to Advantage Over Wide Range of Territory. (By B. A. STONE.) The state of Wisconsin alone pro duces 25,000,000 bushels of barley an nually, or one-eighth of all the barley grown In the United States. Even then the barley crop in Wisconsin has been confined to a comparatively small area. Experiments have shown that barley can be grown to advan tage over a wide range of territory 1 . y , Rip-Roaring Comedy. "Oh! Look Who's Here!" iB a com edy recently released. The story con cerns Hawkins, a tired business man who listens to the call of the soil, and arranged to go on a farm. Mrs. Hawkins, a militant suffragette, gets a job as a policewoman, and proceeds to act the part. Hawkins has adventures with a ferocious cow, while trying to rob her of her milk, and in the mean time. Policewoman Hawkins manages to helD a burglar to escape, while she locks up innocent victims. Policewom an Hawkins is a most efficient officer with her vanity bag and powder pun, while Hawkins creates a furore with his misadventures among the pigs and chickens. Policewoman Hawkins "rough-housed" while attending to her duties on the force and Hawkins is nearly smothered under a load or nay Each one gives up the Job and they arrive home simultaneously, bacn comfortB the other, and they decide that home life is the best and happiest after all. Almost Too Real. During the filming of a coming three reel feature it was found necessary to encase Alec B. Francis, leading man, in a coffin-shaped affair, in which box he was supposed to be sealed and re main until suffocated. The actor waB placed in the box, the camera record ed the scene on the film. As the cot- fin was hermetically sealed, all hands were congratulating each other on the strong dramatic scene, when to the horror of all concerned it was found that the cover could not be removed, and It was feared that Mr. Francis might in reality suffocate. Three crow- bars were used, and at last the Ud was pried off and a half-unccnsclous Alec Francis was supported into the open. Three Distinct Types of Barley From Left to Right, Beardless, Two- Rowed and Pedigree Six-Rowed. Impressed by Studios. Bessie Wynn, the famouB comedi enne, who at present is touring the United States in vaudeville, tninits me Hollywood studios constitute the big eest and most up-to-date toy shop in the world. She visited tne siuaios recently and met many old friends of her "Babes in Toyland company. She posed for the motion camera for the first time in her careor, and was very much interested In her ap pearance upon the screen. and there Is no reason why there should not be a gradual expansion of the barley area. In the United States and Canada, barley is used for malting purposes and as a feed for farm animals. A limited amount 1b used In the prepara tion of breakfast foods, and for pearled barley. Our farmers are learning the value of barley as a part ration for dairy cattle and young stock and much more will be used as animal food In the future. In the Pa cific coast states barley Is quite gen erally grown as a hay and feed for horses. When used as a hay it is cut in the milk stage shortly after heading and cured like timothy or blue grass. When the grain 1b used as a feed it is either fed whole or the kernels crushed by passing between rollers. If finely ground the gluten therein makes a sticky mass as soon as it Is brought In contact with moist ure and it 1b not then readily masti cated or digested. Only a limited1 amount of barley is exported from the United States and this is largely as a feed owing to the mixture of va' rieties. 1M Fungus on Elm Leaves. tree almost (in some localities ono variety more than others) sharing the same fate. Millions of dollars' worth, of trees have been destroyed by these wretched foes within the past few years, re gardless of the fact that millions of dollars are annually spent In the en deavor to prevent the destruction of our trees. Certain writers have attempted to estimate in money value the loss caused by the blight of chestnut bark. Just how this loss is estimated is not absolutely clear. However, it Is in teresting to note that Jn 1908 one writer estimated the damage in and about New York City between five and ten million dollars. In 1909 another writer estimated the damage through out parts of the east at ten millions. He says: "The damage already done in the states of New York, Pennsyl vania and New Jersey would not be less than twelve millions of dollars." The greatest loss 1b caused where future profits are entirely cut out by the death of half grown trees and sprout growth too small for present use. If the disease progresses in the future as actively as In the past, the prospects of our chestnut forests are Died in the End, but It Had Consider able Fun With President of the Lodge. What nuisance a little mosquito can make itself. A local man tells me that when he had occasion to pre side at a lodge meeting he found this out. It was one of those soft, muggy nights when the face is moist and the mosquitoes If there be any about, de light to pester one. The man had hard ly taken his place as presiding officer when the mosquito made its appear ance, singing Its war song and look ing for blood. It made a first attack behind the ear, just as our friend was making some Important announcement. Just as the mosquito penetrated the skin the man's hands were busy, and before he could shift the document he was reading to his other hand the in sect had escaped. In the shifting, how ever, and in the man's haste to get to the mosquito, he dropped the loose sheets of paper and the gentle breeze that had been cooling his heated brow very generously distributed them among those present. The sheets were finally reassembled, however, and the business proceeded. But the mosquito was still present, or another one to take his place. This time a more direct attack was made on the choek. The man made a des perate effort to get at his enemy, but the mosquito dodged, and In doing so, went In beneath the man's eye glasses. The man continued his of fensive operations, but with hardly due care, for he knocked off his glasses, which,, fortunately, fell into his lap and were not broken. The mosquito escaped. But revenge came at last. Not con tented with his feast, and utterly dis dainful of his pursuer's ability to ac complish his destruction, the mosquito returned and tried to penetrate In the man's neck. The man let him get well settled, and then, with a re sounding slap, settled his destiny. That mosquito, at least, will never bother any one else, but he caused enough disturbance for so small an Insect, for his destroyer's antics trying to "get to" him kept the members of the lodge well amused for five or ten minutes. Lawrence Telegram. ASTONISHED AT MAGNIFICENCE OF TONSORIAL PARLOR. i With Her Favorite People. Orace Cuiiard had a great reception at the several theaters in which she appeared on her eastern trip ana no tably in Columbus and Chicago. Miss Cunard had several tempting offers from both moving picture companies and circuit agents, but the most tempt ing of all was the added inducement to remain with the big "U," the com pany which has brought her bo promi nently to the fore and which gave her the opportunities to force herselt to the front ranks. She Is glad to get back to the old associations. Arranging for Big Productions. Carlyle Blackwell has been a busy man lately. He has engaged the Nor- hie studio at Edendale with Its per fect laboratories and fine company to other Including Jack Dillon for heav ies Edna Mayo for leads opposite himself. Adelaide Wise, George N. Chesebro, Ollle Kirkby, and others who will appear in the four reeler, "The Key to Yesterday." by Charles Neville Buck and put Into scenario form by R. A. Dillon. Max Blackwood Begging Not a "Right." The attempt to set up and prove a "right" for blind and crippled persons tn hoe on the streets of the city, through a test case brought on behall of a beggar recently committed to the house of correction, ought to be met with determined and vigorous opposi tion by the city authorities. There . . . .I-- a .'t.li,litM In should be no quesuuu u "6"- the matter. Alms-seeking on me nign u not a vested privilege or an in iionhlB heritage for any class of citi zens, even though they be among the stricken and unfortunate and entitled to the aid and sympathy or me cnan table. At most they can claim only tolerance. Philadelphia uuneun. His Day Off. Counsel Prisoner Is the man you saw commit the theft? witness (a bookmaker) x es, sir, rounsel You swear on your oath that prisoner Is the man 7 Witness Yes, sir. Snorting Judge Are you prepared to give me five to two on the prisoner being the manT witness Ah, I'm sorry, me lord, but I'm taking a holiday today. Noth ing doing. London runcn. 4 BUTTER-MILK GOOD FOR HOGS Much Mora Valuable Than Skim Milk When Fed With Grains Supplies All Protein Needed. Butter-milk of a good quality has practically the same feeding value as skim milk. It Is much more valuable when fed with farm grains in certain proportions, depending on the market value of the grain and the butter-milk. Three to four pounds of butter-milk to one pound of grain will usually give the largest gains. However, if butter milk can be had at a low price, one is Justified in feeding a larger propor tionfive to six pounds of butter milk to one pound of grain. It It la to be fed to growing pigs or breeding hogs, which are not being crowded for large gains, the proportion of butter-milk can be still greater. Butter-milk has been fed as the sole diet to that class of hogs with fair valuable feed when mixed with grain. Corn is the best grain for this purpose, although mixture of corn two parts and barley one Dart Is nearly as good. It is not necessary to feed wheat middlings, tankage or any protein feed If a con siderable quantity of butter-milk Is used, for the reason that butter-milk supplies all the protein that Is neces sary in the ration. A - t ;? if h -,44 -J" ?'1 Urn t :7mJt Continuous Panorama Machine. A machine has been invented which throws a continuous panorama com pletely around the inner surface of a cylindrical screen so that an ob server standing at the center of the Hpace inclosed by the screen will have the same view that he would have if standing in the midst of the actuul scenes depleted. A number of partly successful attempts to accomplish thiB have been made by using several syn chronized machines, but it has at last been done by the use of only one ma chine, and that of the simplest nature. The apparatus with which the pictures are made works much after the fash ion of an ordinary panorama machine except that the casing carrying the liens aiid film makes a vertical axis at such a high rate of speed that the image on any part of the screen changes so rapidly, as with an ordin ary motion picture machine, that the eye Is unable to detect the break be tween successive pictures. Tree Defoliated In Mid-Summer. very poor Indeed. This means serious loss, for the chestnut Is one of the most useful forest trees in all parts of the country where it occurs. Besides the loss from a commercial point of view, there Is the damage caused to the Bhade and ornamental trees, and to groves kept on estates and parks, for aesthetic rather than practical purposes. CLEANING OF TRUCK GARDEN African Cocoa Slaves. Speaking before a large meeting In London recently, Rev. J. H. Harris said that the cocoa supplied by Por tuguese West Africa is being produced at a cost of human Buffering probably without parallel today in the African continent. For years his society had made unofficial allegations to thiB ef fect, but now they have statistics show ing that during the last 30 years there had been shipped from the ports to the Islands 70,000 men, women and chil dren, who perished in the long march through tropical regions. The society had said that these na tive laborers were secured under the most horrible conditions of the slave trade, and further, that when on the IslandB they were kept in bondage from which there waB no escape, de spite passionate appeals to be allowed to return to their homes in central Africa. The society had abundunt evi dence of slavery conditions. Traveler From the Effete Old World Overcome by the Luxury That Sur rounds American While He Is Being Shaved. Last year one of the noted literary lights of Paris visited this country or, rather. New York, for like many foreigners who "tour America," the lure of life In the metropolis proved too strong to allow of further travel and investigation and this is the way he describes the Joys of an American barber shop. His amazement can be better understood when one remem bers that the "tonsorial parlors" ot Paris are notoriously stuffy and un sanitary. A ceiling and walls of tile, a floor , of mosaics, toilette tables of varie gated marble, armchairs with shining steel attachments . . . Not a hair, not a speck of dust visible ... a luxury more striking than, that of the Theater des Champs Elysees. I Beat myself In an armchair which insinuatingly invites sublime repose. The barber, in spotless white, sur rounds my neck with immaculate nap kins and then addresses- me the word: "Shave." "Yes." Instantly 1 feel the chair descending beneath me. The blood rushes to my head and I am not altogether comfort able. But I know that I am In tha hands of experts and my tranquillity is restored. "Manicure?" I raise my head'. I Bee In the neigh boring armchair other men in my po sition' before whom are ytmng women who are torturing their lingers with a variety of Instruments. 1 will imitate them, "Yes, manicure." Instantly a Blim girl, blonde and smiling, rolls toward me a little marble table, on which I observe many napkins, many curious instru ments of steel and a little bowl for warm water. The young Americalna gently seizes my hand and plunges it into the boiling water. The sensation Is disagreeable. "Shine?" This cryptic word I found upon In quiry signified, "Do you. want your shoes polished?" The barber for the head; the mani cure for the hands; the Bhiner for the shoes. It Is all so logical that I ac cept. . . . Suddenly I am aroused from my reverie: "Steno?" I do not understand. I ask: "What is Bteno?" "A stenographer to whom you dic tate your letters." Is it a joke? No, his face Is trail- qull. Then I reflect; the barber for the head; the manicure for the hands; the shiner for the shoes; a stenogra pher for the brain. It Is all bo log ical. But, in truth, I should never be able to dictate my correspondence thus surrounded by bo many persons bent on beautifying my modest per son. Besides, what would come next? An ocullBt for the eyes; a denttet for the teeth; a masseur for the muscles? I feef a vertigo coming on, and I re ject the stenographer. The feminine world Is reported to be exercised over the possibility that war may mean there will be no rrencn fashions In fall. Mere man, however, U general manager of the company. "should worry." To Grow Large Crops. Select good seed. Test It so at to be sure that it will grow. Enrich the soil by adding the kind of plant food in which It is deficient and which the crops must have for a large yield. Prepare a good seed bed. Plant the seed and cultivate the crop la the best possible manner. Numerous Fungous Diseases Rest Over Winter On or In Decayed Stalks, Leaves or Fruit. (By Vf. W. ROBBINS, Colorado Expert ment Station.) In the control and prevention of plant diseases sanitation of the gar den Is Important. There Is a num ber of our fungous diseases which rest over the winter on or in decayed stalks, leaves or fruit The resting stage of the fungus la resistant In win ter conditions. Among such diseases which rest over in the above manner are: Club root of cabbage, onion mildew. leaf spot of strawberry, leaf spot of beets, early blight of celery, late blights of celery and asparagus ruBt If a disease is not destructive one season this Is no sign it will not be another season. Rake up and burn the old stalks, leaves and fruit left in the garden patch. Rich Fortunes From Privateering. A century ago such a situation as the present would have set merchants all agog to secure letterB of marque for their vessels. It was a license from the crown authorizing a private ship to wage war against and to cap ture anv of the enemy's vessels. In thoBe days of wooden walls a well armed clipper or 2ast Indlaman was almost a match for a frigate, but the aim of the privateer was to ravage the enemy's commerce. A lucrative pursuit it was, too. In one year Capt, Fortunatus Wright captured 16 ships worth 500,000 pounds, while from one cruise In the Spanish main the priva teer Prince Frederick returned tq Bristol with three-quarters of a million pounds in bar silver alone and other valuable cargo. Manila Buildings Must Ee Ratproo'. The municipal board of Manila has passed an ordinance providing that all buildings constructed in the city here after must be ratproof. This measura is for safeguarding the public health against bubonic plague. The ordinance was drafted by the director of health and the city engineer. Hollow wulls and partitions are forbidden. Wulls, with the exception of those of solid wood, must be ot concrete, brick, stoi,e, mortar, or other material that will keep out rats, to a height of ono meter (3.28 feet) from the ground, and must extend below the surface of tha ground at least twice the thickness of the wall. All hollow construction U forbidden except It be without aper tures through which ratB may puss and of materials through which they cannot make their way. A penalty is provided for violation of the provi sions of the ordinance of a fine not ex ceeding $100 or imprisonment for not more than bIx months or both. Improvlnj Dairy Hard. One can Improve his dairy herd very rapidly by annually buying one good cow of large milk producing capacity and at the same time disposing of bis poorest cow. . Jollied Her. Bhe I suppose to get Into the me eorologlcal department a special course of study was necessary. He Yes; we had to learn to keep our weather eye open. Boston Even ing Transcript. Better. "I haven't seen Peggy since she left college. Did she succeed In getting i good position?" "Better! She succeeded In getting a iusband with a good position." Princeton Tiger. British March on Washington. One hundred years ago saw thti first practical step in advance of the British naval and military expedition against the city of Washington. There were two riverB by which Washington might be approached the Potomac, on which it Is situated, and the Patux ent, flowing In the rear. The British commander chose the latter, both on account of the facility of access and for the purpose of doBtroying the fleet of American gunboats which had ta ken refuge In Its creeks. This object was successfully accomplished on Au gust 20 fifteen of the gunboats being destroyed and one captured, together with fourteen merchant vessels. Tha next day the Brltleh army effected a landing. Cure for Hay Fever. Dr. Claude Lowdermllk of Oalena, Kan., reports to the Journal of tha American Medical Association that ol three hay-fever patients treated with a toxin prepared from pollen before the onset of the symptoms not oua had an attack throughout the season, and that of sixteen so treated aftei the onset thirteen were cured. Doc tor Lowdermllk gave also an autogo nous vaccine. ,v CXf