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Arkansas Democrat from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 4

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Arkansas Democrati
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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SATURDAY EVENING. THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT. 1 MAY 2, 1914. 4. the other, and they were busy all the MONTEREY WOUNDED GET RED CROSS MONE AY of PHOTOPLAYS AND PHOTO PLAYERS Washington, May 2 American Red Cross headquarters here today placed 2,500 to the credit of Consul Genera Hanna at Monterey.

Mr, Hanna, keying notified the department that funds needed for relief of many Mexican wounded, following the capture of Monterey by -the Constitutionalists. This ie the second appropriation eet aside by the Red Cross in thre days for Mexican relief 15,000 having been cabled to the American authorities In Vera Crua Wednesday night. The appeal from General Consul Hanna just received via Brownsville ad dressed to Secretary Charles L. Magee, reade in part: "I deem it exceedingly important that our national Red Cross please appropriate a considerable sum say, $3,000 toward conducting the Red Cross work ia Monterey. There are many wounded there.

The Methodist Church Hospital ie at our disposal and two American doctor already are engaged in the work. I have given $500, but we must have funds, and it 1 very becoming to our country and people that funds be sent at once." 5 Aj I U. S. CAN'T GET REBs TO RELEASE AMERICANS Washington, May 2. State -department officials today waited With tome show of impatience an answer to demands made upon Qneral Carransa, the Constitutionalist leader in Mexico, for release or trial of Jamea Byington of Boise, Idaho, who has been confined in a rebel jail at Cumpas, Sonora, for nine' months on charges of selling ore from property of doubtful title.

Repeated representations have been made WOMAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING JOHN D. JR. "BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" (Jem L. Lttkr PMtara Film Co.) "Brewster's Millions" at the Boyal Monday and Tuesday. play feature-that is -bound io-4plesiihtn4.

will add greatly to the real- Nw Vork, May 2. A warrant was issued today for the arrest of Marie Gaaz, an orator of the Industrial Workers of the It was based upon affidavits setting forth herje-peated threats against John Rockefeller Jr. Although Rockefeller was miles away at bis father's estate at Pocantico Hills mourners continued MABRint OOSTKIXO (Vltasraph) EL EXCURSION ECHOES The original book being1 writteu "by Barr McCuteheon, is in its-'self a guarantee of a great deal of fine comedy an J. brilliant situations, its success upon fhe stage (it ran two 'years on Broadway), added to its charm, "and in transferring it to the pictures it has gained much in the way of jrcftlif.m and added charm that was not feasible with a stage production. Edward Abeles and the original Broadway cast have the leading roles in tihis fine reel photoplay that is bound to meet with a responsive chord.

It abound in virile drama, effervescent r-omedy and situaitions. No money or care ih as been -spared in the proi-Hii'tion of this play, Over a hundred members of The Candy Shop Company, the Gaiety Theatre Company of San Francisco appear in this production, headed by those well known stars, Rock ami Fulton and Marie Dressier. For the ship scenes the' yaobt of At th Qera niKIAACCOFK nuTuAi. rovie.3gi in his behalf to the Constitutionalist leaders, but without result. Byington, it is reported, has been subjected to great hardships.

The latest appeal in Byington 's case came from Consul Simpich at Nogalea, sonora, and the state department im mediately instructed Consul Letcher at Chihuahua to renew its previous insistence that the Ameriean lie discharged or given an immediate hear ing. their marching today in front of the Standard Oil building on lower Broad way as a protest against the strike in the Colorado coal fields in which the Rockefellers are interested. Upton Sinclair was conspicuous among the marchers. He was released from prison yesterday evening after having paid a line imposed lor aisor-derly conduct. busy men on the trip.

He more than did hie share to make things pleasant If it hadn't been for E. F. Huss- man of the Exchange National bank several of the excursionists no doubt would be resting under the shade of some of the timber the excursionists saw in the southern part of the State, lor, it is said, Mr. Hussman explain ed to several -who were "broke" the methods most successful in inducing strange bankers to part with a few dollars for. a few days.

D. of Voss-Barbee and Ross' Smith of the Smith-Davis Cigar Company scattered advertising paraphernalia rom one end of the State to 9 accommodate the nnn IT NOBODY EXPECTS CARS TO STOP ON NEAR SIDE time boosting their lines. Mr. Smith. his efforts to see that every resident of Camden got one of hie cigars, waa left behind the train pulled out.

lie was on nana the next morning at Lake -Village, however, -as he caught a night train and caught up with the excursionists. W. A. Hicks of the German Na tional Bank was another one of those bankers who were mighty good friends to some of those who were "shy" of the Mh before the trip woe ended. The Democrat Printing and Lithographing Camoaav will be even mora widely known thin heretofore because of ttu activities of H.

G. Mitchell, manager of the company, who was on deck au the time daring the three uays- trip. iflq OIH A. D. Cohn of the M.

M. Cohn Com- pany and A. C. Wilson of the Sande-f ur-Julian Company were (boosting their firms from the minute the train pull ed out of tne iron Mountain station Tuesday morning until the tram ar rived in Little Rock Thursday night. All the ladies aind girls along the route of the trip will long remember A.

KarcheT, the candy man, who distributed thousands of sample boxes of Karcher 's candies. The delicious dain ties were- as popular with the excursionists es with the girls and ladies in the towns visited. Court News Third Division Court, Elijah Locke vs. Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company; dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The case of H.

Hugihes vs. E. A. Bat tle and A. Smith resulted in a hung jiiTy yesterday afternoon.

Hughes is seeking $3,000 damages for personal ir juries, alleged to have been sustained while he was a passenger in one of Mr7 Smith's autos, which collided with a ear being dnven by Jnr. came. Chancery Court. vs. Lela Donobue; de el .44...

A1 Ail J. E. Nichols vs. Irving Hirscli et Good All Round aids to good health and to the strength, comfort and depend on thecondi-tion of health are the famous, time-tested, safe and speedy PILLS SaU swsar la 10. lie 1 t-a ,11 increased jS D6B ia daiirra asri iO 5 9110 Mutual Girl." Savoy Monday.

Our Mutual Girl, 16fche chapter; shows -Margaret and her aunt in the uifice of The Tribune, where they meet the cartoonist who draws a picture of "Our Mutual theu they meet Franklin P. Adams, F. P. who is well known to all readers of The Tribune on account of his witty writings. iri'tlie "afternoon they go to 'Castle Hdnse" and are taught the "Castle W'alk" by Mr.

and Mrs. Ver "This was the most successful trip we ever had," said Charles S. Stiflft, president of the Bard of Trade, when speaking of the Board of Trade booster excursion'. "Next year," he added, ''we will have one hundred and fifty men or more on the trip." Mr. Stifft'e words are correct in the belief of all the boosters who accompanied the trip, and many were heard to say that they will never miss another excursion, and that they enjoyed themselves immensely during every minute of the three days the train was out.

J. E. Mns of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company, -was -one of the -I, fnl To 0) Jll non Castle and- enjoy several dances with pupils. that niuht she finds a imrflar in her-roc-uii-ker-straightfor- ward talk to him induces him to tell the of his life and from which Margaret manages to have a. most interesting experience and is allowed again to play the role of patron to one less fortunat than herself.

Anderson, Sidtfey Brucy and other Thanhcuser stars have the leading roles in one of -the best two-reel features ever produced by this com pany. "From out the Flames" tells in a most vivid, exciting and realistic tray the story of a stolen will and how St is recovered only to be nearely. lost when the house is set on fire, but a fretiia saves It and the niece comes into her own, while the dishonest nqp hew gets his just desertB. 1 Mr. Spreckels of San Francisco, one of LthAaeiflc Coast's richest men, was brcittpiI.

It is a veritable floating pal ism of the photoplay. To spend a million dollars in a year and not have anything left to show for it, sounds easy. But money has a tendency to beget more money, and how it more apt to increase than decrease is shown in this picture, for every investment that Monty Brewster makes with the idea of losing money proves to be a successful money making, even when he backs- an unknown star with an unknown play, it looked like a' sure "walk home," but proved to be the 'hit of the season. So with the stock market; the most worthless Btocks took on life wihen Monty invested in The ingenious metfaods devised by Monty to spend his million within the allotted time and inherit the other seven millions will certainly keep everyone higibly amused. Of course, tlhere is a girl and a love affair, and it comes near wrecking Monty 's chances for the seven millions.

come leading lafly for Maurice Cos-tello. And when the Vitagraph Theatre was opened she appeared as the leading lady for John unnBy in the little sketch he presented. This is pTob- ably tihe record for rapid rising in the ranks of photoplayers. In less tnan a year. Miss Carleson rose from West ern obscurity to leading lady for Maur ice Costello and John Bunny, and the strange part of vt ja -that she is still doing leads for both of the.se world--famous celebriteS at the same time.

The Eeal "Wally Van." Wally Van, the comedian of the Vitagraph players was christened Charles Wallace Van Nostrand, the name Wally Van being given him by his college mates. In professional circles he is known throughout the entire motion picture world as "Cu-tey." Wully was born in New Hyde Park, L. a suburb of New York City, on" September 27, 1880. He attended the and high schools in Brooklyn and from the School of Sciences, New York City; with the degree of civil, engineer. He is a descendant of Robert Morris, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and his father's family were among the early settlers of old New York City.

His family is now the oldest family of New York City. Wally hag several important in ven- i ousuy engaeet worKing out engi neering problems for the Vitagraph company, Different of the important improvements of the modern motion picture camera emanated in the fertile brain of this Vitagraph comedian. "He is exceptionally versatile, very practi cal and one of the main supports of the Vitagraph organization. In addition to appearing ittthe prin cipal comedy parts of- his pictures, he dire.ct8lheii--Jiprndiiit,ionsHe. of the few men employed by the Vita graph, who write, direct nd star his own productions.

twell With Famous Players. iwaien Carlyle Blacbwell left the Kalem company, which had so long been associated its leading man, there was much gossip es to wheTe he was to appear next and many contradictory rumors on- the sub ject. Curiously enough, none of the guessers picked 1 Famous Players, but that is where he landed and where he ia now. A Stubborn Cough is Wearing and Risky. Letting stubborn cough "hang on" tne spring is risky.

Folev i Honey and Tar Compound heals raw, inflamed surfaces in the throat and bronchial tubes maikes sore, weak spots sound and whole, stops stubborn, tearing coughs. Refuse substitutes. Read- Stahel Drug ft, 3 'V LOVE.TMtoiHyMYTtRr appearing at The Crystal Theatre in each Thursday. 4 Vftt "A Flurry jn Hats" is a beauty film leaturing Margaret Fischer, that Jfurnishes us with a( bushel of it to- buy their wives' new hats. They number of depositors in our Savings Department, we have found it necessary to Open a special window for that -Department, hiisiii with our desire to render to our clients efficient individual service.

You are, invited to' open an account now with this Bank, the strong- Today. cars going west turn the corner "before stopping. Cars going north atop on Capitol avenue before turning the corner. Main and Ninth streets, oars ing north stop on Ninth street before turning Ine corner and going east ana west the corner before stopping. At the corner intersections the rule is to stop on the near side.

The motormen and conductors have ibeen very patient with the passengers. Wherever the motonman saw a passenger standing on the regular side, ha stopped on the oear Bide and motioned to the passenger to board the car. The passenger remembered his mistake and generally ran to save time. All the carmen seem to be well pleased with the new law. All those talked to thirnk it will improve the service, as eoon as the passengers get accustomed to standing a- car's length from the near corner to get on.

State Secretary of Aerie Wfll Arrive Sunday and Prepare Fnr Convention of Eagles. Meyer Solmson, State secretary of the-ArkansagAerieo will- ar rive in the city Sunday morning from his home -at Pine Bluff, and will open the State aerie headquarters' at the Hotel Marion, Mr. Solmson is one of feho most prominent and active mem bers of the Eagles Lodge in Arkansas. He is a trustee of the Pine Bluff Aerie P. O.

and was elected State secretary at the last State convention. Mr Solmson is well and! favorably known throughout the State among the newspaper men, and is also prominent in lodge circles, being a member of the Elks, the A. O. and the Mod ern Woodmen. He is also active In (politics in his county, and besides being secretary of tt.e State' Democratic Convention that is now planning for the big June gath ering in his City, he is and has been for a number of years secretary of the Sixth Congressional District Committee.

TO AW SHELLS FM CLCUDS 11 FOREST PARK Those" who visit Forest Park tomorrow afternoon will again witness another balloon ascension by Boy S. Dungan, who states that he will go more than a mile high and while in the air he will explode several bombshells that can be heard for a distance oi three miles. Professor Dungan states that the spectators will be in no danger whatever when the shells explode. The balloon has been enlarged during the past week and has been repaired also. Professor Dungan reports that the ascension tomorrow will be one of the best ever made.

Big Oil Tank Burns. -Wichita Falls, Texas, May 2. A oil the property of the Producers Oil Company, which caught fire last night from lightning, still was burning at noon here today. The tank was said to have ben virtually full and efforts to control tire flames were unsuccessful. X- Everybody has been doing it during the past two days.

Men, women and children of all classes and color are included. Doing what? Why, stand ing on the. cprneri 'board- the street" uniy readiiljlt1roiiliti)irwrdiaenee)fe- quiring that on and after May all street 'cars shall stop on the near side of the street for receiv- in gand discharging passengers were not victims of the new system. For the first two days the street cars have been on the near side oi each corner on paved streets. At Mean and Markham, Main and Capitol ave nue, and Main and Ninth streets, the rule is excepted.

At the first named intersection all cars going north stop on Markham be-bore turning the corner and oare go ing and discharging passengers were before turning the comer. At Mam and Fifth streets, care go ing south stop on the near side and REBEL CHIEFS -I Villa and Carranza Celebrate and Review Victorious Army at Chihuahua Saltillo Is to Be Attacked. Chihuahua, May 1. (Via El Paso, Saltillo are premature, It Is officially-stated here. The rebels expect an important battle before the city Is taken and for this purpose forces are now in motion from Monterey- and Torreon.

A review of the troops headed by Carranza and Villa was held today and tonight. The two leaders, members of the cabinet and the military, staffs and a member of lesser officials took part in a love feast at the gubernatorial palace. As. the troops were passing the Foreign Club, General Carranza espied an American newspaper man among the spectators. He halted he procession while he turned aside to shake the foreigner hand.

The act was plainly intended to make evident to Mexico's onlookers that the official attitude toward Americans is friend-, ly. In fact, every Mexi-can under stands that anti-foreign agitation or demonstration means death to the offender. When Carranza leaves here. It- Is understood the rebel capital moves with him, first to Torreon and "'then with little delay to Monterey. From the latter city he will dlreot the campaigns against Tamp loo and Saltillo, and after that against San L.uls.

Po-tosl. Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes. The rebel-American phase of the oc cupation of Vera Cruz, which for a time after the Issuance of Carranza's note to Secretary Bryan looked grave, is considered closed. General Car ranza assumes that the Americans will leave Mexican soil at once upon the complete triumph- of the revolu tlonists. Die From Vonnd.

Boulder, May J. Peter Stein-hoff, a miner, who was shot in Tuesday's battle at the Hecla mine, near Louisville, died today. District Attorney Carlson Is expected to begin a grand Jury Investigation. Washington, May 2. Admiral Howard reported from the west coast of Mexie otoday that fighting among the Federals and Constitutionalist still continues at Mazatlan, but that conditions at Manzanillo were improved.

Shipping along th west coast practically is suspended, the admiral said. mm est in the State, receiving Sayings deposits. Deposits made on or before the fifth of the month, will draw interest for the full month. Savings; Department open Saturday evenings from six until eight o'clock. have a change of heart, however, and the hats themselves as a surprise; just what happens and where all the hats came from is -best shown in the P'ctnres.

At the Crystal. Today a.2-reel "Victor" drama, in m-hicOi Irene Wallace takes the leading role, entitled, "Broken Vows," is the ilu'autiner -at the Cryatal Theatre. Tt. is a hitman' interest story wherein an innocent girl is made the victim of a and love tragedy. Her greatest fault wii? loving too well.

The man did not Appreciate the value of such a love, Ami broke his vows with a light heart. Int he paid in full at last. This splendid 2-reel "Victor" drama is today, only, besides a "Crystal" comedy, entitled "Almost a Bridegroom," with Vivian Prescott-and Charles De Forest fn leading This ipicture is a scream. One. other new one besides.

(Monday.) Two-reel "Eclair" drama, entitled "In the Shadow of the 'Powers," drama, entitled "The Taint of an Alien," and one. other, new one. Mary Charleton Rises, Rapidly. Mary Chareson," of the Vitagraiph players, was the leading' lady of the Western company less than a year ago, and as such was comparatively unknown. She transferred to the Eastern Studio in Brooklyn, to be the wonderful aerial photodrama now two reel SOUTHERN GOiT TP.US Four Por ont THE BANK FOB SAVINGS..

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