Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 303, 2 December 1915 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SEMuELEV TO ADDRESS DEHJETT -THIRTY. FEET FROM , SEVENTH : STREET." THIRTY- FEET FROM . SEVENTH , STREET."

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Copyright, 1915, by The McClare Newspaper Syndicate. Entered at Stationer Hall, London. All rights rsaerved, including right of translation. Publication of this article in whole or in part is expressly prohibited except by special arrangement with The McClure Newspaper Syndicate. GIRLS WHO WISH TO BECOME MOVING-PICTURE ACTRESSES

i Requests for the address of Mary I Pickford have come to the office. Ad- ! dress letters to 270 Riverside Drive, I New York.

Each day my mail Is weighted down with letters which, after reading, always leave me with a heartache and a desire to gather the poor, unhappy little writers under my wing like Mother Carey's chickens. I am speaking of the letters written to me by the young girls who have had bitter experiences in the motion picture studios, or girls penned up in some store or unhappy home eager to get into the whirlpool

of our life and become a part of it. What prompts them to do this often is because of their friends' assurance: "You are much prettier than Mary Pickford and here you are slaving for $18 a week. Look at the money she is making." By return mail I advise her: "Your photograph is beautiful and I do not know when I have seen lovlier eyes. But are you an actress? Do you believe if you were called upon the stage to portray characters from the comedy and drama of life you could do it? Be sure of yourself, for so much suffering kas been the result of ill-advised girls." I was in a store one day when a very pretty girl behind the counter leaned over and asked me, "Pardon me, hut aren't you the Mary Pickford of the movies?" I smiled at her, though the word "movies" always sends little shivery quivers down my spine. Too Good to Keep. My smile had encouraged her to talk. "I'm going to be a movie actress, too," she told. me. "I've already given 'em notice here. I quit Saturday." "You are very pretty," I replied, looking at her large blue eyes and her gold red hair. "Has some studio made you an offer better than you are making here?" "I should say so." And her eyes fairly danced with excitement. "Five dollars a day." "Yes, but did they oHer you a Te-; taining salary? By that I mean did they guarantee you so many days a week?" The lines about her mouth deepened and I could sense her disappointment because I had spoken of the thorns upon the rosebush. "No," she answered reluctantly, "they didn't say anything about that, but they did tell me a girl like me could find work anywhere." "I would wait a few weeks longer," I cautioned her. "It is the best to be sure of your landing place before you leap." Then I was called away and, turning around, I overheard her saying: "Gee! She talks like an old woman, don't she? But you bet I won't let her influence me." A few weeks later I went into the store and the girl of the red-gold tair was gone. "She's been working at a moving picture studio for over, a week," the girl who had her place told me, "and making so much money she don't know what to do with it." It was true. She had been working for eight days and had made $40. She had dreamed her little dream and it had come true. But here is the brief history of the

girl, for I met her months after, back)

in the store. A friend had told her of the fabulous salaries made by the actresses. Why shouldn't she try for it? So from the telephone book she made an alphabetical list of the studios and started out on her Saturday afternoon off. At the A studio they complimented her, as they politely do with every one, and told her they might use her any day. But the man in the office, looking at her closely, saw that her eyes were too light a blue to photograph well and her coloring, her greatest charm, would be lost. He took her name and address, but It was tucked away among countless thousands of registered names. She waited at the B studio for three hours, sitting on a bench with a dozen others. Finally the man came out and told them he was too busy to Interview them they would have to return on the morrow. But at the C studio they happened to need a few extra girls for a Sunday

scene which had been wedged in un

expectedly. "Have you an evening

dress?" asked the man. The question frightened her. She had one evening dress, but she had not thought of clothes.

The following morning she brought

her evening dress and was ready to go out upon the stage at 8:30. By 10 o'clock the scene had been taken and she was given a slip to collect $5. So this, her entree, was a triumphant success. All she had done was to dance a few steps, join a merry group and laugh as the leading woman entered the ballroom; then to walk off the stage to her dressing room, slip Into her street clothes and cash ber little check at the office. She had looked so pretty in her simple little evening dress the casting director had taken notice of her. He talked with her and found she had had no experience in pictures. But she might prove latent talent, so he gambled on it He gave her a "bit" In the following picture and she worked theje for eight steady days. Later, the picture was run In the projecting room and she was conspicuous among three or four others but not for her beauty! Alas! she had no photographic value. Her features were insignificant, her eyes colorless and her hair negative. Neither could she act. After that there was no more work for her at the studio. Desperately in need of work she tramped from studio to studio, but after, the -first trial her name was invariably scratched off the list. Now, she is back in the store working for less than she made before leaving there. She is embittered and disappointed.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Aunt Kate," writes from Missoula, Mont., to ask if I played there as a child. She says she is sure she saw me, and has made a wager to that effect. I am sorry to have her lose, but I was never west of Omaha till I was grown.

"Mother," writing from Dayton, O., asks me to recommend a good bleach for the hair. I have said many times, and I cannot say it too strongly, there are no good hair bleaches on the market; there never were and there never will be.

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WESTPHAL GOES HOME

Clarence Westphal of Lockport, N. Y., who has been visiting his brother-in-law, William Matthews, 311 North Eighth street, the last two weeks, left today for his home.

For the last thirty years the average yield of potatoes an acre in Ontario has been about 42 per cent, over that of the United States.

LYNN, Ind., Dee. 2. The annual meeting of the Eleventh District, Knights of Pythias, wiU . be held here on Friday, December S. The Hon. James E. Watson of Rushvllle will be the principal speaker. Music will be furnished by a Richmond orchestra. Following Is the program : . Morning Session. Reception of district lodges at Casi tie Hall. Afternoon Session. Beginning promptly at 1:30. Master of Ceremonies, W. W. Peters. Invocation v ' Music Orchestra Address of Welcome. .Arlle M. Brown Response ...... .Charles E. Shiveley Music .. ..'...;.....;... . Orchestra Address.....'. Hon. James E. Watson Music Orchestra Address by Grand Lodge Officers.; Short Talks by Each Lodge in District. Music Orchestra Evening Sessions, 7 O'clock. Opening of Loldeg. Music ........ ...Quartet Roll Call of Lodges. Motions and resolutions. Exemplification of Secret Work.... .v Grand Chancellor Speeches for Good of the Order., Music Quartet Good-Night Address. .G. K. of R. and S. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thomas entertained on Thanksgiving 4ay to ' six o'clock dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark and children. George and Kenneth, of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swain and daughter Mildred, Mrs. Sener, Mrs. Rella Chenoweth and daughters, Maurine and Mary, Miss Tlllson of Winchester Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Beetley and children, Irene and Gerald were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beetley at Arba Thursday. .. -Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thomas on Friday, a fine baby boy rMr. and Mrs. Howard Longfellow and children Maurice and Wanita of Richmond were week-end ' guests of relatives at this

place. : They were Sunday -guests of Horea.Horn and family.... Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Martin visited Dr. and Mrs. J, H. Morqoney of Winchester.

COUNTY SUBMITS ONE RABIES CASE

An Easy Way to Get Fat and Be Strong The trouble with most thin folks who wish to gain weight is that they insist on drugging their stomach or stuffing it with greasy foods; rubbing on useless "flesh creams," or following some foolish physical culture stunt, while the real cause of thinness goes untouched. You cannot get fat until your digestive tract assimilates the food you eat. There is a preparation known to reliable druggists almost everywhere which seemingly embodies the missing elements needed by the digestive organs to help them convert food into rich, fat-laden blood. This modern treatment is called Sargol and has been termed the greatest of fleshbuilders. Sargol aims through regenerative, re-constructive powers to coax the stomach and intestines to literally soak up the fattening elements of your food and pass them Into the blood, where they are carried to the starved, broken-down cells and tissues of your body. You can readily picture what result this amazing transformation should produce as with increased weight the cheeks fill out, hollows about neck, shoulders and bust disappear and from 10 to 20 pounds of solid, healthy flesh Is added to the body. Sargol Is absolutely harmless, inexpensive, efficient. Thlstlethwaite, Richmond, Ind., and other leading druggists of this vicinity have it and will refund your money if you are not satisfied, as per the guarantee found in every package. NOTE Sargol is recommended only as a flesh builder and while excellent results in cases of nervous indigestion, etc., have been reported care should be taken about using It unless a gain of weight is desired. Adv.

Dr. , Will Shlmer, superintendent of the pathological laboratories of the state board of health, in giving, results of the analysis of brains of rabid animals made In the laboratories during the year ending September 30, says "there has been a" slight Increase in the number of positive brains this year;" ,;v-- , Three hundred brains were examined' and of these Wayne county submitted one and Marlon county headed the list with eighty-five.

Wisconsin has . 10,000,000 : acres awaiting settlement..

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This great store of service is mov4ng steadily ahead upon the highway of Progress. Old friends remain steadfastly with us; new friends in ever increasing numbers are coming to know and appreciate our greater values and the satisfaction which comes only from faultless merchandise and a service that is both intelligent and efficient.

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SUITS &- OVERCOATS The kind that give you serv ce; Priced at $10.00 to $25.00 For Xmas Shoppers Who "Look Ahead." .The "Live Store is ever ready with matchless assortments of the things men like and need: House Coats, Lounging and Bath Robes, Traveling Sets, Bags, Suit Cases, Fur Caps and Gloves extraordinary "Ghirts, beautiful Neckwear, Mufflers, Hosiery and Gloves and for out-of-door use there are Sweater Coats, Jerseys, Golf Coats and Mackinaws in the widest assortments.

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Men's Slippers A pair of soft Dark Tan or Black Kid Slipper, in all shapes and styles surely will suit father or brother; prices $1.25 to $2.5

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