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- Before the advent of the steam engine and derrick hoist, the method of mining practiced on the rich creeks, was called "drifting and windlass" work. A fire was built in the ground to thaw out a quantity of pay dirt; this was hoisted to the surface by means of a hand windlass and then dumped into the sluice boxes. The extreme richness of the dirt made the method profitable, and in order to keep on the full pay streak, and prevent great loss of time and expensive fuel, sample pans of dirt are frequently sent up to be tested. All this is shown in this subject.
- The most difficult rock climbing in the world, and the most wonderful climbing pictures ever taken. Sheer precipices of thousands of feet are on either side.
- Tarrytown, N. Y: Powerful tugboats attempt to break up the solid ice covering the river from the city to Albany. Paris, France: Reichelt, a tailor, who invents a new parachute for aeroplanists, tests his invention by leaping from the Eiffel Tower. The parachute fails to work, and the inventor is dashed to death upon the ground. 1. Seeming to realize that he was about to die, Reichelt hesitates before taking the leap. 2. The fall of 328 feet is made in four seconds. Newark, N.J: A 96-mile hurricane leaves a trail of wreckage in the residential section. Davos, Switzerland: The Annual Ski Contest brings together many well trained experts as competitors. Houston, Tex: Fire sweeps a great section of the city, resulting in a loss of over $5,000,000. 1, The Cleveland Compress Company had on hand 32,000 bales of cotton. These were totally destroyed. Loss $l,944,000. 2. Sixteen hundred bales of cotton were burned on the 67 cars destroyed at the McFaddin press. Tecuciu, Roumania: The most interesting of the year's army maneuvers is a sham battle between the artillery and cavalry troops. Mt. Vernon, Va: President Taft honors the memory of Washington by placing a wreath on the grave of the first president of the United States. Potsdam, Germany: The Kaiser and Chancellor Bethman-Hollweg witness a great military review and later attended the religions services in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic II. Springfield, Mo: A passenger train is stopped 42 miles west of this town for 12 hours in the worst snowdrifts in years. Paris, France: Advance Spring styles in walking suits and afternoon house gowns.
- Newark, N.J: A huge smoke stack, 150 feet high, which has been standing forty years, is thrown down under the supervision of J.C. Percy, Mechanical Engineer. Delhi, India: The Viceroy, Lord Hardinge, accompanied by Lady Hardinge, enters the city with great pomp. New York, N.Y: Forty Indian chiefs, of various tribes arrive in this city to attend the Ground Breaking Exercises for the Rodman Wanamaker Indian Memorial. Schwerin - Mecklenburg, Germany: The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse visit the court here. Gulfport, Miss: The Governors of Mississippi and Louisiana hold an al fresco reception here. Tiflis, Russia: The Chevaliers of St. George hold their annual fete in the presence of Count Vorontzoff Dackhoff, Viceroy of Caucasia, who distributes the prizes to the soldiers of the garrison. Phoenix, Ariz: Governor Hunt introduces Vice-President-elect Marshall as the speaker of the day at the Aztec Sun Fete. At Sea: A Turkish warship changes Mutt's ideas as well as his clothes. Washington, D.C: Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated President of the United States. And many others.
- Oakland, Cal: "Borax" Smith, the traction magnate, and prominent citizens beautifying Oakland. Valencia, Spain: Battle of flowers. Paris, France: Trying a new parachute at the Eiffel Tower. Baltimore, Md: The "Christian X," from Hamburg, minus funnel and burning about 20 tons of crude oil daily. Basel, Switzerland: 12,000 gymnasts took part in the mammoth meeting. San Francisco, Cal: First building erected upon the 1915 Exposition Grounds. Henley, Australia: Boat races on the river. Moscow, Russia: Exhibition of wool-bearing stock. Kalmouch and Kirghis homes. The Fashions in New York and Paris. Baltimore, Md: George, a 12-year-old Senegambian stowaway, must return to his African home. Portland, Ore: Proposed 536,000 horsepower project, at the cost of $23,000,000. Gov. West of Oregon, and Gov. Lister, of Washington, on the spot. New Orleans, La: New steamer, "George Hawley," sinks at wharf in Mississippi River. Toledo, Ohio: Ice skating at Riverside Park. Portsmouth, England: The Australian residents here visit the cruiser "New Zealand." Cary, Ill: Norge Ski Club tournament. Palmero, Italy: The Albanese subjects in Italy cheering the new flag of independence which the Balkan War may bring to them. St. Pierre du Vauvray, France: A 325-foot bridge across the Seine collapses into the river. Vienna, Austria: The funeral of the Archduke Cardinal Nagl. American Fashions. Portland, Ore: U.S. Steamer breaking the ice on the Columbia River to open navigation. The New Broom.
- Washington, D.C: All the way from Texas on foot, 1,500 miles, comes Tony Costello to greet Samuel Gompers, the labor leader. He reaches Washington on Mr. Gompers' 64th birthday. Yalta, Russia: Czar Nicholas of Russia, visits Yalta to review the veteran troops of the Russo- Japanese war. Paterson, N.J: Construction is completed here of a model of the new magnetic mail carrying device which will convey the mails underground between railroad terminals in New York City, and may soon be built between New York and Philadelphia. Denver, Colo: Western bankers, backed by a billion dollars, urge Secretaries McAdoo and Houston to establish a regional bank at Denver. This picture shows the bankers leaving after the conference. New York, N.Y: Lower East Side children, mostly foreigners, on leaving public school, stage an American historical pageant. From the days of the Indians and Columbus to the present time they portray the country's progress. Juvisy, France: High up against a bank of clouds, Pegoud, master aviator, glides through the air in feats of flight more daring than the loop-the-loop which he inaugurated. Budapest, Hungary: The Duke of Festetics, having a few hours to spare, decides to hunt pheasants on his estate. He and his friends have good luck, killing 7,582 birds, fifty wagon loads, during the day. Matamoras, Mexico: General Pablo Gonzales, rebel hero of Victoria and Matamoras, receives the mayors of nearby towns who hasten to declare their allegiance to his standard.
- In the eleventh issue of this incomparable picture series Margaret, who has been to see Blanche Ring in "When Claudia Smiles" at the Lyric Theatre, becomes so enthusiastic about this musical hit that she pleads with her Aunt for permission to go on the Stage herself. Of course, her Aunt refuses, much to the disappointment of "Our Mutual Girl," who, determined to have her own way at any cost, starts out to find a position. She applies to a well-known manager with such success that she is actually rehearsing with a ballet when her Aunt finds her. Then she has to go back home and is put to bed. Remember that none of these things would have happened if Margaret hadn't had the good fortune to be introduced to Blanche Ring, who is shown on the screen in two of the best scenes of her production. Easter is coming soon, and the part of this reel which is not devoted to Margaret's experience trying to "go on the stage," shows this young devotee of fashion at one of the most famous Fifth Avenue Millinery Shops. She has a number of hats sent to her Aunt's house and tries them all on, which is shown distinctly and in the utmost detail. These hats are certainly enough to make her the envy of half of the women in America.
- Railroad trains and bridges across the River Lys destroyed by mines. Belgians at Vosges guarding against an attack by German Zeppelins. Algerian troops arriving at Nieuport. French reserves of 1916 being mustered into the army. Refugees from Ostend being supplied with food. Building at Slype, used by German staff as headquarters, set afire by shell from British battleship. Soldiers recovering bodies from the ruins at Slype. Ruins of a German aeroplane brought to earth by a shot from a Belgian gun. Belgian artillery passing through the village Courteoi. Belgian infantry on the outskirts of Courteoi. Belgian artillery preparing to meet the enemy near La Basses. Belgian Red Cross, removing wounded soldiers from Folkstone. Prisoners of war.
- Another of those mirth provoking skits on news pictorial.
- Norgi Ski Club holds meet at Gary, Ill., and daring professionals sail through the air in long jumps. Some get bad spills. Tennis is played on the ice at Wilmette, Ill. Test new fire escape, man slides down rope from top of Munsey Building, Washington, to street, eleven stories below. Ex-Governor and Mrs. Glynn of New York, Norman E. Mack, chairman of New York committee at Panama Exposition, and Mrs. Mack sail via Panama Canal on Great Northern from Philadelphia for San Francisco. Hundreds of New York's unemployed are given free food by hotel while guests contribute nickels and dimes that are distributed after the food. Barge in which President Wilson will lead warship fleet through Panama Canal at formal opening is given speed trial. New interior pictures from German cities show scenes in Frankfurt and Berlin where business is going ahead in spite of war. In German prison camps Russians are put to work to help harvest the beet crop. Scenes from camp for officer prisoners. Great military base at Salisbury Plain, England, is inundated after seven weeks' downpour. At Salisbury Beach, Mass., windstorm hurls tons of sand against cottages and leaves them in fantastic shapes.
- Bruno Garibaldi buried with great ceremony. Mortar captured by the Belgians. Heroes of 1870 honored in exercises. Unemployed fed at New York hotel. "Jitney" Bus tried out in Chicago. Sandstorm sweeps Salisbury Beach, Mass. Big horse race witnessed by president of Argentina.
- Latest pictures from the seat of war. French cavalry on the march. Barricade at Nomeny. Inoculating Belgian troops within sound of German guns. All railroads are closely guarded. Ruins at Anthelput. Jitney buses solve transportation problem for many western cities and end overcrowding on trolleys. Subtitles: San Francisco has over 2,000 to handle Exposition crowds. At Los Angeles, too. 50,000 passengers a day patronize the "jitneys" in Kansas City. Mr. J.C. Miller (2d from the right) , originator of the idea. New York expects to have them soon. The French liner "La Touraine" arrives safely at Havre after being reported afire at sea. Subtitle: Fire drill aboard ship. Some night views of San Francisco's big Exposition. Subtitle: The "Aeroscope," which gives on the sensation of aeroplaning or ballooning. Mr. John C. Freund, noted musical secessionist, creates sensation by declaring that Americans spend over $600,000,000 yearly on music, more than all Europe combined. U.S. Government now supplies army equipment to high schools. Boys at Woburn, Mass., are the first to take advantage of this new law. Grand Prix Race: Daring drivers pilot monster racing machines around dangerous curves within the exposition grounds at San Francisco. Capturing a sea cow, or manatee, off the coast of Florida.
- Leila Sands forgets her love for her husband and little daughter Genevieve in her infatuation for George Gray. Genevieve overhears Gray telling Leila that he will come in through the drawing-room window at 11:00 that night to take her away. Frightened, Genevieve tries to think of some way to save her mother. When John Sands comes home a little before 10, he locks the windows and goes to bed. Mrs. Sands unfastens the drawing-room window and returns to her room. When everything is still, Genevieve tiptoes down the stairs, locks the window again, and stations herself at the top of the stairs, to keep guard over her mother. She falls asleep. Leila comes cautiously from her room, ready to elope with Gray. She stumbles over the sleeping child, and Genevieve is thrown headlong down the stairs. Meanwhile, Gray arrives and forces open the window. Above, Sands and his tearful wife are trying to revive the unconscious child. Genevieve manages to tell her father that somebody is coming to take her mother away. He hears Gray at the window, and, rushing downstairs, he fires. When the lights are switched on, Sands realizes the situation. To Leila's confession and remorse, however, he turns a deaf ear. But. when Genevieve intervenes for her mother, Sands is moved to compassion and forgiveness.
- An old farmer lives in the country with his wife and daughter. One day a banker from the city comes along, sees the wife and is infatuated with her. He persuades the farmer's wife to leave with him for the city. The old farmer comes in the house and finds a note which she has left, saying that she is going to divorce him and marry the banker. The old farmer vows that he will trace and find them in order to be avenged. Later there is a murder committed. A policeman on the beat imagines that he hears a scuffle. He looks at the clock in the tower and sees that it is 11:30. He hears no more of the noise of the scuffle, and thinks he must have been mistaken. The next day the same policeman is standing on a corner talking to one of the detectives from the central station, when the old farmer rushes madly up to him and says that the banker has been killed. Thereupon the detective goes and investigates the case. He calls the coroner and presents evidence that the lover of the old farmer's daughter, who is now grown to womanhood, is the guilty party, he having been seen with a poker in his hand by the housemaid. Also suspicion is thrown upon the butler by the detective finding a button from the coat belonging to the butler. The coroner orders the butler and the lover held for the murder. The detective decides to look further into the case and investigates the spot where the murder took place, and finds upon the ground the imprint of a man's hand, which looks as though it had got there by a man putting his hand out to save himself in falling. The little finger in the imprint upon the ground shows that that finger was mangled in some manner. The detective takes these findings into the house and begins to examine the hands of those suspected of the murder, and finds that they are not the parties who made the print upon the ground. He then goes out to examine the body of the banker and finds that neither of his hands has a mangled finger. The old farmer comes through the arch from the living room of the house, and the detective asks him for a match, with which to light his cigar. He then notices that the owner of the mangled finger is the old man. This clears the name of the lover and of the butler, and the old farmer, who had been failing in health for a number of years after the death of his wife, is suddenly attacked by a git of coughing, and his life passes out.
- Frank Crane is to be tried on a charge of murder. Among the men summoned for jury duty is Thomas Haig, a family man. Haig and his wife have just received a letter from their daughter, who is an actress and has been away from home for some time, announcing her arrival next day. He rages at the fate that draws him away from home at such a time. Frank has told the facts of his case to his lawyer, which were that while passing through the street he saw two men fighting, one of whom was shot. He tried to aid him and accidentally picked up the gun he had been shot with when a policeman appeared on the scene and arrested him for murder. The trial drags its wearisome way and finally the jury retires for a verdict. There is a difference of opinion among them and as several of them desire to be released from duty to attend their personal affairs, they return to the judge with the statement that they can't agree. The judge angrily orders them to go back to the jury room and stay until they have reached a verdict. They go back and Haig alone holds out. While they are arguing, Haig sees two of the jurymen deciding how they will vote by flipping a coin. He decides to leave his decision to Fate and flips a coin, which falls heads, making his verdict "guilty." The girl has arrived home and springs the surprise that she has promised her parents. It is that she is married. She tells her mother that her husband will call on them soon. The jury have declared the prisoner guilty and all leave tor their homes. Haig comes home, finds his daughter and is told of her husband. The girl shows them a picture of him and it turns out to be Frank Crane who has been convicted on the turn of a coin. Haig is remorseful and next morning confesses all to the judge. The judge issues warrants for the jurymen and is giving them to an officer, when the real crook comes in and confesses. As the picture fades, Frank and his wife are bidding each other a sad farewell, not knowing of the happy events which are transpiring in their favor.
- A half reel in which the Mutual Traveler visits New Haven and Hartford, Conn. Entertaining views are shown in each city. The Yale College buildings and the great punch bowl are shown.
- San Francisco, Cal: Nine lives are lost when the S.S. Aberdeen is completely battered to pieces in a ninety-mile hurricane. Newport News, Va: The British liner Appam, a prize of daring Teuton steamship, arrives in American waters flying the German flag. Subtitles: 1. Lieutenant Berg, hero of the exploit (center of group on upper deck); 2. A German sailor guards the gangway to prevent the prisoners of war from leaving; 3. Freed by order of the Secretary of State the passengers are glad to go ashore after their arduous experiences; 4. The Appam (in background) is added to the fleet of vessels interned at Newport News; 5. Some of the captured captains whose vessels were sunk by the German raider. Salonica, Greece: For miles around this allied concentration port the tents of the British troops dot the hillsides. Subtitles: 1. Tommy packs his kit in his sleeping blanket which is carried on the march by the transport wagons; 2. The roll call, sometimes a melancholy task indeed; 3. On the march. Note the jaunty confidence of British Tommy's step. Le Creusot, France: "Guns, guns and still more guns" has become the slogan of the French government and armament plants are furiously working to supply the increasing demand. Subtitles: 1. Preparing a few of the famous "75's" for service; 2. Finishing one of the huge howitzers, which are so necessary for demolishing trenches; 3. France strives to outdo the artillery of the Teutons with this huge demand of destruction; 4. Many of the guns are made more effective by being mounted on armored railway cars. Sault Ste Marie, Mich: The struggle for the McNaughton Hockey Cup is marked by a spirited contest between the Soo team, holders of the amateur championship of the United States, and the St. Paul seven. Subtitle: 1. The Soo team, who won, 7-2. Near Lemnos, Greece: Powerful French and British warships are guarding the movement of the Allied troops now being concentrated in Salonica. Subtitles: 1. Torpedo boat destroyers plow through heavy seas to locate enemy submarines. New York City. (Except Los Angeles, Portland. Seattle and Boston): Snow plows hitched to Fifth Avenue buses are effectively used to remove the six-inch blanket of snow that mantles the city. Milwaukee, Wis. (Ex. Chicago): President Wilson carries his campaign for preparedness into the Middle West. Subtitles: 1. Vast crowds welcome the Chief Executive at the Auditorium; 2. With Mrs. Wilson he greets waiting admirers at Waukegan; 3. We must be able to defend our honor. St. Paul, Minn. (Ex Chicago): Novel scenes of merrymaking mark the first annual outdoor winter sports carnival. Subtitles: 1. The men are forced to yield the laurels of the pushball contest to their fair maidens of the Nor'West; 2. Even the dogs enjoy their share of the festivities. Coventry, England. (Ex Wash., Phila. Indianapolis and St. Louis): A novel method of transporting the wounded from the field by means of a cycle ambulance is employed by the Army Medical Corps. Marshfield, Mass. (Ex Phila., Wash., Indianapolis and St. Louis): Sandy Sherman, Superintendent of Game Preserve, has made friends with his winter flock of wild fowls.
- New York: Wonderful motion pictures made by new process, showing New York at night. Tower of the Woolworth Building and the Singer Building, raised high above the cavern of lower Broadway, and 42d Street and Broadway, and the wonderful Brooklyn Bridge, blazing with lights, are thrown on the screen. San Francisco: Eight die when schooner Aberdeen, driven by a 95-mile gale, is broken up on a rock off Golden Gate Park. Marfa, Texas: Pack trains, crawling over a difficult trail, carry food and ammunition to troopers on Mexican border. St. Paul: Motor-driven sleds sail over ice on upper Mississippi River, replacing old-fashioned ice yachts. New York: Latest designs show Fashion's decree in suits and hats for spring. Ottawa: Death, and loss of three million dollars, come with the destruction of the Canadian Parliament Buildings, in a blaze believed to have been incendiary. San Francisco: A million and a half in gold coin is moved from a bank to meet payment in bond for a new water system. Newport News, Va: Prisoners held on the English liner Appam, seized by a German sea raider, are freed by order of the United States authorities, when the vessel is brought into a neutral port. You will pity poor Parcel Post Pete when you see his struggles with a mountain lion in a funny cartoon by T.E. Powers, the famous cartoonist.
- Montreal, Quebec: Under the auspices of the Delorimer Driving Club, the winter race meet opens here with the largest attendance and best contest seen in recent years. Miami, Fla: Shark steaks will probably be plentiful here now that Captain Welch has broken the season's record by catching a shark weighting 650 pounds and measuring eight feet long. Piraeus, Greece: King Constantine breaking all precedents in a democratic interview with American newspaper correspondents appeals to American sense of fair play in behalf of Greece. Selig-Tribune Feature Picture: A Moro baby's daily bath in ceremony's lacking. He strays from hygiene's cleanly path but he has his mother's backing. Corpus Christi, Tex: Patrons of the Selig-Tribune who, a short time ago, saw the gas well running wild here, will be interested in seeing it again, now on fire. Cleveland, Ohio: Go-Heah-Doongwa, a prince of the Mohawk tribe and two Mohawk chiefs reach here after traveling one thousand miles to present a sweet grass basket to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Corea, Wash: Four dead, two missing and twenty-four injured, comes as a result of an avalanche which sweeps two coaches of the Great Northern train off the tracks and down the mountainside. Lynn, Mass: Soccer football as played here, furnishes plenty of exercise for the husky members of the many rival teams in this vicinity. Progresso, Tex: Fifteen soldiers of Battery D, 4th Artillery, led by a Lieutenant across the Rio Grande, to rescue two comrades captured by Mexicans, lose four men by drowning. Long Key, Fla: The houseboat "Everglades" bearing Andrew Carnegie, the Pittsburg millionaire, and the tender "U.S.A." carrying Mr. Carnegie's physician and secretary, arrive here. Boston, Mass: The skating furor which has swept the north this winter strikes Boston hard, and brings to the Boston arena all the plain and fancy skaters in the city. Waukegan, Ill: The first Lady of the Land. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, accompanying the President, finally consents to pose the first time for any motion picture, for the Selig-Tribune.
- Glimpses of Washington Scenes: President bids envoys good-bye. International High Commission starts for Buenos Aires by warship. Subtitles: Secretary of Treasury McAdoo and wife; Col. House. President and Mrs. Wilson; Newton Baker, new Secretary of War, is youngest Cabinet officer; Gen. D.C. Kingman, U.S.A., retires as head of Engineer Corps; Fiske Jubilee Quartet serenading President. Oarsmen Train Amid Ice: University of Pennsylvania crew takes season's first row, Philadelphia, Pa. Society "Summers" in Winter: Latest fashions in bathing suits at famous resort, Palm Beach, Fla. Subtitles: Fashionables on the sand; millionaires' "kiddies" dance; egg race. Giants Ready for Battle: New York's National Leaguers nearly fit for "play ball" order, Marlin Springs, Texas. Subtitles: "Warming up;" "Matty" umpiring, McGraw pitching. Prize Gown: Dress costing $21.50 wins thousand-dollar prize in "America First" dressmaking contest, Chicago, Ill. Subtitle: J.A. Pugh presents to Marguerite Johnson, designer. $1,000 in gold. Annual Mardi Gras: Thousands in gorgeous festivities under rule of Comus, King of Mirth, New Orleans, La. Compulsory Military Drill: Following President's speeches on preparedness, school superintendent orders pupils to drill, Pittsburgh, Pa. Up-to-the-Minute War Scenes: Lord Mayor Reviews Riflemen. National volunteers inspected by city's ruler at church parade, London, England. Wounded "Tommies" Playing: Fresh from hospital, soldiers "ride races" on three trunks, Epsom Race Course, England. Subtitles: 100-yard dash; "hand grenades" of earth from golf bunker "trenches." Reporting the War: Correspondent has military escort to French firing line. Subtitles: Brush-screened road to trenches; captives escorted to rear. With the Kaiser on Battle Line: German ruler visits Crown Prince to direct assault on foe, "somewhere in France." Subtitles: General von Haesler, Field Commander at Verdun, reviewing his troops. U.S. After Villa, "Dead or Alive:" Bandit chief whose raid on Columbus, New Mexico, sent American troops over border in pursuit. Subtitles: Mexican bandits; U. S. troops detrain at border; on way to front; entrenching; Ambulance Corps. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.
- Canimated Nooz camera men have recorded the opening of the baseball season, showing how the baseball bug works. Some terrible examples of its sting are shown. The only picture of Villa taken since his flight is offered. The sieve-like appearance of his body, if he has been shot as often as reported, is shown. A consignment of three gallons of gasoline is shipped to Miles O. Doe, the millionaire, and is placed under heavy guard. Dreamy Dud has another horrible nightmare. He goes to school in his pajamas and his best girl sees him. "I hope you appreciate my embarrassment, for I guess most everyone of you has dreamt the same thing yourself," says Dud. This is a split reel with scenic.
- One of the big surprises, from a military standpoint, of the bloody struggle now being waged in Europe, has been the wonderful stamina displayed by the French soldiers. Under the guise of sports for boys, France, as far back as ten years ago, began training her youths for just such an emergency as confronts them now. "Physical Education by Means of sport" was the term covering the efforts of France to restore her sons to vigorous manhood. These pictures were taken under the official sanction of the French government by the Gaumont Company. Quarrying marble, the views of which were taken at Carrara, a town of central Italy whence comes the wonderful marble noted for its texture and beauty, is another interesting subject treated in this release. Although marble has been quarried in Carrara since the time of Caesar, the supply still seems inexhaustible. How auto thieves work, showing the methods pursued by these persistent law-breakers, and the various schemes devised by owners to prevent robberies, furnishes the third of the interesting subjects presented in this release.
- "A Day of Sport" A number of fashions, showing scenes of the hunt and the country club. We rise at dawn and follow the hounds in a fox chase. Then follows a morning on the golf links showing costumes in keeping with that sport.
- Jane Hamlin's father, a wealthy inventor, has just died and the young woman is going over his private papers. She finds a note addressed to her, which reads: "Open the safe and drop its contents into the ocean. Do not touch the third button. The machine is loaded with poison gas." She opens the safe and draws forth an infernal machine. As she does so, her fiancé, Clayton Boyd, enters. He has a handsome face, but it displays weakness of character. They sit conversing in the dark room far into the night. The scene changes and shows the interior of a room occupied by a gang of anarchists. They had tried to secure Hamlin's invention before his death and now plot to steal it. One of their number, Sverdrup, is delighted to commit crime. As Jane and her fiancé are talking in the dark room, they see Sverdrup at the window. As he jimmies it and enters, they hide behind a couch. Covering the anarchist with a revolver, Boyd compels him to throw up his hands. Jane switches on the lights and leaves the room to phone the police. When she is gone, the anarchist offers Boyd $1,000 to free him and help him get the "only perfect infernal machine." He accepts, allows the anarchist to escape and then throws himself on the floor. When Jane and the police arrive he feigns unconsciousness and as he recovers, claims the burglar beat him over the head. The police doubt his story and leave in disgust. Jane is greatly troubled and writes to Beatrice Fairfax for advice. Meantime, Boyd and the anarchist lay the plot to secure the infernal machine. Boyd makes up as the ghost of Jane's father. That night he gains entrance to the Hamlin house, and as the ghost, tells Jane to give his secret to the man she loves. Jane falls in a faint. Beatrice and Jimmy visit her the following day. After Jane has told her story, Beatrice agrees to spend the night with her. Jimmy has been shadowing Boyd and late that night follows him and the anarchist to the Hamlin house. He sees them go to the roof through an adjoining vacant house, sees Boyd disguise himself as Hamlin, wind a sheet about himself, and descend through the trap door to the Hamlin house. Sverdrup has been left on guard and Jimmy overpowers him. Then, winding a sheet about himself, Jimmy descends, too. Boyd appears before Jane and frightens her almost to death. As he is talking to her, he hears a noise behind him. He turns to confront another ghost, and almost collapses himself from fright. Jimmy drops his sheet and covers Boyd with a revolver. But Sverdrup has recovered and enters behind Jimmy. He is about to deal him a blow over the head when Beatrice, emerging from the room adjoining that of Jane, fires from the doorway and drops the anarchist. Jimmy then tears the sheet from Boyd and strips from his lips his false moustache, revealing him in his true character. Two policemen summoned by Jimmy take away the plotters and Jane takes Jimmy and Beatrice to the library to show them the infernal machine. As they are examining it, other members of the gang surprise them, compel them to surrender the infernal machine, and escape. As Beatrice scolds Jimmy for his carelessness he explains: "Don't worry. I pressed the third button."
- Gibraltar has for so long been a synonym of strength that a picture on this British fortification at the western entrance to the Mediterranean will be a welcome sight to spectators of Gaumont's "Tours Around the World." There is also a picture of the straits, as well as of the Spanish seaport of Algeciras, six miles west of Gibraltar. It was at Algeciras that there was a European conference to discuss the Agadir incident which Germany almost succeeded in making a cause for war several years before the great conflict. Typical scenes in the French protectorate of Tunis are also shown in this issue. These include street scenes, mosques, fountains, Arabian women, and "kif" smokers. Olives are raised in large quantities along the sea coast, and there is an opportunity to contrast these with those of California shown in Gaumont's "Reel Life" No. 35. The Bois de Boulogne is the largest park in Paris. In this reel are shown the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, leading to the Park, as seen from the Arch of Triumph, and the Dauphine Entrance to the Park.
- St. Paul, Minn: The fairest of the Northwest participate in the great pageant of the Outdoor Sports Carnival Week. Subtitles: His Majesty Boreas II, King of the Carnival, reviews the merry marchers. Enjoying the pleasures of an Arctic cave. Charlottesville, Va: A Congressional committee visits historic Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, to investigate its purchase as the shrine of Democracy. Subtitles: The tunnel exit through which Jefferson escaped when the British surrounded Monticello. The old slave quarters of the town. New York City: Count Tarnowski, the new Austrian Ambassador to the United States, who arrives at his post on the same day the German blockade is declared. Monastir, Serbia: Russian troops who aided greatly in the recapture of this important business city, striving with their allies to emancipate the little kingdom. Subtitles: The people resume their peaceful life. Turkish peasants waiting for their rations, which the Serbian authorities freely distribute. The troops honor the memory of the Russian consul, assassinated by the Turks. The International Ice Pond (Magazine Section): An animated cartoon. Subtitles: Uncle Sam decides to venture forth on the treacherous surface. Mixing up with the fancy skaters, he loses his equilibrium. Bartlett, N.H: Winter snows do not delay the operations of the lumber camps, working full force to meet the demand for timber. Subtitles: The branches are cut off and the logs gathered for transportation. A snow roller clears the road for the heavily loaded sleighs. Barnegat, N.J: The U.S. transport Sumner, which recently ran aground on the dangerous shoals of the Jersey coast, is now a complete wreck. Subtitles: The vessel is broken in two by the strain of the incessant pounding by the huge waves. The wreck of the transport is a spectacular demonstration of the sea's invisible might. Juarez, Mexico: Mexicans and Americans forget their border troubles at least once a year, when they attend the pony races. Subtitles: Go! But a hair's breadth between the leaders, the favorites cheered by the excited fans. "Way Behind" wins. The Central Powers declare a blockade of the allied coast and a resumption of ruthless sea warfare. Subtitles: A narrow channel is prescribed through which only one American ship can travel each week. Germany stakes her all upon the activities of her U-boats as a last resort. The British have prepared thousands of these trawlers to safeguard the ship lanes. One hundred and fourteen American men, women and children lost their lives on the Lusitania. Will it happen again? In whom we trust, The President of the United States. Denver, Col. (Denver copies only): Exceptionally fine entries are seen in the National Western Stock Show. Subtitle: Prize winning stallions.
- Near Verdun, France: Germany has renewed activities around this battered fortress with but scant success. Beaver Dam Lake, N.Y: The social elite of Long Island have a glorious carnival day on the ice with Mr. Irving Brokaw, one of the leading exponents of ice skating, playing a prominent part. Brookline, Mass: The "Young Old Fellows" of the Brookline Country Club "tune up" in preparation for their curling match against Canada's crack team. Red Bank, N.J: Philip E. Greene demonstrates his new motor ice boat, which is capable of running 70 miles an hour on the frozen surface of the famous Shrewsbury. Brighton Beach. N.Y: Undeterred by the icy waves of the North Atlantic, the mermaids of Long Island insist on using the old "Palm Beach Sea House" for recreation and exercise. New Orleans, La: Miss Pauline Thurston creates a new dance known as the "Aeroplane Glide." Phoenix, Ariz: Hundreds of thousands of sheep migrate, some a distance of 200 miles, with the start of the great annual sheep drive to winter pasture. Seattle, Wash: Battalion Chief Fred C. Gelham dies under half a ton of ruins when the roof of the Grand Theater caves in during a fire. Denver. Col: Thousands attend the Stock Show and pronounce it the equal of any exhibition ever held. Oakland, Cal: Sheriff Barnet has invented this new weapon. By combining the former inefficient revolver and club he produces a rifle of deadly precision. Winnipeg, Man. (Canada): Louis Hill, of the Great Northern Railroad, witnesses the start of the Red River Derby Dog Race, from Winnipeg to St. Paul.
- What we eat: The peanuts you eat, like potatoes, peanuts are dug, not picked, at harvest. In the northern cities comparatively few persons know that peanuts are tubers. Subtitles: A Virginia field which yields fifty bushels of "goobers" to the acre. After harvesting, the vines are placed on long poles for drying, a giant shocking machine, separating the nuts from the vines. Pickers sorting; some of the peanuts are selected for seedlings, while the others are classed in three different grades. Roasters preparing the kernels for candy manufacturers. Then we get 'em at five a bag. Nature Studies: Our friends of the Zoo. Bill Snyder, veteran head keeper of New York's Central Park Zoo, whose love for animals makes him known the world over. Subtitles: Feeding his baby mountain sheep. Zebra. He won't make friends. Bear cubs. The Zebu: Father, mother and baby. Old, but still on the bottle. Fallow deer. Camera shy. American elk. A true American, the Bison. Pals. Manufacturing: A locomotive in the making. The intricate mechanism of the rails is assembled with incredible rapidity by the skilled workers of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa. Subtitles: The boiler is first set. A sheath of asbestos for the huge boiler. The ponderous wheels are placed. Mounting the superstructure. The piston rod connected. Riveting the engineer's cab in position. Heavy steel plates encase the body of the engine. Ready for a trial run. Finishing touches are applied; painters and decorators at work. The finished product. Art. Animated sculpture: A few minutes with Willie Hopkins, world famous sculptor.
- This reel comprehensively and beautifully takes in the section of the United States that lies at the border. We see views of the Mimbres River, the Elephant Butte Dam and diversion dams, and some of the results of the irrigation furnished. Also have been photographed enlightening views of the city of El Paso.
- Pueblos of Southwestern United States: The Spanish name "Pueblo" was applied by the conquistadors to native communities which they found in New Mexico. Within this region of 200,000 square miles there are about 45 tribes speaking nine different languages. The Pueblo of Isleta, largest of Tancan Pueblos, located on banks of the Rio Grande, near Albuquerque, N.M. Among Rio Grande Pueblos there has been no progress owing to slow but sure Mexicanization. Within a short period certain Indian villages will cease to exist as such. The early enumeration of the inhabited Pueblos in the 16th century was 65, at present the permanently occupied villages number 26. The Pueblo of Tesque. The occupation of the men is chiefly agriculture; they also do all the spinning and weaving. The women are the house builders and in addition to household work, they engage extensively in the manufacture of pottery. Hazardous Occupations: WhiIe thousands pass over the structure, painters find an airy perch high over East River in the super-structure of the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Ancient Island of Sicily: Sicily in ancient times was the seat of many flourishing Greek colonies. At the close of the Punic War, 264-241 B.C., Carthage relinquished Sicily to the Romans, who in 212 B.C. became masters of the island by the conquest of Siracusa. Siracusa, the Greek amphitheatre of the amphictyonic council of ancient Greece. The Washington Elm: Famous Washington elm, under which George Washington assumed command of the American army, July 3, 1775.
- "Forty Acres and a 'Little Henry:'" Farmers' slogan no longer "forty acres and a mule" after the versatile Ford shows new tricks, Ottawa, Cal. Subtitle: There's no telling what the "little cuss" can't do. Record Time Marks U.S. Torpedo Boat Building: Destroyer "Caldwell" is launched with guns mounted, Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal. Subtitle: Keel for another destroyer is laid five minutes after launching. Will Enjoy "Canned" Music While "Canning" the Kaiser: Wizard Edison creates Army and Navy model phonograph, waterproof, fireproof and armored, which can be hear 300 yards, East Orange, N.J. Subtitles: Charles Edison, wizard's son, makes presentation. "The Star Spangled Banner." On its way to France. "Daddy of All Wireless Towers," in Ill-Repute, Destroyed by Uncle Sam: Famous experimental electrical unit, more than 100 feet high, built by Nikola Tesla in 1904, destroyed to prevent receipt of news of naval moves, Shoreham, L.I. Subtitles" Tamping one of the charges. And this probably killed a dangerous leak. Pershing's Boys Make July 4 One Great Day for Paris: United States regulars honored on every hand as hundred thousand strong line up march, Paris, France. Subtitles: At the tomb of Lafayette and at the Hotel Des Invalides, in which is the tomb of Napoleon, throng cheers incessantly. "There's be a hot time in the old town tonight." Poincare's lively interest in the Americans. "When good fellows get together:" Joffre, Pershing, Pelletier and other great fighters. "Sammies," God bless 'em, pass in review. French veteran and escort of honor. Some boys. At the tomb of the immortal Lafayette an American of today aiding France lauds the valor of a Frenchman of yesterday who aided America. Ten Million Americans in World's Greatest Lottery Draw Places as Democracy's Champions. After Eastern Campaign, Famous Devil Chaser "Rests" on His Ranch: "Billy" Sunday keeps in fine physician trim by following the strenuous life of the willing farmhand, Hood River Valley, Ore. Subtitles: The ever-present, ever-cheerful "Ma" Sunday. He christens a hay pile, "Lucifer," and then give it the old pitchfork. His famous water bottle. "All I want is a little bit off the top." Human Porpoise, World's Champion Swimmer, Shows Skill at Beach Revue. Norman Ross, 21-year-old champion, with a gallery of bathing beauties, dive with wondrous grace, Neptune Beach, Alameda, Cal. Subtitles: Some dives. The swan. The back flip, High dive. Beauty looks on. Four aces. A junior submarine chaser. With Wings Like these Our Eagles Will Come Through Unscathed: Fireproof treatment of aero wings shows in severe test, the removal of one of flying's worst menaces, Newark, N.J. Subtitles: A section of the style of wing in Universal use, unprotected. The aero wings, "doped." U.S. Inspector Howell applies torch. A French Commissioner on the job.