Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1924, Page 5

“41S LAST RAGE? WOW PLAYING AT AMER Out of the wilds of the western Rockies Dick Carleton, Mankiller which had never been rid 5 region, fighting @gainst greater odds than horse flesh. That in brief is thd story of “His Last Race" which opened yesterday at the America theater with a galaxy of stars that should give it a far reaching and varied appeal to the amusement loving public. Such actresses as Gladys Brock- well and Pauline Starke need no in- troduction. Neither do such actors as Noah Beery and Robert all of whom have a more than pass- ing part in “His Last Race.” There are some thrilling things in the film. A leap from an airplane into a lake is no boy's job. Nelther is the taming of the wild mustang. The fights that take place have an aspect of genuineness. “His Last Race” is a new kind of picture in that it fs not what can actually be called a “thriller.” It is all that but something more. The term “thrill-o-drama” has been coln- ed for {t and ts perhaps as represen- tative as any could be since the pic- ture displays a high degree of dra- matic composition together with an adventurous side. $$$ “THE COMMON LAW? 1S RIALTO PICTURE. TODAY Commencing today and continuing for.four days the Rialto Theater will offer a picturization of R. Chambers’ widely read novel, Common Law.” story of an artist's model and life in gen- eral in the art studios of modern times and it vividly portrays many of the humiliating indignities to which the models are compelled to submit. There Is probably no star in all the reels of cinema who is bet- ter equipped and more suited to the role than is lovely Corinne Grif- fith who portrays the difficult part with feeling, delicacy and finesse. As Valerie “West, the cultured daughter of rofined parents, but who hag now been thrown upon the world to earn her own living, after many attempts to secure employ- ment she is at last in desperation driven to the studio of a painter to erdeavor to secure work as a model: Of course she is quite ignorant of the state of affairs existing among artists and enters assuming that all is as it should be. There is much drama and pathos when the artist, callous to all the finer sensibilities gruffly orders her to go into the dressing room and take all her clothes joff. It is either that or starve. What shall she do? What would you doin sucha case? This 1s one of the most highly dramatic situations that has ever been pre- sented in any screen offering. No one who lays any claims to being at all fair minded can reasonably condemn Valerie for her deciston to accept the situation and comply: with the artists demands; at least anyone who has experienced the ter- rible torture of hunger would hesi- tate before “casting the first stone,” and herein the story is absolutely true to life, for it is only fiction that the heroine would righteously and indignagtly denounce the artist, stalk majestically and proudly. out of the studio, and so nobly forego her only possible chance for bread and butter. This is only one of the dramatic crisis in which the screen drama abounds, Conway Tearle ably enacts the part of the artist, and the highly dramatic role of Querida iq entrusted to Eliott Dex- ter. ———.— “MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD” WILL SHOW AT THE AMERIGK SATURDAY | Patrons of the America Theater are in for a real treat beginning to- morrow, when “The Meanest Man in the World” will be the banner at- traction. This is a film adaptation from the famous stage play of George M. Cohan and in which Mr, Cohan personally appeared for over a year in New York City. It is a First National picture. ‘The footlight présentation was re- garded by critics as one of the out- standing features of New York and the screen yersion of the play is said to be to the screen what the play was to the stage. Bert @ytell enacts the title role, and this poptilar player is surround. ed with a cast that is truly all-star in every essence of the word. Blanche Sweet appears opposite Ly- tell, and others of importance in- clude Bryant Washburn, Maryon Aye, Helen Lynch, Victor Potel, Warde Crane, William Conklin, Frances Raymond and Forrest Rob- inson. The story of “the meanest man” deals with the struggles of a young lawyer who is so soft-hearted he finds himself a failure because he cannot say no to anybody. He*is given his real chance, how- ever, when he is assigned the dut of collecting a note from one J. Hudson, who resides in a little town in New York State. On his arrival he finds that J. Hudson is a girl and that the J. stands for Jane. The complications begin. Will Rogers in his latest comedy “The Cowboy Sheik” is on the same Program, weeks as 4 i STAGE ACTOR HAS BIG ROLE IN NEW PICTURE ot “The Acquittal,” Univeraal's big mystery drama which opens at the Wyoming today for a four day showing. Mestayer for years has been a famous figure on the speaking stage. He has appeared in big Belasco and Frohman productions, and has head- ed many companies of his own be- fore the footlights. He tried the Pictures as an experiment, and so successful was his engagement at Universal City that he has taken up the screen as his life work. “You can tell so much more in & picture than a play,” he says. Mestayer is one of several notables in the all-star cast of the new mys- tery play. Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor head the cast, and among others in it are Richard Travers, Charles Wellesley, Fred- erick Vroom, Barbara Bedford, Ben Deely, Dot Farley, Emmett King, Hayden Stevenson and Anton Vay- erka. The story is adapted from Rita Weiman's celebrated Broadway m: tery play, and details the search for a mysterious criminal, scught desperately while one man is on trial for his life. Thrilling inci- dents heighten the action and the mystery simultaneously. TWO STARS FIND THEIR IDEAL MOVIE VEHICLE Charles Jones and Shirley Mason, both popular William Fox stars, have ‘found their ideal movie vehicle at last. Together,ethey will appear at the Iris theater for the last time today, J. Carter’s celebrated melo- drama, “The Bleventh Hour.” In this thrilling melodrama the fact that these two stars were born to co-star is made apparent. Miss Mas- on is the heroine and Mr. Jones the hero. The story concerns the misadven- tures of a young and intrepid United States Secret Service worker who becom%s involved in theintrigues of a bland foreigner who is obsessed with the ambition to conquer the world. The tentacles of this octopus en- twine the heroine, whirling her into dangers of unusual design. She is unwillingly made the dupe of the foreign prince’s ambition for the Possession of a formula for an ex- plosive which is of unsurpassable power. —>—___ COLUMBIA COMEDY HAS MARKS OF CLEVERNESS “Who's Baby Is It?" ask the members of the audience who wit- ness for the first time the musical comedy of that name. It is a nat- ural question and not solved in a hurry. The comedy opened at the Columbia theater last night in the capable hands of Dick Hyland's Re- vue company. These talented play- ers have made the playlet funnier than one would suppose on the first intimation that it could be. Hight or ten special numbers with the Bashful Bables chorus and the leading singers and fun makers of Hie company taking part go over in style. , The opening and clos- ing numbers are especially beautiful and have a suggestive artistry that one would need to look a long way to equal, Some of the latest songs make up the rest of.this part of the program, The Old and The New As people allow their minds to grow old they have a tendency to dwell on the things that hark back toward the days of their youth, . Occasionally you hear one say, “T don't think much of fffese ‘new fangled’ things"; referring to such modern conveniences as elec- tric washing machines, vacuum cleaners, electric toasters, and many others, There are no “new fangled” things to the wide-awake reader of advertising. Every adyance in design, in- vention and manufacture keeps well regulated step with educative advertising. Advertising as the great scien- tific form of distribution for the products of creative genius \is helping towards “the satisfaction of the craving of the average American for a larger life. perental twine ies FRIENDSHIP WRECKED LOS ANGELES, Calif. (United Press)—A love fued has ended, for a time at least, a life-long friendship between Damon and Pythias two five-year old ostriches at the Caw- son Farm, South Pasadena. This is the time of the year when the young ostriches lightly turn to thoughts of love. , Damon and Py- thias had both béen paying atten- tion to Priscilla, with Damon gaining greatest favor with her, Pythias flew into a rage and attacked Damon, In the fight Da- mon’s chest was ripped. It took 140 stitches to sew up*the tear made by Pythias’ heayy claws. Top of Mount Whitney Poses For Pictures LOS ANGELES. Calif. (United Press-.—Mount Whitney the “cam- erashy" old giant of American mountains, at last posed for a mo- tion picture camera, when Sam Greenwald and William Stapp, cameramen, photographed the top of the mountain from airplanes. Starting from the Mojave desert, two planes climbed to an altitude of 15,000 feet. The surface over which they passed was composed of deep snow drifts and jagged clifts hun- dreds ‘of feet high, Stapp had a narrow escape when he accidentally loosened the catch of his hute, which started to open, he not caught it tg time, he would have been jerked out of the plane, camera and al. On the return trip Greenwald an: hie aviator, Lisitenant Rice, saxe, forced to make a landing in the Mo. Jave desert, because of trouble with thelr gasoling tank. Clad in the fur. lined clothes donned for the cold upper air, they started to walk to Mojave, 27 miles away, but were overtaken by « “desert rat” with oe automobile, who gave them a > OALE CLOSES TODAY AT SCOTT CLOTHING Today is the last chance for the people of Casper to get in on the seven-day sale which is being staged So successfully by the Scott Cloth ing company on South Center street, During all this week J. 5. Scott, Proprietor of the store, has been holding “open house” with an in- vitation extended to all shoppers to come info the establishment and look it over without feeling the necessity of making any purchases. As a special tnducement however the management offered any article of clothing in the store at a dis- count of 20 per gent. The regular prices were marked on the meér- chandise and the customer was privileged to do his own Aguring in making the discount. At 9 o'clock toright, this opportunity will have passed. The management {s expectant of considerable patronage this after- noon and while there are many bar- gains left in all lines of men’s cloth- ing, patrons should come as early as possible for their own benefit. Cpe Casper Haup crivune NEGROES ARE GUARDED FROM FLORIDA MOB Wouldbe Lynchers. at Jacksonville Hurl Threats, Said. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 9.— The Duval county jail early today Was a veritable armed camp as eight national guardsmen and two mounted machine guna stood silent guard over three negroes, reported to be the quarry of a mob, rumors sald, planned to. form. and storm the building and forcibly remove them because of their alleged con- nection with the killing of a white man. All night long the guard was maintained, but there wag not the slightest untoward incident. Zones were established within two blocks of the jail in every direction teen compantes of the Illinois nat- fonal guard, five of which are al- ready in Williamson county are available for duty in case of trouble Adjutant General Carlos E. Black, announced last night. Sherife Galligan, enrbute from Murphysboro to Herrin, was Placed under arrest at Carbondale in con- nection with Cagle's death. At an undertaking establishment where Cagle’s body lay, a crowd to- day took a solemn oath to avenge the death, Cagle was shot in the back and side. Sherift Galligan explained he had been “tipped” that the Flaming Circle was to meet in Herrin, and fearing trouble, attended the meet. ing with Layman to exhort the members to be peaceful. Shortly after the meeting got under way, some one shouted the klansmen are coming,” and he and ymen went to the door and were met by the mob, the sheriff stated. The sheriff said he grabbed Crain and Layman got hold of Ford. Sev- eral shots were fired, and Layman cried: “They got me.”* Crain under arrest, and just out- side the hall took Btephengy in cus. tody. Cries of “lynch them” then went up, and the sheriff comandeered a The sheriff then placed Ford ana | general for troops, and then took the prisoners to Murphysboro in Jackson county. At noon there were no apparent indications of a renewal of the trouble. KLAN AND ANTIS FIGHT FOR CONTROL HERRIN, Ill, Feb. 9—(By The Associated Press}—Herrin, near which riotious disorder resulted in the death of 26 men during the min. ers’ strike in June, 1922, again has become the c(..ter of disorder, which last night started with the killing of Justice of the Pence Caesar Cagle and the serious wounding of Deputy Sheriff John Layman. Ten- m that has existed between the “dry” element led by the Ku Klux Klan of Williamson county and the “wet” element, led by the Knights of the Flaming Circle, came to a head last night. Trouble had been imminent for sometime and as a result Colonel 4. T. Culbertson of the state mill- tia had been secretely ordered into Williamson county — to and determine whether troops tvere needed to prevent any clash between the two forces, At the request of Sheriff Galligan, nine companies of state militia were ordered to Wil lamson county by the first con: tingent, the headquarters company passing automobile, drove to Marion 08 (RO: CHS: Wee SROMRNS TEEN | where hei telephoned tne adjutant the zones without a pass. ‘The streets around the jail were deserted after early evening except for the guardsmen. Frank Johnson, one of the negroes held, is said by police to | have. confessed that he shot and killed Atley B. Terrell, a locomotive engineer, on December 20, when TT il, surprising Johnson in the act of hurglarizing his room, fired at him. Eugene Mills, alleged to have confessed he was Johnson's accomplice, and’ Della Walker, who is said to have secreted Johnson, are the other negroes held. Sheriff W. P. Dowling last eve ning received a report, the source ef which was not revealed, that plans were under way to seize the negroes. Governor Cary A. Hardee, apprised of the report, authorized the calling out of the guardsmen. It has not been determined how long they will be on duty. HERRIN SWEPT BY NEAR RIOT (Continued from Page One.) didate for circuit clerk. An automo- bile owned by John Whiteside, also an admitted member of the kian, LAST TIMES TODAY PAULINE STARKE NOAH BEERY ROBERT McKIM REX BAKER —and— “BOOMERANG” (THE HORSE) —itieee —also— CLYDE COOK shies “THE ORPHAN” “Old Black Joe” “Little Annie Rooney” “Home, Sweet Home” AGAIN was fired on at the same time. SPRINGFIELD, 1 dence!” Even such a sensational interrup- tion of the season’s most fashionable wed- ding ceremony was but a mild forerunner of what was to come. But it was the beginning of the strangest, most mysterious series of hectic events ever pre- sented on the screen! ing. brought to the screen greater than ever with a tremendous all star cast featur- CLAIRE WINDSOR NORMAN KERRY BARBARA BEDFORD RICHARD TRAVERS OMING Everybody’s Theatre STARTING TODAY HE WAS SO MEAN place. mint for A RITA WEIMAN’'S Great Mystery Play Produced by COHAN AND HARRIS sub for DANCE AND KEEP YOUNG SO MARY PICKFORD SAYS: Everybody Will Be There. Meet Your Friends at the Arkeon Dancing Academy TONIGHT—SATURDAY NIGHT—TONIGHT —Remember— THE MASK BALL, VALENTINE’S DAY, FEB. 14 $50.00___—IN GRAND PRIZES———— $50.00 GLADYS BROCK WELL “HIS LAST RACE” -COMMUNITY SONGS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT COME DOWN AND SING THEM Shows at 1, 2, 8:30, 5, 6:30, 8, 9:30 SUNDAY and MONDAY FLEW BEFORE HIM! He buried his heart and soul one day and meanness crept in their You’d never think it of a nice looking fellow like him, but he was so rarin’ mean even Cupid hid from him. But‘ove played a trick on him—and an oil well made a him because————_! _ GEORGE M. COHAN’S successful stage production hits the screen to the roar of thrill and laughter The story of a fellow who studied to say “NO” and then found education a poor BERT LYTELL BLANCHE SWEET BRYANT WASHBURN and 20 other. stars —ALSO— WILL ROGERS Ee, “THE COWBOY SHEIK” HIS LATEST COMEDY —and— COMMUNITY SONGS from Carbondale, LAST TIMES TODAY CHARLES JONES plat ad LINCOLN CARTER'S Great Melo-Drama “THE ELEVENTH HOUR” —also— BOB AN D BILL “THE CANADIAN LYNX” 10e AND 20c HIS OWN SHADOW him and Cupid laughed at BIG love. —WITH— A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE investigate | * 13 miles south of PAGE FIVE Definite information as to develop-| request of Sheriff George Galligan ments was refused. The first company to arrive was Reports indicated, however, that | headquarters company F13 of the the present trouble was a fight for|13th Illinois infantry of Carbondale the cortro! ef the elty between the | The hospital at Herrin in which Knights of the Flaming Circle and| Layman was tying waa reported the Ku Klux Kian, fired upon early this morning and The Ku Klux Klan was in contro! | continued reports of shooting were of the city this morning, allowing | received here. Due to the refusai no one in or out of the city, that |of information from Herrin officials was not a klansman. They were | last night and early this morning, it reported parading back and forth |Wwas impossible to gather complete on the main streets armed with shot | details. guns, revolvers and weapons of all Klansmen gathered in Williamson, kinds. ‘The city hall was estatlish-| Franklin and adjoining counties to ed as their headquarters, and the|ald in the holding of Herrin, it was Agitation is said to be centered | reported. about the disappearance of three ae aw members of the Herrin Police farce TO SPEAK AT CHURCH who, the klansmen allege, were| Miss Ruth Meacnam, secretary spirited away by the sheriffs offi-| of the Young Women’s Christian as. cers. sociation will talk to the Loyal Wo. Sheriff George Galligan then ar-| man’s class of the First Christian rester three Herrin police officers THE STORY OF “THE COMMON LAW” is that of Valerie West, a young girl who, suddenly thrown upon her own resources, sets out to earn her living. During her search for work she calls at the studio of Louis Neville, an ar- tist who, seeing her great possibilities as a model, persuades her to pose for him in the nude. e BUT YOU MUST SEE THE PICTURE CORINNE GRIFFITH VALERIE WEST Be There at the Start: 12:30, 2:10, 4, 5:50, 7:20, 9:30 RIALTO 25¢ MATINEE TODAY COLUMBIA 22NcH STARTING TODAY 6:45 9 o’Clock Dick Hyland’s Revue —IN— “WHO’S BABY IS IT” ~ A Merry Musical Melange With THE MANHATTAN TRIO —and— THE BASHFUL BABIES’ CHORUS NUMBERS Opening : Somebody Stole My Gal . Little Son of ’ Gun — Tokio Tango _____ Old Fashioned Girl _ Oh Min __-__ Trio Specialty Sweet Papa - Finale Dance of All Nations 3ob Evans and Babies Roy Alexander and Babies Mildred Page and Babies Gordon Richardsoon Hyland and Gang ~-Mavhattan Trio Stars and Stripes Forever A Fine Picture Program LON CHANEY in “FLESH AND BLOOD” church tomorrow at the Sunday including Chief John Ford, took | sx hool hour, Mr. A. A, Slade and from there to| superintendent of the Casper schools pe which 1s not] will give a talk of interest to the | Brotherhood ¢ the same © eqmpanies of the Illinois | church at their 4 out by| Mra. R upon the | r VE | oe