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part of the time under chloroform, while OPEN THE DOOR TO SUCCESS
.his unshakable will fought to live. In ·his
delirium, he made it clear tha~ he had TOM MIX: BUDDING IN MANY INDUSTRIES
known for a long time that he was marked
for death. He also spoke of the slave pow- WESTERN STAR
~rs against which he had battled so long,
and who had sent him to his death. (Continued from page 28)
When the massive body could, stand no
more, he died murmuring, "I die. Protect
my honor." (1915) is a good example of this._In t_his
The day was Friday, September 16, ·
1859. film cowboy Tom takes over the direction
of a stranded picture troup. Tom writes a
script, and then sets to work trying to put
San Francisco went into a period of
it on film. He explains the scenes to the
deep mourning, unparalleled in its history.
actors, they take their places, and Tom
Bankers, merchants and shopkeepers
pulls out his six-gun and fires a shot into valuable Oietz
closed their doors and cross-draped them outfit incl
the air to start the action. The shot scares . No extra
in black.
the stock which proceeds to wreak havoc
On Sunday, 30,000 people crowded into
with the set. Played in one long shot, the
Portsmouth Squard and adjoining streets .Become a professional
humor of the scene is lost in the overnll
for the funeral. The casket was mounted chaos.
on a catafalque in the Square, and Colonel In fairness to Mix, however, it must be
Baker delivered an eloquent eulogy. After- said that 'his talent as a director did prog-
ward, every man in San Francisco follow- BR/D£(1915) and ROPING A SWEET- DRAFTSMAN
ress . A comparison of ROPING A
ed the casket to Lone Mountain. Even his
enemies paid him this last respect, for the
H £ART ( 1916) serves to demonstrate
Chivs were brave men themselves and this .. The earlier picture suffers from the · LaSalle trains you at home.
silen,ly admitted that Broderick had been
same static treatment that characterized No previous skills required.
a great man. BILL HAYWOOD - PRODUCER .
Only Terry was absent. He was not the
S WEETH £ART is a diffenfot story alto- Drafting offers you big career oppor-
kind to accord a fallen enemy honor or re-
gether. The camera seeks the most inter- tunities today. Draftsmen are needed
spect. It was this bitterness, this lack of
esting part of the action; close-ups and in many industries-:in aeronautics, in
humility, even in an era of frequent duels, 1
travelling shots bring life to this little com- architectural work, in electrical, me-
that ruined Terry. Me11 shunned him. Al-
edy. Mix was truly maturing as a film- chanical and structural fields. For
though he continued to practice law, his maker and comedian.
cases were second rate. What had been po- evidence, look at the many "Help
ten"tially one of the most brilliant careers Wanted-Draftsmen" ads that appear
It was during this period that Mix be-
in California was finished. g·a n to build a sto,ek company _of in big city newSpapers. Why don't
Broderick had won, ironically, even in you get started in this exciting work .
hand-picked cowboys. The company in-
death . • . and prepare to earn big pay? No pre-
cluded Leo Maloney, Joe Ryan, and
vious skills are required for LaSalle
Floyd (Wall 1 Wales) Alderson, who later
became Western stars themselves. Others spare-time training; experienced in-
SMOKE SIGNALS •. in the group were Dick Hunter, Boss and structors give your work individual
Goober Glenn, George Pankey, Pat Chris- attention by mail. The cost is low.
· (Continued from pa.ge 4)
man (who-served as Tom's foreman), and Send for FREE Booklet
Dopey Dick Crawford.
know that on any subject pertaining to Mix found Crawford in Arizona. He Packed with in-
formation on op-
the old west any opposing side of con- po rt uni ties in
tentions can easily find supporting facts. was an exceptional Western artist, but he Drafting . De-
was also a dope addict. Mix got Crawford
Very often we find two sets of facts,. all scribes LaSaJle
'likkered up,' and kept him drunk for training which
opposed. The!l it is a matter of choosing you can take at
those that seem more reasonable and three weeks to get him over the withdraw- home without in-
probable. oiherwise it is a matter of als. After the "cure," Tom gave Crawford terference with
your present job.
drawing straws or pitching a coin to select a job, and he was never known to take
Mail coupon to
the facts to be used. dope again. . . 1 LaSalle,417 South
In TRAILS AND TRIALS OF A TEXAS The one remaining member of the ong1- \ Dearborn St.,
RANGER by W. W. Sterling you will find nal Mix company i~ Sid Jordan, who was Chicago, Illinois
a complete rundown on the . Cortez case 60605.
with Mix from 1913 on.
and the murder of Brack Morris. General "We worked from a script," Sid recalls, r--------------,
Sterling was at one time Commander of LA SALLE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY I
"because Tom had to remember what he A Correspondence Institution
the Texas Rangers and ~ad acce$S to the~r I
records. I depended l'argely on his facts had to do. Sometimes he would add some 417 S. Dearborn Street, Dept. 69-034 I
Chicago, Illinois 60605
because the newspapers of the . time and more stunts to make the picture more dar-
county records were all prejudiced to one ing. We had to do the stu.nts the hard way Please send free booklet, "Opportuni- I
side or the other. No county record in then, but I don't remember anybody being ties in Drafting," and full information I
West Texas would I, as a researcher, really hurt at Selig, just the usual bumps on training at home. I
ever accept witho~t corroberation. I ~eel and scrapes from a day's work." I
tha1 Sterling certainly had the facts straight Working methods were informal to say i~::i~ ............... ............. Age . . . . I
on Cortez.
I am sorry that you are unhappy with the least. In one film a cowboy would be Address .......... . ... . . . ... Apt. No. . . . . . :
us but hope you continue to read TRUE an extra, and in the next he might actually City. ; .. .. .... . ... .. .. ... ... ..... . .. ..... I
FRONTIER and its companion maga~ine, ,.co-star with Mix. Hats, clothes, and
REAL FRONTIER despite it. horses were exchanged among the com- State ' ' . ' ' .. ' .. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' . Zip. ' . ' . . I
Sincerely, pany to provide a greater variety in . the L~-------------.J
Maurice Kildare pictures. In fact, Tom Mix's own Tony,
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