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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
CINEMA BREVITlES
BY D. J. l..

Charles K. French, character actor, ! has been engaged to appear with William Russell. French has been a familiar fig~Se on the screen since the earlier days of the photoplay. He helped to organize the first studios of the old New York Motion Picture Corporation, appearing in that com panys productions for years. If there be anything on hoofs or wheels that Charles Ray hasn't rid
 den he wants it brought forth. Dur ing the making of photop1ays at the Thomas Ince studio, this popular player has been called upon to ride a horse, donkey. automobile (slow and fast) and a bicycle. I'm ex- pecting elephant or a camel next" laughed the star as he dismounted from the bicycle he was riding. The other day Ruth Roland, Geo. | Larkin, two cameramen and Direc- | tor Paul Hurst worked in the cold water of an old reservoir from 10 | a. m. to D. m. with only an hour S relief at noon. So cold was the wa | ter that hot coffee had to be serv- l ed between scenes to keep the com | pany from serious effects.
 Agnes Ayres, the O.. Henry girl. | has finished making scenes for "A 1 Stitch in Time" and has hied her | self to rural Pennsylvania, and is now l enjoying all the comforts of farm l life. Agnes confesses that it is a 1 great relief to get away from the l hustle and hustle of the studio and | make friends with the cows and l chickens.
 In more ways than one the new | Metro vehicle for Emmy Wehlen
 will be a production worth while. In
 the first place. Miss Wehlen herself
 l is steadily becoming more and more
 | of screen attraction; secondly the
 | story of Pools and Their Money by
 | E. Forst, is a comedy of the newly
 rich treated from a. decidedly new
 angle. Jack Mu1hall plays lead op-
 posite Miss Wehlen. Charles Hill
 Mailes and MT. Stepping are also in
 the cast.
 | Mrs. Marshall Neilan, wife of the
 | director, who was known in the old
 Biograph as Gertrude Bambrick is re-
 | turning to pictures.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24

''The storm" a tempestuous melo- drama o1 the Northwest by Langdon Mccormick, has been placed in re- hearsal by George Broadhurst for an early production at Atlantic City, and in New ! Iork in the fall
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
COUNTERFEIT 500 BANK
NOTE is IN CIRCULATION

A counterfeit $1OO note of the Fed
elal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has
been placed in circulation and all
bank clerks have been warned to keen
a sharp watch for this spurious piece
OF currency.
Here is description of the note:
This counterfeit is clumsy one.
1t consists of photogravure reproduc-
tons of the two sides of the note
These have been pasted together with
silk threads distributed between them.
Blue and green ink has been applied
at the proper places, but anyone who
scans the note closely can see the
photographs beneath the coloring. All
CT the notes bear the marking Fl
S6203 A" and have the check letter
&C. There is a portrait of Benjamin
franklin shown, as we'll as the sigma
lures of W. G. McAdoo, secretary of
the treasury, and John Burke, treas
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
TopAY,s EVENTS

Tonight the United States will ex
perience its first dry" New Years
Eve celebration.
Today is the 425th anniversary of
the birth of jacques Cartier, the fam.
GUS explorer Of the st. Lawrence.
The annual national congress of
the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is to
be entered in Cleveland during the
four days beginning today.
College graduates and students in.
terested In the practical advancement
of Zionism will gather at Harvard
University today for the national con
ference of the intercollegiate Zionist
Association.
Delegates representing thousand
or more preparatory schools and col
leges of North America are expected
in Des Moines today for the opening
of the eighth International conven.
ton of the Student Volunteer Move
ment for foreign missions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
HOW THE MATRIMONIAL
AGENCIES WORK

New York, Dec. Matrimonial
agencies operating in Chicago, DEN
Yer, Kansas City and San Francisco
are finding many clients at present in
the East, according to detectives
who recently saved young white
woman, 20 years old. from North Car
olina who came to New York expect
ing to meet "a Cuban gentleman Of
moderate means"
The advertiser said he was "edu.
Gated and home-loving He proved
to be the negro janitor of Bronx
apartment house The girl, with
letter from him In her handbag, ar
rived at the Pennsylvania station
from her small home town. She had
never been in New York before and a
railroad porter turned her over to a
Travellers Aid Society worker who
agreed to accompany her to the home
of the man she called her cousin"
Disillusioned, the young woman was
given shelter for the night, her fam
lily telegraphed and funds received
which permitted her to return home,
the townfolk being none the wiser.
In the police investigation of the
ianitor which followed the man dis
played letters from women who were
Of two correspondence clubs
5, one In Oakland, Cal, and the other
Tin San Francisco.
| Lists found In his apartment de-
scribed women varying in age from
eighteen to sixty-seven, as follows:
Beautiful California maiden, "a,
sixty-seven inches, 1873 pounds, brown
hair, blue eyes, Protestant. college
education, musician with $4,000;
wishes to marry refined business
gentleman
Pretty American maiden Is, re-
sides in Indiana, sixty-three inches,
l29 pounds, dark brown hair, blue
eyes, well educated, musician; mem
ber of wealthy family, She has no
use for society and wishes to marry
a home-loving companion
Widow, ST. sixty-two inches, 1870
pounds, dark grey hair, blue eyes,
Baptist. comfortable income, can play
the piano some, with between $25,0OO
and $36,0OO Very lonely; resides in
Illinois"
The letters we're coniiscated but the
janitor was not arrested although his
case is still under investigation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
TODAY's ANNIVERSARIES

ITS Gen. Montgomery killed while
leading an unsuccessful attack OF
the Americans on Quebec.
lSs5- -Frederika Bremen, celebrated
novelist died at Arsta, Sweden.
Born at Abo, Finland, Aug. 16'
1901.
|lS77-The President and Mrs. Hayes
celebrated their silver wedding in
the White House.
|lSS7--Pope Leo XIII, celebrated the
5Oth anniversary of his ordination
|as priest.
|lSs4-David B. Knickerbocker' third
Episcopal bishop of Indiana, died
at Indianapolis. Born in Rennse-
laer county, New York. Feb. "a
1888.
pS14-Russians held the Carpathians
from Bukowina to Uzsok Pass.
1915 Austro-G German troops shifted
from Salonica front to meet the
heavy pressure of the Russian
advance in Bukowina.
CsB-French cruiser Gaulois torpe-
doed and sunk.
Cathedral in Padua seriously
damaged in third air raid by the
Germans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
ANSWER SOON
TO Be SENT
TO SWITZERLAND
THAT NATION DESIRES ADMIS.
SION TO ELAGUE OF NATIONS
WITH RESERVATIONS
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Dec. 81. Although the SUI
preme council today fixed January
as the date for signing the protocol
and exchanging notifications of the
German peace treaty, complications
are developing which it is thought
may again cause postponement. 1t
developed that German technical dele
gates here are arranging details for
plebiscites in territories which must
decide whether they desire to be de-
tached from Germany, and do not APP
rear to have full power to act The
signing of the protocol January G.
therefore. may depend on whether the
Germans can secure those powers i'm
mediately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

80 per cent is covered by insurance.
P. II. Collins owner of the building
occupied by the Markey- Harmon Com
rany, suffered total loss of his
property which is valued at about
10000 This loss is covered by ap-
proximately so per cent insurance.
1t was impossible to get a close ap-
Proclamation Of the loss of the Mar
key -Harm@i" Company wholesalers,
although it is expected to amount to
about 800, 900. It is not known what
percentage of this loss is covered By
insurance. In the lower part of the
building occupied by the Markey-
Harmon Company, j. B. Seckinger
lost merchandise and Office furnish
ings which will amount to about $6,-
ECO, of which about $1,000 is covered
by insurance. Two carloads OF -four
held by Mr.. Seckinger for other par
ties was destroyed and it is estimated
that this loss will amount to $1,000
1 G. Hedrick. local manager for the
Florida Condensed Milk Company,
whose Offices and storage rooms were
with Mr.. seckinger stated last nigh.
that his loss in furnishings and mer-
chandise would amount to arounO
$4,000, which Is fully covered by in.
surance
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
PRESIDENT WILSON OvERTAXED
HIMSELF SUNDAY AND WILL
SPEND new YEARS QUIETLY

stock. This continued for half an
hour, but fortunately the bullets
seemed to be kept confined within the
building and none of the great crowd
watching was injured. There was
crash as the brick walls of the next
building went down, but firemen were
far enough away not to be hurt by
them,
The fire is believed by some per-
sons to have had its origin from
sparks from the stack Of the Home
Line steamer Crescent, which left at
$780, and which was getting up steam
under a forced draft. The fire was
discovered on the roof about twenty
minutes after this boat steamed away
The Bay Liner Bay Queen was IN
transit between St. Petersburg and
Tampa, and the City Of Philadelphia,
Of the Wilson Line was taken into
the middle OF the stream under its
own power. Although the Bay Line
lost about $4,000 in equipment, the
service will be continued from the
Towles dock, according to R. D.
Hutchcraft manager. without inter-
ruption. Mr.. Hutchcraft saved his Of
flee records by bringing them from
the burning building.
Perkins T. Sharpe Heaviest Losers
The heaviest individual loss by the
big blaze fell to Perkins & Sharpe,
wholesale grocers, A. W. Perkins es-
timated last night that his firms
merchandise loss will total about
SIZE, 900, of which between rs and SO
per cent is covered by insurance. In
cluded in the Perkins & Sharpe stock
was a quantity of ammunition, con
sisting of shotgun shells and rife and
revolver cartridges. AS the heat ex-
ploded this ammunition it gave out g
staccato patter which reminded the
service men OF their days on the ma
chine gun range.
The merchandise stock was com.
pietely destroyed, but part of the
records of the company were saved
4 When the fire died down last night
1 Ii was seen that the outer door of the
safe was open but the inner door ap-
Lsared to be closed and it is possible
the records are safe inside. Messrs
Perkins and Sharpe set to work before
the fire had been put out to seek a
/ new location to reopen business, but
had not secured building last night
They will open for business, but had
not secured a building last night
They will open for business again
within day or two.
J. A. Crenshaw. owner Of the build.
ing occupied by Perkins & Sharpe
estimated that his building, which was
completely destroyed. was worth be
tween ss 600 and $4,000. Of hich some
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 31.--President
Wilson will spend New Years day
quietly White House officials dis
closed today that he overtaxed him
self on his birthday, last Sunday,
when he celebrated the occasion by
having members of the family present,
consequently 1t is considered improb
able that he will hold watch party
in the sick room otnight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
SEAT TURKISH
GOVT MAY
Be MOVED TO
ASIA MINOR
NTERNATIONALIZATION OF CON-
STANTINOPLE AND STRAITS OF
DARDANELLES DECIDED ON
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Dec. 81 --Internationaliza
tion of Constantinople and the Straits
OF Dardanelles was decided upon
along the lines laid down by Lloyd
George in recent speech, according
to the Matin. 1t seems certain, that
newspaper says, that the seat of the
Turkish government will be trans
ferred to Asia Minor and be located
either at Brusa or Konieh. Details of
the form of international control
which will be established over Con.
stantinople has not yet become
known
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

The only New York Surrogate to re-
tire by reason of the age limit and
lot through death, disability, removal
or defeat at the polls is Robert Ludlow
Fowler, who quits the bench today on
account of having reached the age
limit OF seventy years. The Office OF
Surrogate in Ne York is a very old
cne. It was established more than
century ago-1797-and among the
early Surrogates were many distin-
guished men. Judge Fowler was q
ell-knon practicing lawyer when he
was appointed Surrogate by Governor
Dix. During his term of ONCE he has
decided thousands OF motions and
passed upon probate disputes in cases
involving upards of two billions Of
dollars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, Dec More than
twenty generals conferred with Pres
ident Carranza yesterday relative to
the latters determination to have the
country completely pacified before
elections in July. General plans OF
a campaign have been laid out and
military chiefs have been given in
structions but details are withheld
from publication.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
FEAR UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS
WILL REMAIN IN FRANCE

Paris, Dec. 31.--American army Of
fcers believe very few unidentified
bodies will lie among Americas sold
Ter dead in France when the army
Grave Registration Service completes
thorough rechecking of records now
in progress. Every grave record is
being checked against the army's cas-.
ualty list. Each little white cross
or six-pointed star over the Jews--is
having an embossed aluminium strip
placed on the back, duplicating the
name, rank and organization already
painted on the marker. This is be-
Ing done as precaution against the
possibility of winter weater wearing
away the stencilled information.
Nearly 10000 American boys are
buried in the eleven districts of
France, the Belgian battlefelds and
the Duchy of Luxemburg. There are
3S cemeteries Of 800 or more graves,
cared for by discharged soldiers. The
largest of these is Romagne, north Of
verdun where lie $4,000 of our men.
The next In size is that at Thiaucourt
with $500 graves. Many of those
who fell In battle are sleeping In Brit.
ish and French military or the French
communal cemeteries. A few were
left where they were first put in the
ground, az In the Vosges mountains.
All graves are under the care of the
commanding Graves Officer in the
eleven districts and caretaker
watches over them. Officers make
periodical inspection. Where prac-
teal inspection. bewatch etaoinshrdlu
tical, grass has been sown on the bat
tie burying grounds and in the spring
this work, previously hampered by
the task of grouping the bodies, will
be carried on.
When the present Graves Service
Administration took over headquar-
tiers In Paris In August the records
were found to contain a list of 10000
names of men buried but without Civ.
ing the exact location OF the grave.
The present check includes the com.
pilation of complete directory of ev.
cry American grave. In the first 1S,
600 grave recorded fourth OF these
INDICATED ones were found and prop
erly marked. Inspection of battlefield
burying grounds have been the slow
est but the American officers said
they expected the work when finished
would leave few of those tragic
mounds wherein would lie an Ameri
can soldier, name unknown.
Many of these are expected to be
identified later when the description
of the body. marks in the clothing,
and sometimes letter from home to
Dear jim, sent back to the War De.
partment. are seen by those who have
been grieving over their boy listed
among the missing
None of the bodies may be returned
to the families yet but mothers and
fathers have been coming to France
10 look at the grave Of their boy. Wei
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
Becker Removed
by Associated Press;

Washington, Dec. 81. Discussing
the refusal of Rear Admiral Becker to
accept the navy cross on the grouno
that it was an inadequate reward
for services performed by him as nav
al attache at Madrid during the war
Secretary Daniels today disclosed that
Becker was removed from that post
at the request of the State Depart
ment acting upon representations
from Ambassador Willard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
TWO BLOCKS IN
TAMPA'S WHOLE.
SALE DISTRICT
SWEPT BY FIRE

Two blocks of Tampa's wholesale
district were destroyed by FIRE yes
terday afternoon and of the fire the
Tribune says;
Loss estimated at between $3.50, 900
and 100000 was caused when fire
yesterday afternoon destroyed two
blocks of business and water front
property in the wholesale district.
The burned area is bounded by the
river on the west, by Whiting street
On the south, Tampa street on the
east and Washington street on the
north. In addition to destroying all
the buildings in this section, the fire
burned the main electric wires on
Whiting and Tampa streets, so that
the entire city east Of the river was
without light and power until 10
o'clock last night, and there was no
street car service until after that
hour. cars remaining wherever they
happened to be when the power was
cut off Hyde Park and West Tampa,
were not, hoover, affected by the fail
ure of lights and power.
The fire was famed by high
wind, spreading quickly from Its
roint of origin, the Home Line Office
warehouse. until it enveloped the adj
Joining wooden building, occupied by
the Bay Line. 1t then jumped across
Water street to the next BLOCK so rap
idly that firemen we're nearly cut of
and had to abandon 1000 feet of hose,
which was burned where II lay. There
were other close shaves and Capt. j
ID. Ross was badly burned about the
/ face, neeessitating the services of a
/ physician. Several other firemep were
burned. though not so seriously, and
IF. P. Arduengo, stereotyper en-
ployed by the Times was injured
while rolling paper from the ware
house. He is in a hospital with dis
located shoulder.
| Brick and Wooden Buildings Go
Together
After the two wooden buildings mex
TO the river had been consumed
spouting forth an inferno of smoke
and fame the brick buildings front
ing on Tampa street quickly followed
There were between 100 and 150 bar
rels of fuel oil in tank in the Bay
Line warehouse, and this unquestion
ably made the fire hotter and hardei
TO handle. When the fire reached the
Perkins & Sharpe wholesale grocery
warehouse at Tampa and Washington
streets, there followed bOmbardmen
Of firing from ammunition carried II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
SIGNING Of PROTOCOL IS
SCHEDULED FOR JAN, 6
BUT NOW APPEARS
It MAY Be LATER
Nothing to Publish
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, Dec. 31.-Foreign Of
fee officials declare that they have
nothing to make public regarding the
two American sailors under arrest at
Mazatlan. 1t is understood the sail
crs have the freedom of the city but
they are still facing trial.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
rooAvs CALENDAR OF SPORTS

RACING Winter meeting Of Cuba
american Jockey Club. at Havana,
Winter meeting of Jefferson Parish
air Association, at New Orleans.
GoLF-Annual Midwinter tourn-
ment at Pinehurst, N. C.
BILLIARDS Three-cushion match
etween Robert L. Cannefax and
harles Otis, at New York.
SHOOTING Opening Of American
aampionship at 1000 16-yard targets,
Riverside, Calf.
BOXING John Allecks vs.. AL Mel
an. y rounds, AZ Brockt0n, Mass
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

Dade City.-The new packing house
of the Dade City Packing Company
is now in operation and before the
holidays, was turning out two to three
cars daily
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
MAN WHO SOLD
ALCOHOL WHICH
KILLED SEVEN IS :
UNDER ARREST
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Dec. 81. Leo Cicero,
grocer, was arrested here today
charged with selling liquor response
bic for seven deaths from wood alco-
hol poisoning in Passaic, N. j.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
Peace Coming More Quickly Than
Relieved
(By Associated Press.)

(By ASSOCIdCPU FTHSS.J
Copenhagen, Dec. 31.-Maxin Lit
yinoff. a Bolsheviki representative
representative who has been confer
ring here with James O'Grady Of
Great Britain for the purpose OF
bringing about the repatriation Of
prisoners of war. declared today that
peace is coming more quickly than is
generally believed according to an
interview in the Social Demokretan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
vESTER
HELD, CHARGED
WITH MURDER
OF ]. S. BROWN
(By Associated Press.)

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec ST.
Cecil Beatrice Vester, located yester-
day by reporters of the Chicago Her.
aid Examiner, was surrendered to the
authorities here this morning and
placed in Jail on a charge of murder
ing J. Stanley Brown.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
SOCIALISTS IN
BERLIN FAVOR
GENERAL STRIKE
(By Associated Press. J

Paris, Dec. S1.-Independent So
cialist circles in Berlin are carrying
on an agitation in favor of general
strike as protest against the new
increase in the cost of food, according
to the Frankfort Gazette,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

Plant City,-A local grower has re-
Gently harvested his crop of dasheens.
From three acres he produced 600
hampers. The crop has been sold
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
Early Reply
(By Associated Press.)

wv -NsoOofutcu ICSoJ
Paris. Dec. 81 The supreme court
today agreed upon an early reply to
be made to Switzerland's application
for admission to the League of Ma
tons with reservations. The note
informs the Swiss authorities that the
council regards the application as a
question for the League itself to pass
upon when it is organized
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
Second Mission Sails for U. s,
(Ry Associated Press.l J

(By Associated Press.)
Manila, Dec. 81 THE second PHI
irpine mission seeking the independ-
ence of the islands at the hands of
the United States government sailed
for San Francisco Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
Air Squadron Joins Expedition
(By Associated Press

Cairo, Dec 81 An air squadron Is
joining in punitive expedition
against Dinks tribesmen who attacked
a British column in the upper Nile
region early this month
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31
GROOMING KY'S
GOVERNOR FOR
Y. PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press.)

Louisville. Ky, Dec. 31.-Repuh-
lican leaders in Kentucky are groom
ing Governor Morrow as the vice
presidential candidate, according to
an announcement here today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

fare organizations have organized ser
vices to facilitate these visits and at
several of the American cemeteries
the Youne Mems Christian Associa-
iion has provided rest rooms.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-31

urer of the United States The pa
Ler is brittle and tears easily.