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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-04
MILLIONAIRE AND HIS BANK.
How RE Received His Money Though
Vaults We're Closed.


a wellknown millionaire hastily
entered few days ago the bank
whore he carried a large deposit. lie
Lai left his puchotbook home ana
wanted cash. The bank was sorry,
but caalI not accommodate him. II
was past o'clock, the vaults were
closed and the executive staff had
gone homo.
The subordinate officers held
quick council and one Of them thus
described tie result:
We piled up every cent We had in
our clothes, then we went through the
clerks and had every man IN the es-
Enlistment turn his pockets inside
ont The customer was many times a
millionaire, and could secure from US
any day wA5tayer sum he needed. But
the time locks were set, and the best
We could do was $50 in cash. lie
stuffed the roll in his pocket aud hur-
r.elly went on his way. We did not
even ask for a memorandum. knowing
that lie de,estei details. and that a
subsequent word with his secretary /
was ell that woull he necessary to re, !
iuhur-o the bank"
The incident may be taken as Illus /
trauHr first, the limit which is drawn T
in the control OF banks by great fhan. +
c!-rs, at which so much has been late f
lT heard; second, the adysability OF F
pr eating checks before p. m. and F
q
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
PLAZA.

Destiny g. photoplay based on a the production chosen for Dorothy Phillips as a successor to her great success, The Heart of Humanity" shown last night at the Plaza theatre 1t won general commendation. "Des- tiny has an intensely dramatic theme. It deals with the conflict between a sister, played by Miss Phillips, and a brother, played by William Stowell, in which the latter's lust for power brings ruin to himself and others. As in several late stage plays, two parallel lines of action are shown. From the outset, one feels that he is watching the actions and guaging the emotions of real human beings and the production strikes one rather as cross-section view of life itself than as photplay of ffcfcious characters. It Is in six parts.
 They audevflle headliner Is "The owl" featuring Phil Adams And nest ofg ir1 songbirds. Special scenery and good costumes ares hown. Com edy. songs and dances are introduced throughout. Duckie and Harris. two men in n clever song and dance spec ialty took the honors of the bill. They had the audience laughing all the way through their act. Althof Sisters came a close second for the honors, for with a singing and piano diversion they were very well ap plauded. One of the girls sings some popular and ballad numbers with a powerful voice while the other Is very good at the piano. Frank Car ter with four tables and a bunch of chairs starts the bill off in great shape. Gaumont News and Screen Magazine were very interesting, as usual.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
WHO CAN EXPLAIN?

There is a. mystery at the George M Conan theatre. No one can solve fl Even the rotund song book boy ,,bo soils copIes of Broken Bios sorns" has been losing weight trying to unearth it.
 If vou happen to stop long enough before the Buddhist shrine III the lobby of the George M Conan thea- ire you will see on the richly eHl- broidered table covering coins anu dollar bils The money has come lo tho feet of Buddha in some mySteri- ous manner and no one has yet seen +ba nerson or persons who are re- e,nonsib1e for the placing of the trl- bute before the image of Buddha-
 During the seven weeks that D- w. crit6th's Broken Blossoms mas been playing at the Conan theatre the money has been pouring Tn to .he feet of Buddha. At hrst IL was b,,+ a few pennies, then 1t grew to silver coins, and now paper money rests in the upturned hands or the image. .
 What influence the Buddha Ill .eFzrol1en Blossoms may have on Christian peoples is hard to uhoe s4and No one has been able to ten what motive has inspired the siVlhs o4 the tributes, but whether IL IS eunerstition, reverence, ar'lsllc ap o-aciation or fear of tbe eou- the f.c+ remains that from day to uay +ba money piles up and not even tiie oo1ored porter at the Conan mas lhe +ernerity to touch It.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
CHILD MUSICIAN WONDER IN EUROPE
 IS AN AMERICAN

Rome July -(Correspondence of rero, aged 1s, who leads 1OO-piece orchestras in selections of Wagner, Beethoven, Ross.-i .lrieg and others, is an American and was born in Port land, Me. The child has attracted the attention of Europe since he was four years old but it was only re- gently that his American birth was revealed by his parents, who are Italian.
 The father told The Associated Press correspondent that Willy car ried an American passport but that his name was William Ferrero, a name he had chosen for him while he had worked in Maine when the child was born.
 The father said that at the age of two, the lad was brought to Italy whither his parents were returning to take up their residence in their old home in Turin. When Willy was four, he began his musical career leading an orchestra in the Folies Bergere in Paris. A year later, he appeared in the Costanza theatre, Rome, where for the first time he led an orchestra for 100 pieces. The pro- gram was composed of Wagnerian, Beethoven and other heavy selec- tions.
 The child took his orchestra before Emperor Nicholas Tn 1913. and con ducted two concerts for the monarch. In the same year his orchestra was filling an enga cement in London, and he was commanded to appear before Queen Alexandria of England, at Marlborough House. He appeared before Pope Benedict xV. in 1916.
 In April, 1915, Just before Italy's | declaration of war, Willy was pre- sented with the Gold Medal by the Italian Minister of Education after he had made a successful appearance in the Augusteum. where he had con- ducted an orchestra and chorus az gregating 800 participants.
 All the players in the orchestra are men of long musical experience.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
POLES.
(Review.)

There may be more entertaining acts in vaudeville than that offered by Lulu Coats and her Cracker Jacks at Polls but they haven't been in this nefghborhood of late. Combining singing dancing and comedy, these versatile performers present one of those vaudeville offerings that you can sit through 8 dozen times They met with a very cordial reception yester- day and took several deserved en- cores.
 The Boys from over There" intro ducing Messrs. Lehr, Edmonds and Marr, contributed another very pleas ing vaudeville skit that was a bright spot in the program.
 Jason and Haig, in their variety slSit called "A Book of Vaudeville. found immediate favor with an act that had all the elements of real poppy entertainment.
 '''The Girl from Milwaukee" pleased immensely with some good song num- bers and the F'aber Brothers. in an acrobatic bit called ''The Athletes Dream filled out the bill in a happy way.
 The feature photoplay is True Heart Susie" a D. w. Griffith produc- tion starring Lillian Gish and an all- star cast that includes Robert Harron, George Fawcett, Kate Bruce ana
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
SPEAKING OF COURTESY

..ros. q coin" said Maxwell kar- ear Metro director general ieenhe for all the world like another Soio- mon. ,,, ,+ tho
 It seems that Room llf ap tne Metro studios in Hollywood ls coVe'- od bv the directors, and when IL was viven up by Edwin Carewe' Harry G,ranklin and John 1nce were apPl- canu for occupation. Franknn hao bee, promised it by Studio Manaser thompson and Ince had been prom ised it by MT. Karger.
 ..Neither of us knew Of the other 5 ,romise." said the director general "Toss a coin."
 Then Ince's assistant, Fred war ren. leaped into the breach with five minute oration in which wit mingled with logic and piety was not entirely absent. Its only result was a reiteration of MT. Karger's decree -"Toss a coin."
 "If we lose, can we have the rug ' asked the hopeful Warren. It was denied him. So the coin was Tipped. Franklin called for tails and it fell heads.
 we win, we win!" cried Director Ince. batting Warren on the back. And then he turned around and pre- sented the office to Director Frank lin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Extra Sports
0PORT YARN1
 S BY THE VETERAN NJ
HOW PRESIDENT BNCOIiN'S
 INTERVENTION WON sERIE

If anyone stopped the average New Yorker on his way to the Polo Grounds and asked him why ne did mt take a ferryboat over to Brooklyn to see g. regular game. he would prob ably be pinched by the nearest pol ieemaa as crazy. But tho rooter of fifty years ERo believed it was i'm ,oss!bie to sec C. first cfass baseball game in Manhattan.
 True enough, Manhattan hal ifs 1wn baseball term in those Jays, put anyone who Ss,.ied to see the Mu- trrais. as the Iig nine of that period was known T. ny on thcIr hCrac rounds they had to take n CT v 5t uit to 1ieboken and then walk up Tast Castle Stevens tc the Elysian F:eid.
 The wise Biarhattanits who want ed to see a regular game took the ferry 10 Brooklyn and tried to crowd into the front ranks of those watch ing the Atlantlcs play the EclSfcrCs either on the Capitoline Grounds, the home field of the former, or on the Union Grounds in Williamsburg, own ed by the latter team.
 Thetc were other bszebaH teams. bat the annual contests between the Atlantics and the TIckfords for the championship of Brooklyn always drew the biggest crowds. Probably the Eckford team is the only baso- ball nine that has had a President recall man from the army to help them was a. game.
 Fifty years ago no baseball team hnd mere than two pitchers, nnd rou1c had only one. Tn the summer of tho Inst year of'the civil war the AtlanttCs and the Eckfords were .,r I1 pionship series. and Joe Spraguc, the best pitcher the Eckfords ever had, was an officer serving under Grant. Each series consisted of three games, the championship going to the winner of two.
 The first game was played on the Union Grounds and WIS won by the Eckfortla. Tho second game was play ed on tho Capitoline Field and was won by the Atlantics. The Eckfords knew that Sprague had kept on prac- tisiuE pitching while in the Army and that if they could get him back to Brooklyn before the thrd and decid- ing game of the series they would have tho championship.
 William Wall was n member of Congress from the district at that time. In response to frantic appeals from his constituents he called on President Lincoln to ask for Spra- gue's release. The President asked General Grant to release the 11clsford pitcher, and SpraRue received his discharge immediately. His team man. aged, by the use of n series of ex- cuses. to postpone tho third game until his arrival.
 Sprague pitched the spcediest ball of any pitcher of his time, and all though during his absence the rules had been revised and an overland throw substituted for an underhand pitch, his delivery had too much speed for tho Antlantic batters. Tho Eckforis won the game and the cham pionship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Standing of tho Clubs.
l.E:vINSkY WINS
 FROM CREE

PHILADELPHIA, July 15-Bat- flins Levinsky, formerly of Bridge port, but now of this city, received sT5O for outpoiutlng Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in five of the six rounds of their bout at the National League baseball park last night. The Bat tier fought a splendid battle through out and had his opponent from the other end of the state worried all through the bout which was replete with action and which turned out to be the most interesting and hard est fought of the night.
 Ted Lewis. the former welter- weight champion, did q comeback when he defeated Steve Latzo in q tu riuus six-round bout. Iatzo SCOT ed a knockdown in the first, but Lewis repaid him by knocking him through the ropes and into the crowd in the second. In the next four rounds Lewis showed he's fast rounding into shape to meet his con Queror, Jack Britton.
 Joe Yelling of Chicago made the lightweight :.----t and outpointed Lew Tender fin six fast rounds. welItn- was on top of Tender every round driving straight r!Eht-hand punches to the Philadelphia boys face, also sending in left swings to Tenders body that hurt. IL was an exciting contest that was enjoyed by the thousands that filled the park.
 In another six-rounder Eddie Moy of Allentown, won all tho way from Harry Pierce, formerly of Brook lyn.
 Battling Levinsky outpointed Harry Greb. Joe Tiplitz knocked out Geo. Char~y in the third round The show drew s25, ,292. Tendler got 22 1-2 per cent, or s5,6eO.7o: WelAnS, st.3s0: Greb, s1.00o; Levin sky. t7S0; Chaney, $500; Tiplitz $500; Lewis, s750; Latzo, $4o0; Moy s4OO- and Pierce sG5O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
WEST END.

Some of the finest riding ever seen in q. film is to be found in William s. T1srt's new Aircraft picture Square Deal Anderson pictured by Lambert IIilIyer from the story of Charles AL den Seltzer. which is showing at the West End theatre tonight. MT. Hart presents one Of the finest portrayals of his screen career and his support headed by Ann Little is erntnently 
 Larry Semon in 'TIds Home Sweet Home." Q rip-roaring two-reel Big ''V'' will also be shown, including Universal Current Events and Lit erary Digest B*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
"REMINISCENCES or \
 BROOKLYN FAN.

"A famous Brooklyn ball game was one which took place shortly after tho civil war between the Red Stockings of CinciuatI and the At 1autics on tho Capitoline Grounds. The Cinciuafti team was composed ot some of the best ball players west of New York. IL toured the country. defeating evorr t01Tu wet of the Hud- son river. The team thought 1t would be easy to dof,at the ,Atlantics of Brooklyn, which claimed the cham pionship at that time. A crowd of 25.O0O people were at the Capitoliu5 to -~e the defeat Of the Red Stockings. Alter the Brooklyn game the western team started to go to pieces and oiS- banded.
 '"The baseball teams of the sos and cos were entirely composed of men from the districts they repre- sented. The players received no sal aries. and played only on afternoons when they could get away from their regular work. Many of the Erookly1 players were men employed in the navy yard. "yvayddy' Beach- one of the best catchers the Eckfords had, wns a huckster when he wasn't playing ball.
 There were no regular uniforms. All ball players irrespective of their club, wore some sort of a blue uni form None of the clubs owned their fields. They leased the grounds for the purpose. There were no grand stands.
 Then men played for the love of the game itself. The gate receipts little moro than covered the rent of the grounds. The local clubs took no long trips. The only team that left the state to play was the Athletics of Philadelphia, the nearest approach to a professional nine in those days.
 Tn the early days of baseball it was considered a rank extrdvagance . to have more than one ball. The game was often stopped while both teams Joined forces to look for the ball.
 The rules were peculiar in those days. too. A player did not have to strike at a ball unless 1t pleased him. On one memorable occasion Hanne- gan of the Morrisans team pitched seventy-two balls to Mills of the Eek lords.
 "Under the early rules the catcher stood a good smany feet back of the batter. When a man was on third the pitcher would run forward and at tempt to catch his own ball Then the rules were revised so that the catcher had to stand in back of the batter when there was man on third.
 Players with all sorts of types of whiskers and boards were seen on the baseball diamond of the '60'.s Ed Brown, a second baseman with the Athletics. had whiskers of the o1d-fashioned kind which parted and f1oated back If him as he ran bases Johnny Oliver, q second baseman of shs Atlantiea boasted | goatee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15

W. II. Bowes' Carolina of the Indian IIarbor Yacht Club won the four teenth annual Block Island race for srnoIl sailing yachts that was held over the weekend by the New York Athletic Club. The Carolina covered the 1Oo-nile course from the east end of Huckleberry Island to the West Harbor at Block Island, in 17:01:15. AS the craft was allowed 1 hour and 20 minutes handicap. Carolina had a corrected time of 14:H:15. w. 1T. Bowes is a well known Long Island Sound Corinthian and has won sev- eral other lang distance sailing races for small crnft-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
HELP!

Harold Lloyt recalls with broad grins, the days when he worked as cub reporter on a morning newspaper in a Wyoming town. We got a bit previous one morning and printed the death of one Sam Jones. Mr. Jones wasn't dead when the paper was is- sued. But that didn't bother our editor-he came out the next day with a paragraph like this: 'Yester- day morning we were the first to print the death of Sam Jones. To- day we are the first to deny the re- port. The morning Sun is always in the Yan.'''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
SAFETY FIRST.

Charles Meredith is now enjoying 2 the somewhat questi enable happi- ness of making love to a charming g lady whose husband is closely watch ing his every move.
 While it is being done for the worthy cause of a Brentwood pro- duction featuring Florence Nidor and directed by her husband, King w Ntdor. it none the less has it's crucial moments.
 During rehearsal for one scene Meredith and Florence Vidor were seated together upon a divan appar- ently discussing the most interesting of all topics when King Vidor called: Not so close there!''
 Upon Meredith's withdrawal to a very respectful distance, Vidor said:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
BREAKS.

Marie WaIcamp broke the female record for branding cattle in the course of the filming of the Tempest Cody series of two-reel westernera Tho record for tieing and branding cattle is seventeen seconds. Miss Wal camp did the feat in twenty-two sec onds. Eleven hundred head of cattle were used as setting for the picture in Sonora county of Northern Cal ifornia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
WE'LL!

Richard Barthelmess little guessed the price he had to pay for the fame he won in following the premferre of Broken Blossoms" He spent two weeks in New York and recently re- turned to Los Angeles where he found 1.233 letters from newly acquired friends. Now Barthelmess' typewriter is busy working nights, shooting off replies with machine gun rapidity. Such is the price of fame, but the young man declares 1t is the first bill he enjoyed paying.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
STORIES ABOUT STARS THAT YOU LIKE TO SEE SHINE

Whats the matter, Charley2 You're spelling the whole effect. Stay where you were''
 Meredith meekly replied: "I thought you said I was sitting too close to Mrs. Vidor."
 Nidor led the laughter of the crowd back of the camera and explained that his remark had been addressed to one of the camermen.
 The picture is titled "The Other Half"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
"LOVE WINS"

With the interior scenes of Love Wins virtually completed, Director Hancock will be ready to go on 1oca- tion for the eXteriors. Major and Mrs. Rupert Hughes have rendered the use of their beautiful estate ct Bedford Hills N. Y to MT. Hancock for several scenes and some wonerful shots are anticipated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
HAS VACATION.

Marion Davies actually had a rest over the weekend. It Is the first in many months. Miss Davies is working on her picture 'The Cinema Murder'' at the Biograph, and she admits that most of her brief vacation were spent in getting new creations for her new feature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
CINEMA BREVITIES

Corinne Griffith recently acquired a handsome town car which is finish ed vivid red. Now she is trying to ex- change it for one of another color or have it repainted A few days ago while on her way to the Vitagraph studio, she passed some street urch- fns. Hey lady," they cried in unison, where's the ffre?'' That was enough for Miss Griffith.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
FRANKIE BURNS WINS.

JERSEY CITY. July 15-Frankie Burns of this city, had no trouble eating Jabez Whife Of Albany, in an eight-rounder before the Armory A 4. A.ls 1a-st night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. New York ,; Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 8; Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 2; St. Louis 1. Chicago ,; Boston 3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
THE PRESS AGENTS SAY

other favorites. A Fatty Arbuckle comedy, "A Desert Hero.'' and the Pathe News are other film features.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Ga-ncS TOdaY

NesY York at Detroit. Boston at Chicago. Washington at Cleveland. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Standing of tho Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Detroit 3: New York O. Chicago 9; Boston 3. Clevelcnd :: Washington 1. St. Louis 1; Philadelphia 0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Games Today,

Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
BASEBALL SUMMARY
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Providence :: Bridgeport 3. Worcester s: Pittsfield 3. Hartford 1; Springfield 1. New Haven 9; Waterbury 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
JOTTINGS
(By D. J. L)

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15
Games Today.

Bridgeport at Providence. Now Haven at Waterbury. Hartford at Springfield. Pfttsfeld at Worcester.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-15

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