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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
BIRTHDAY OF BIC BENZ THE MOST FAMOUS
 BELL IN ENGLAND

Big Ben" England's most famous his own birthday, for it was on April "A, 1858, that the world-famous bell which peals out the hours in the tow CT of the Westminster Houses of Par liament was turned out of the mold. Big Ben'' was named after Sir Ben Jamin Hall, the then commissioner of works, who was man of enormous stature. The great sounding tnstru- ment was formally christened "St. Stephen" but from the first 1t was popularIy called Big Ben" The bell was designed by E. B. Denison, who later became Lord Grimthorpe. The first attempt to mold the bell was a failure, and it was broken up and the same material, twenty-five parts copper and seven tin, was used in the second casting at WhitechapeL Big Ben weighs thirteen and a half tons, Is nineteen feet six inches in diameter and seven feet and ten inches in height. The cIapper weighs 500 pounds. Big Ben" cracked shortly after 1t was hung in place, but his tones, previously somewhat mournfui and dirge- like. were improved by the accident.
 Neither England nor America pos sess bells which can approach in size the famous old bells of Russia and China. The Great PauT'' bell, hung in St. PauHs, London, in 1922, weigh ed seventeen and 8 half tons. Other famous English bells include the Great Peter at York Minister, Great Tom" at Oxford, hung in 1880, and the "OId Lincoln, dating from 1910.
 North Americas greatest bell is the "Gros Rourdon" at Notre Dame Ca thedral, in Montreal, which weighs 4,78O pounds. This bell was hung in 1S47. in one of the twin towers of the cathedral.
 Perhaps the best loved bell in the world Is the Liberty Bell of Phi1adel- phia. The bell for the State House was ordered from England by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751, and reached Philadelphia the following year, but cracked when first rung. The bell was recast by 1.-two ingenious workmen'' of Philadelphia, Stow and Pass. Their first attempt was not an entire success, but in 1753 the bell was raised Into place in the tower, and was found to be entirely satisfac- tory as to tone, although some Phila- delphians objected to its cIamor.
 The largest bell ever made was cast in Moscow, Russia, In 1733. Its weight was 220 tons. It was too heavy to be used as 8, bell, and hole was made in 1t to serve as a, door and the interior used as a chapel The biggest bell in use Is in a Buddhist monastery near Canton. China. Ii Is said to weigh about 15O tons, and there Is also a bell in the temple neat Pekin which weighs almost as much The largest bell in the Christian world which Is in actual use as 8, bel Is in Moscow, above the chapel of St Nicholas in the Kremlin, and weighs 11O tons Novgorod has a bell weigh ing thirty-one tons, and Vienna ons which weighs nearly eighteen tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
LAKE SOLVES BIG PROBLEM
 0F AVIATION

/
 wllI-fhe airplane ever be of prae- .ticaI value in the commerce of the varId or will 1t always be either an engine of war or the toy or sport?
 A Bridgeport man, Christopher J. Lake, says that it in a very short time the airplane will compete even with railroads and steamships for touring, mall, parcel post, express and passenger service,
 MT. Lake has perfected an inner emily stable and even keel airplane that cures the defects in the older machines which were prone to upset. ftau spin, side slip, nose dive and loop the leop,
 These faults were permissible in tthe exingencies of war, but in order to secure full fruition for aviation in the pursuits of peace 1t was necessary to remedy them,
 Ths Wright brothers solved the problem of getting a heavier than air machine to rise but it was left for NIT, Lake to perfect the means where by this machine could safely land.
 Orv4Ile Wright said that the prob lem that confronted the makers of airplane5 was to develop a machine Of such design as to permit of the landing in any ordinary field encount- cred in cross country flying.
 That has been the difficulty, says Mir, Lake, the problem of providing a safe landing for airplanes,
 Because of the failure to overcome this difficulty many lives have been lost and much property destroyed,
 MT. Lake says that he has per fected an a1rpIsne of such design as to permit the landing in any ordinary field met with in cross country flight An airplsue being heavier than air must depend upon speed to make it rise and keep 1t aloft, The moment Hts speed slackens below a certain Limit or 1t stops, down must come the machine.
 Mir. Lake has invented an even FlSeeled alrplane of that has an un- upsettable stability, at such slow Ispeed as to make landing available highways small fields, and lots, parks ponds, reservoirs, streams. rivers Ebays and oceans, on ice or snow, con ivoys or battle sl1tps
 He claims that with such as ma chine you can Judictously and con scisntiousIy start to the North or South Pole and safely land in every Icity and hamlet on the way, if you Hike, or you can engage in any com inlercisl pursuit of life, available tc the airplane in anyYpart of the world
 The aerial mail service already in faugurated has shown that it is pos. ksible to cut two-thirds from the time Ipf the ia steSt train service.
 There Is no invention that ha, come forward with such leaps and Fbounds as the atrDlane. Its manu. fracture Is fast becoming a business of great proportions. and the fac lthat the airplans exceeds the auto ,Juobile and Il other means of trave flor speed, mobility and directness o1 Eroute wi1D naturally cause 1t to come into common use more quickly thar Eany other invention of the past fifty lyears.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
THE YANK OUTDONE.

The visitor. to England from Man haitian had been talking of the size of some of the millionaires' palaces on Long Island, but when in the course of his tour he was brought to a certain castle in Warwickshire he admitted that 1t was "a fair size"
 "A fair size?" echoed the guide,
 who was feeling a little irritated by the Yankees depreciation of every thing that was not American. "A fair size should say it was! Why, you can't tell how big 1t is from the outside! Wait till you get inside! There are so many rooms and cellars ; and corridors in rhat house, sir, that the visitors get lost in it when they go for the first time, and the duke keeps a pack of trained bloodhound ds to track lem down and chase 'en back to the dining-room in time for dinner!"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
THE AMERICAN DRAMA.

The first play by an American author ever produced in an American theatre was "The Prince of Partia," by Thomas Godfrey, Jr., of Philadel- phia, which was given before an en- thusiastic audience at the Southwark theatre in Philadelphia 152 years ago tonight, April 24, 1767. The South wark theatre, which had curtain painted by Maori John Andre, the British officer who was executed be- cause of his participation in the plot of Benedict Arnold-continued to be a popular playhouse until 1t was burned down in 1923. It was the leading playhouse of the Quaker City until 1794. when the Chestnut Street theatre gained supremacy Another early play written and produced in America, although not by Americans, was "The Blockade of Boston" the work of Burgoyne, the British com mander. William Dunlap was the first American to make dramatic lit erature his profession. Other early pIaywrights of note include John Howard Payne, the author of Home Sweet Home,' who had 16 plays to his credit; John D. Burke, author of Bunker Hfu,' Joan of Arc" and other dramas, who was killed in a duel in 1908, and Samuel Woodwork, author of The Old Oaken Bucket" |" who scored several dramatic suc- cesses Another prominent author of the period was George P Morris, author of "Woodman, Spare That Tree"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
HOW TO BID AN EGG KING.

Three quarts of watergIass and q 22- gallon galvanized iron ash can en-
 able @. Storrs, Conn, woman to out wit the cold storage houses, accord ing to Roy F. Jones' poultry specialist
 for the Ext ension Service of Connect
 icut Agricultural College. The eggs
 went into the ash can in April, 1918,
 when eggs were selling at forty cents ta dozen- and they came out last fall and winter when fresh eggs were sell ing at eighty cents to S1.15 a dozen.
 Anyb ody, can do it, according to MT Jones. The ash can isn't essential ] because you. can use stone jars, wash tubs glassware-in fact anything that tcan be made watertight. There are other solutions than waterglass for preserving eggs. but waterglass is sgenerally admitted to be safest and lbest.
 i This particular woman had a fam lilly of four and tho family liked eggs. sShe had read about the waterglass tplan and was willing to try it. Most
 of the directions said ''stone jars'' but l she decided the ash can would do. The can cost $5, which. you'll admit, is enough for an ash can, but as it will last several years. ten per cent. of the cost was charged against the 1918 1 storage. The waterglass cost twenty ! five cents a quart The total expen-
 diture amounted to s25.5O for sixty dozen eggs put down in waterglass. ] Not an egg was lost .F'urth erIn ore the housewife found that she could kuse them in many ways. The diff cuIty of boiling waterglass eggs was surrn ounted by making a. pinhole ir | the large end of the egg shell.
 ! Investigation proved that the car ! could hold eighty dozen as well as sixty, and eighty dozen eggs have ;beeu ordered for delivery the las week in April.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
CHARITY ORGANIZATION
 MET THIS AFTERNOON.

The annual meeting of the Charity organization was held this afternoon
 at the Seaside club. An election of officers was held and the program for the coming year discussed. Presi- dent William F. Severn presided. The nominating committee, consisting of "A. E. Lavery, F. H. Dillon and Geo
 l. Warren, made its report. Dur ing the coming year the organization
 will concentrate on the problem of caring for the feeble minded. A..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
MAJOR ADAMS IS
 |ACK FROM FRANCE

Major F. J. Adams of S3s West avenue, was among those who arrived in Boston yesterday on the battIeship New Jersey, which brought the last units of the 26th Division. Major Adams had with him a dog which he claims deserted the Germans at Cha teau Thierry and Joined the U s. Marines Mrs. Adams was in Bos- ton yesterday to greer her husband when he arrived
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24
AMERICAS FIRST NEWSPAPER.
The first real newspaper, contin,

The first real newspaper, continu- ously printed. in America was the Boston News Letter, of which the initial number was published 215 years ago today. A single number of a journal called Publick Occurrences, Foreign and Domestick, had been printed a little over l 3 years before, but, like many of it's successors, it's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24

first number was also its last. John Campbell was the entire staff of the News Letter, from managing editor to printers devil The publication lasted 72 years and it's circulation re- mained steady at about 300 copies weekly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-24

Diner: Waiter, take this cheese away"
 Waiter: Certainly sir; does it an noy you?'
 Diner; No, but it is eating my bread!
 Dora: T suppose the brightest moment in your life was when Jack proposed?"
 Doris: Brightest? There wasn't particle of light in the room!"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
William f aversham
at Isis his Week

Playing tbs part OF Geoffrey
Ware. IA support OF William Faver-
sham in The ParamountAr tcraft
special picture. The silver King.
whaea wtu De shown at tho Isis
theatre This week. Is young actor
who has a unique claim to distinction.
4 ne name which he has eaoscn for
has motion picture advent is John
Sunderland. and he is a veteran OF
the great war. having served nearly
three years In the aviation service OF
the Belgian army.
After receiving no fewer than
thirteen wounds he was honorably
discharged. lie could not go back TO
his former occupation for he had no
business left TO go to. Both he and his
father lost all they had In worldly
goods to help save Belgium from de-
slruction. and that was nearly twelve
million dollars. Their business was
freight transportation between East
African ports Their ships were sunk
and their business entirely wiped out
Az an added attraction Mr.. and
Mrs. sidney Drow will be seen In
Once Mason" delightful comedy
production
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
Pauline Frederick
on Bijou' s Bill

Ethel Clayton, Il lavorite of the
screen. will be seen at the Bijou
theatre Aoniorrao, Tuesday and
Wednesday, in a film version of Rose
Stahl's former stage vehicle, Maggie
Pepper" one of the most appealing
stories ever picturized and one OF
Charles Klein's most successful crea-
lions.
Chester Whitney directed this pic
ture with his accustomed skill. Miss
Clayton is ideal In the role of Mag
gle, the brave shopgiri, who wins
out by pluck, common sense and
faithfuiness. Tho love story IL an
intensely absorbing one and there
are dramatic moments in the pic
ture which rise to great heights. de-
spite the simple character of the in
yestiture and the characters.
| Added features include a new Bur-
ton Holmes Travelogue and n Bray
photograph.
| One OF the strongest nhotoplays
seen here in many weeks Is paid In
Full" starring Pauline Frederick. the
brilliant star, which will be on view at
the RiJou theatre Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. The story OF Emma
Brooks whose happiness is marred
by shiftiess and improvldent hus-
band. is finely appealing and IL al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
THE RICHMOND v1RGINrAN-sUNDAY MARCH 1919

and her son, Russeli Thaw, to the
Odeon, In The woman Who Ga~s"
dramatic recital with enough OF
heart interest to satisfy the most OK
acting. A Ford Weekly in on the
same bill Thursday brings Mar
guerite Clark In Mrs. Wigs of tho
Cabbage Patch" that delightful story
in which the star SO beautifully por-
trays the role of "Lovey Mary" As
an added feature a Ford Weekly will
be shown.
Friday and Saturday the biggest
double bill In weeks will be offered In
Douglas Fairbanks in The Half
Breed" and the Mack Sennett stars,
including Charlie Murray, Marie Pro-
vost, Phyllis Haver and others in
Never Too Old'. The Half Breed"
~ 3. 80 y1'"* ..hzzf>7 fg,$
brought tears and sausaa.ar to Fsatl-
lions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

new feature for Richmond. and The
Story of an Orange" n new comedy
Will he shown
Kitty Gordon, the regaliy beauti-
ful is the feature star in The I'm
yelling Hand" in which she is sup
ported ~ Irving Cummings and
George IcQuarrie as the main at
traction Wednesday and Thursday
''Tha Tnveiling Hand" Is remar-
kaole drama, fast-moving and in
teresting in every foot from start to
finish, 1t shows life as 1t is. On the
same program Charlie Chaplin will
be shown In "a Night In a Show q
two-reel comedy delight that is seii
10 be as funny as anything Chaplin
has ever undertaken.
Friday and Saturday Bert Lytell
and Mary Anderson will be seen ms
co-stars in THE Spender." one of the
witticst and most charming features
presented here in long time. The
picture is q sermon INSTALLATION OF
the story which delighted the million
readers Of The Saturday Evening
Post, being the seeking for the good
things In life by q debonair and low
able young man with a slender purse
Added features include a kinogram
News and a special comedy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
WHAT THE movies"
OFFER THIS WEEK
ODEOS,

ODEOS.
Monday--Tom Mix. In ''Fame and
Fortune" Tuesday-Kitty Gordon
In Adele" Wednesday--Ev EVELYN
Nesbft In The Woman Who Gave :"
Thursday Marguerite Clark In
Mrs. VICES OF the Cabbage Patch"
Friday and Saturday -- Douglas
Fairbanks In The Half Breed
NEW.
Monday and Tuesday--Francts x.
Bushman. In The Poor Rich Man"
Wednesday and Thursday--Kitty
Gordon In The dwelling Hand"
Friday and Saturday--Bert Lyteil
In The spender."
BIJOU.
Monday. Tuesday and wedn esday
Ethel Clayton in Maggie Pep
per" Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day--Pauline Frederick In Paid In
Full"
COLONIAL
Monday and Instance
Talmadge in Romance and Ara
bella" Wednesday and Thursday--
Alice Brady In The World to Live
In" Friday and Saturday--Gladys
1srockweli In The Forbidden
Room"
IN Wanted for Murder
ISIS.
All week--William Favsrsham
Ia The silver King"
All Week-Elaine Hammsrstein
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
New Theater Opens
Doors Tomorrow

As the opening features under the
direction of Jake Wells. the New
Theatre offers tomorrow and Tues
day Francis X Bushman and Beverley
Bayne, with Stuart Holmes, In The
Poor Rich Man" a breezy romance
OF an Arizona girl and q New York
millionaire. wherein fate takes o hand
in the game Of love. 1t In the first
production made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bushman since their marriage and Is
one OF the best they have ever made
The plot 10 made up OF many adven-
turtles and exciting happenings. On
the same bill KinoEram News, a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

Tom Mix In Fame and Fortune. ."
q dramatic whlriwind of bullets,
bravery and love, opens the week at
the odeon tomorrow This picture
is veriatble western cyclone with
an abundance of real action. on the
same bill Smiling Bill" Parsons in
Proposing BtiI' win he shown as a
comedy feature, Tuesday only Kitty
Gordon will nc shown In Adele. the
"oaaeriui story of 4 daring Louisiana
girl in France and the great test she
met in her choice between love ana
duty a comedy is the added at.rac-
ton. .
ed1esdav brings Evelyn Nesht,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
Wanted for Murder
All Week at Victor

More than unusual interest has beer
manifested in the announcement OF
the Victor theatre that the grea,
dramatic triumph Wanted For Muir
der" a story of adventurous ro-
nance. viii DO the superde luxe at
traction nj this popular house for q
special engagement of one week, be-
ginning tomorrow
Wanted for Murder" which was
written by the noted newspaper
writer. 8. Jay Kaufman. and In which
the beautiful Elaine Hammerstein Is
starred. 10 positively a post-belium
story. Anthem here are many
thrilling lies of actual warfare IN
troduce throughout the action OF
tf,e plot. they are mere Incidents in
the development OF the theme. which
Is based on the love of man for a girl.
Dick. the boy of the story. 20 IF
Hero" Is American, and the girl.
Cerinne, is French. ncither under
standing the others spoken language.
but that matters .tie. for the
language OF love which springs from
TIRE heart and is spoken through the
ayes has been understood since time
began
The play Is by no means a somesr
ore, for the delightful little human
bits introduced at just the proper In
tereals make the story an ideal com
hination OF love, pathos and humor. Il
delight to any audience,
The happy conclusion, with its
Viever little twist of surprise, Will
Ssnd you away with JOY in your heart
ard the conviction in your mind that
swanted for Murder" IL the most ex-
eeptional and probably the greatest
81 all screen productions of today.
On the same bill Ben Turpin, Marie
Provost and the Mack Bennett stars
viii be shown In their own interpre-
satiou OF East Lynne with Varia-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

lighted Richmond audiences In her
.splendid productions. but an a widow,
rs she is In this one, she 10 unusually
charming. but finally falls" for the
hustler, who. although prosaic. proved
that faint heart never won fair
lady"
Wednesday and Thursday beautiful
Alice Brady will be presented.i The
World to Live In" delightfully."- In
terestirg story In which the star bril-
liantly portrays the role of a fascin-
ating young American girl whose only
/ desire seemed to be searching for
pleasure. A special comedy will be
added to the same program.
For stirring romance of feminine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02
Constance Talmadge
Be Seen at Colonia,

One bewttching live story, with
fascinating Constance Talmadge as
the girl. Is enough to make almost
any picture we'll worth seeing. but
in Romance and Arabella" which
will be shown at the Colonial to-
morrow and Tuesday there are five
distinct love stories with the same
heroine in each case. If you love a
romantic girl. Il you are prosaic, this
is the picture that wifi give you a
tip how to win her despite her love
for romantic men. AS kid. de-
butante. n married woman and as Il
divorce, Constance Talradge has de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

t---.se ~.*. I..vvss 1880 W1xt ID
wei to zee Gladys Brockwe11 yp1914
Iand Saturday In The fOrot6449
ROOM" in which = woman uayD ~
the evil men do. II b . gftpDlM4
story OF a girls battle against go
irupt piotters seeking her 6ownf40 ~
ia big city. How she finally -
auers and saves the city, rfovine h
woman is capable Of running to-
makes delightful picture. Two sassN
features on the eAme bill inoleoe
Harold Lloyd In ION NY Way -
newest Lonesome Luks" comedy -
a Gaumout Graphic News. y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-02

fords this popular player one Of the
most powerful roles of her career.
On the same bill will be shown
Mutt and Jeff comedy cartoon and
a new Outlook TraveIogue.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-10-10
October in Missouri

The man who wrote The nelan-
choly days have come" was not
thinking of October in Missouri. 1t
is our most glorious month. The
harvest Is finished Our granaries
are bursting with golden Grain. The
farm wagons are creakins and
sroanine and the trucks are snort
ing and putting under the weight of
the biggest crop that Missouri ever
sent to market. Fat cattle are
grazing upon ten thousand hills, the
winter apples are blushing in the
October breeze, mineling their ruby
glow with the russell. green and
gold that CLEANS from every shrub
and tree. while from meadow AMI
hill and hedge the Bob White is cal
ling to his mate that the frost is on
the pumpkin and the folders in the
shock" Great is Missouri. and
wonderful is the golden glory of
her grand October daysl-MiSsouri
Message.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-10-10
Must Ration Sugar

That sugar shortage is due direct
ly to the premature lifting of war
time restrictions, is the opinion of
Kurt Grunwald. viee-president of
the International Farm Congress,
and an authority on sugar. Hoard
ing has contributed only slightly to
the shortage. Mr.. Grunwald said
The Department of Agriculture
and the Department OF the Interior
knew that enough sugar to meet
the demands Of this country was
not available when the rationing of
sugar was discontinued shortly after
the armistice signing, Mr. Grunwald
charges. The only relief in sight is
the immediate resumption ofration-
ing. he said. "
- The United States consumes
about 4 2 million tons of sugar a
year, an average Of about eighty
pounds per person." Mr.. Grunwald
pointed out. We produce in the
states approximately 100000 tons
OF beet sugar and 100000 tons of
cane sugar year. Our island pos
sessions produce another million
tons, bringing our total production
up to two million tons. That neces-
states importing from other sources
principally Cuba. at least 2 1.2 mil
lion tons year to adequately meet
the demand here.
Before the war importing sugar
was easy, for England then was get
ting her sugar supply from Ger
many and Austria. But the war
closed those sources to England. the
largest consumer of sugar in the
world.
$50 she went into the open COM
petative market with us aud our
principal sources of supply were
impaired. France and Belgium.
which produced enough sugar to
meet their own demands before the
war. now also are competing in. the
open market for sugar"
A large acreage of sugar was
planted in the United States last
spring. but unfavorable climate con-
ditions and disease cut down the
crop to approximately the size of
last years, Mr.. Grunwald said This
crop. he pointed out. is just start
ing to the sugar factories and it will
be several months before the sugar
reaches the market.