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Evening journal., 1920-11-04
women Serve
We'll AS jurors
Coroner's Probe Into Motor
mans Death Has Air of
Dignity
FIND VERDICT OF
ACCIDENTAL DEATH

The nrst woman Jury to sit in Della
ware served last night IN the Coro-
nerls probe OF thc death Of John ).
Festing, motorpan OF the South
ern Railroad Company, who fell on
his car and was Killed.
The jury comprised Harrye w.
Lowe, foreman; W. II. Mlncr. secre-
Larry; William l.. Crossan, and Mrs.
Lillian Jacobs. 203 West Sixth street :
Mrs. Katherine Livesey, 1921 West
Fourth street: Mrs. Mack Kelly. COZ
Grant avenue. and Mrs. George Lord.
ji6 Grant avenue.
According to the testimosy Festlng
fell from his car during a run be-
tween New Castle and Delaware City
last week. No one saw him fall from
tho car and only the evidences OF
The mans death and testimony OF
tho physician at Delaware Hospital
was avalabh. II IS b lleved Mr.. Fest
ing had vertigo. The verdict OF the
jury was accidental death. cause IN
known"
The Jury was unusually attentive
70 the evidence given by witnesses
and the women. especially. asked a
number OF questions.
Il have been asked for my authority
for calling women Jurors" he said
My feeling Is that under the lsw
they are citizens and. as such, en-
TITLED TO all the rights and RESPONSE
bilities formerly given men. IL Is
unusual, OF course. 10 call womer
for this work. but there IS no reasor
why they should not serve II they Sc
wish. and l hlnk the result OF The
hearing IN This crse has justified ny
earlier confidence that they woul,
aft all evidence carefully and reacl
good results. I may later call
Jury composed entirely OF women.
Mr.. Lowe caused some amusemen
several times by addressing the iur,
as gentlemen" but quickly cor
rected himself and said: Member
OF the jury"
Tho whole hearing was conducte'
with unusual dignity.
Evening journal., 1920-11-04
ABERDEEN BANK VAULT
BY BURGLARS

BELAIR. Nd. Nov. 4.-John A.
Evans. cashier Of the Hartford Bank.
IN belair. stated today that he had
received information Of an attempt TO
rob the Aberdeen branch OF the local
institution during the early hours
yesterday morning. The robbers gain
ed entrance by forcing window
which was not protected with iron
bars.
The handle and combination on the
vault door were knocked on and eA-
ploslve inserted In the hole LEFT by
the wrecked combination The eX-
plosive was set of but failed TO open
the door and the burglars evidently
gave up their job In disgust without
securing any money, It is said.
The excitement OF the election
night did not stop the burglars. The
authorities have no clue OF the men,
who are thought TO be amateurs.
Webster Whistler is cashier OF The
branch institution.
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.SEAFORD CLUB
TO PLAY CARDS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD Nov. l.-The Acorn
Club met in the club room Tuesday
afternoon with the president. Mrs. H
NJ. Manning presiding. Announcement
was made or the card party TO be
gwen IN the club room, Thursday
evening November f.. Tickets car
b. secured from Mrs. Monroe IL
Adams or Mrs. Curtis McNeilly.
The club Will hold a bazaar the
FIRST week in December. Both of
these functions will be for the benefit
OF the club and the new club house
fund.
The chairman OF the day was Mrs
p. j. Winder. She gave a most in
teresting program on Home Eco
nOmics." ;"
Evening journal., 1920-11-04

The Want Ads FOR the coming three
weeks will help In real estate and the
selling and buying Of farms and
homes.
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NATIONAL THEATRE.

Nazimova. 10 "The Heart OF a Chld.~
seven reels, tonight.-Adv
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FEARED HE COULDN'T
WORK; FALLSDEAD
snecIal b The Evenlng journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal
ELKTON. Nd, Nov. 4.-Remark-
ing TO his family on Tuesday morn
ing that he did not think he would
be able 10 work much longer, James
o. sykes was stricken by heart
trouble and died in two hours at his
home in West Elkton. He was en-
ployed at the RadnOr. pulp mill. lie
was 63 years OF age and Is survived
by his wife and four sons, Earl, F..
Roy. George and Ralph.
Some fool Joker" tried 10 play a
Halloween prank by placing a tele-
phone pole across the State road a
short distance north OF Cecilton. A
man in a. Ford automobile struck
the obstruction and smashed his car
Thomas 4. Rees, aged 81 years
died at the home OF his son. Ralph
Rees, al Chesapeake City, on Tuesday
The report OF Miss G. Viola Hahn
county health nurse for Septembei
shows four child welfare visits, sever
home visits 10 school children, mint
visits 10 schools and one friendl!
visit.
Evening journal., 1920-11-04
BISHOP MCDOWELL

Wilmington Methodists and the
church-going public arc informed
that Bishop William p. Mcdowell Is
10 sneak In NV Castle Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow evening.
Bishop Mcdowell is one OF the
most eloquent and interesting speak
ers in the country His visit to New
Castle Is in connection with the one
hundred,h anniversary Of New Castle
Melhodism. and a two days conven-
lion Of the Wilmington district. The
public is invited to attend the service
In New Castle.
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i ~ HONS DEAD.

y. II. Hons. general auditor OF The
Bell Telephone Company, OF Pennsyl-
vlnia. The u amond Siate Telephone
Company and The Delaware and At
lantic Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany. died yesterday al his home in
Philadelphia, after an illness Of sew
eral months. Born in New York City
in 1874. he began his business career
al "a as a messenger. In three
months he became a telegraph oper-
aior. In 1895 he entered the service
III the Bell in The New York and
New Jersey Company. In 1911 he
amliaied himself with the Bell Tele-
phon- Company in Pennsylvania as
auditor
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HISBODY RESTS
ON Home Soil
First Lieut.. Wilson, Aviator,
Sleeps in Dover Gene
terry Plot
INCREASE TOWNS
LIGHTING RATE
sneclal to Nd ENenlne Innrnal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del. Nov. 4.-Reintcrmen,
was made here yesterday In Lake
side cemetery OF the body OF Arthur
Howell Wilson. flrst lieutenant l.. :,
Army Air Service. who was killed ln
an alrplane accident mar lssOndun
France, February %. 1913. and in
TERED In A. p. =. cemetery No 32
lie enlisted In aviation when war wa,
declared and had served IN France
six months prior TO his death. Hg
was the son OF the late Edward II
Wilson, OF Philadelphia. and Corali'
Cowgirl.
The services were conducted b!
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WnMAN sHERIET I'M MICmGAN

ROSCOMMON, Mich, Nov. AIRS.
Jane Johnson. Republican. defeated
Walter Gardiner, Democrat, for sheriff
OF Roscommon county, in Tuesday
election. final returns show.
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stopped moment There rever was
such a busy bird.
Every few seconds he brought food
for the Infants Soon Mrs. Wren
Joined him, and such abundant provi-
sion went into the house for the bird
les, And they were Just like little
children. Every Time the Mother Bird
came with "A bit In her bill there was
a welcome OF chirps from several little
mouths.
Day by day they grew stronger
these little chirps-and they wanted
more food than ever. MI and Mrs,
Wren were unfailing. There were no
arguments, no auarrels during these
I have never seen such tireless an.
orgy as on Tire part of these two small
creatures Of the woods IN the care OF
their young.
My niece, Aline, a college girl whose
statistical training impelled her 20
count the number OF trips made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren IN n day carrying
food informed me that nearly three
hundred trips We're made In ono day
(she and Inez, her chum, having moth
ing else to do but county. And Miss
r., our stenographer who is Intensely
Interested in our little ncigl bors, tried
wero growing and 10 check UP on
them and to ascertain their filing sys-
TEN since there was 90 much food
She returned with the report that u
was the cleanest propagation she had
ever seen.
inc little birds were tucked away
beneath tho twigs and al the refuse
OF the nest had been carried away by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren every day on ohe
return trips when they brought the
food.
Thore never was such a perfect
household,
And soon the winged creature grew
stronger and Mrs. Wren realized they
would have to learn to ny and gu
their own way. She then began the
work OF teach rg Thorn almost TOSS
ing them out and seeing them go ION
their own hook" An, but that rs
another story and too long to relate
here
suffice n 10 say that when one has
watched this perfect procedure on
me part OF two little animals, one
wonders why the humans cannot
learn md profit thereby
such Joint interest, such team ef-
fort, such unfaiNng devotion to the
task they Iustinctiyely know Is theirs
on what a world Of knowledge and
wisdom con Dee cleaned i'm this lesson
~ LIFE which begins ana ends hap
PLY.
And what Is the big reason2
b. Ia maNDn pf duty n sublime thing
instead Of q Horlid one
ENors aul Jn can DO u boy oDmlnat-
~ selhshnCAS.
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ular was he in the character that
he found great difficulty in leaving
u, Once it was almost the death or
him. During n performance at Hart
ford, Conn, he was caught beneath
the sea CLOTH" after the dummy
had been thrown from the prison bat
Elements, and in struggling through
the smothellng dust raised by the
turbulent stagehands he finally fell
uncon sclous at the edge Of tho foot
lights. Mr., O'NCirs home in New
london, Conn, Us named Chateau
ar, after this scene in Monte
CristO."
Born in Kilkenny, ireland in 1877,
James O'NeiI came 10 this country
when five years old and passed his
bOEhood In Cincinnati. He was
working rs a machinist when ne got
his first chance 10 go on the stage.
This was ~ a super. Stock COM
pany ENGAGEMENTS followed in Chi
cago, san Francisco and New York.
Then came his opportunity to APP
pear in Monte Crlsto," and over
night he lonDcd into lasting fame.
4 sidelght on James O'NeiPs in
dependent but generous nature was
afforded a few years ago, when the
City OF New London tried to buy
from him a plot of ground II desired
for park purposes. Mr.. O'NeiI set a
price which the city regarded as so
eNorbitant that It began condemna-
ton proceedings.
There was a long and bitter legal
fight in which the relations OF Mr.
O'Nell and his closest New London
friend, former Congressman Bryan
+. Mahan, then Mayor. were strained
almost to the breaking point. In the
end Mr., O'Neil was the victor As
soon as he learned II, he sought Out
Mayor Mahan. Before the latter
could say word, the veteran actor
blurtcd ont:
Bryan, now that I've licked you
the city can have my id old lanc
for nothing,"
When Mr.. O'Neil abandoned actin
he did so with a determination &
make his retirement permanent II!
sole desire, he said, was to seek tn
seclusiOn OF his New London estate
with an occasional visit to Now York
and enjoy the society OF chose
friends In both cities. His favorit
rendezvous here was the Player,
Club, and In New London Whoreve
Bryan +, Mahan happened 70 be.
But in 1916 tho luro OF the movies
got the great stage hero He ha
EAlhlAhll lltbllNf bNL ne CINNtA 10 q
something in the old line
Pm going to New York" he toll
the writer, "to look over the pictur
field and SEQ ~ there isn't scuo plac
where I can fit in. / don't give a. n
10 rovel in the splashings Of Broad
way but I've got the Itch to be doin
something to vary the quiet life
have had for years here ] don't llno'
whether III find anything I want @
whether they'll want me, but I'm sc
ing 10 look around and sec"
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ENROM the porch in my log house
in the woods I saw bit OF the
life story OF Mr.. and Mrs Wren
two little birds who act very much
like human beings whose faithfulness
TO duty Is a lesson well worth know
ing
Early in the spring Mr.. Wren sang
his song the greatest Of all songs in
nature--the song Of love. Every day
that beautiful cadence awakened mo
and continued It's sweet melody
throughout the day
Somewhere In the deep woods she
heard it at last and came forward to
meet him. His little wings fluttercd
with Joy as he flew over TO the tiny
bird house | had set In the fork Of a
small tree Just within few feet Of
me.
lie few into the house and then
came out and invited her 20 see what
a lovely home he had found for her.
She went in, and rnethlnNs She was
pleased with IT, She came out and
the two OF them went Off into the
woods TO discuss II all,
Pretty soon they came back. They
new IN and out several times, doubt
less TO De certain LildI IL Wd1 JH9e
what they wanted.
All this time he was singing his
happy song to her, 20 tell her how
much he loved her. She seemed fully
assured and then they set 70 work
Oh what a busy timo A was! Garry
ing small twigs and making the nest
inside.
There was very little time for sing
ing now, except sweet, beautiful
chipping assurances. sometimes she
was very tired and would walt out
side while he carried the straws and
things She would give him a lift
and take them from his mouth and
then go inside 70 fix them Wh.e ne
went for more. Soon II was an I'm
ished
II was wonderful team worlS-this
home Building
There was no crashing Of Wills o.
controversy Of taste. They poii
agreed perfectly. And when n wa
an done things became more quiet
Mrs Wren would 81 tn and stay II
the nest for a considerable time, ant
while she was there ne would fl
Off and fetch her worms. beautiful
worms There were tiny eggs IN IN.
soft twiEs
And IN the latter days, wnon sh'
The evening world., 1920-08-10

THE world is mlne!"
-NeTowadays this claim Of lanHed pro-
might be questioned, or
akany rate taken as an eXtravagant
tement. But when James ONeil
- in his prime It met with eager
ntlkbf and enthusiastic applause from
rallery gods to the kid gloved fra
teinity. Everybody joined in hearty
hgratulation Of an heroic accom-
Ament. Firmly planted on a rock,
n actor stood supreme, towering
obstacles and, above all, stir
the imagination untn it knew
BOUNDS.
dis is the scene that will he best
numbered. But thcrc remains also
9lrcely faded picture Of contrasted
bdeur -- the celebrated ballroom
sne The minds eye can still see
Iaines O'Ncil in all the glory Of
fastening black, white frill and
Huclled shoes, descending the marble
staircase with stately tread and COM
$50 into his own so completely as to
tarry everything before him
Wuh all the display, heroic and
aazzling, there was acting OF I'M
aealbted skim, not merely depend
nhce upon elternals. 1t was acting
I4ilhded upon fine training and guild
~ bv keen intelligence, for James
fiINeil. before this time, had played
la Edwin Booth Edwin Forrest,
kdeSoIde Nelson and other great
|1nes OF the drama, He succeeded
shaldes p. Thorne in "Monte Cristo"
-. 1855, when that actor died, max
~ z mis- first appearance aus Dantes
SBbotha Theatre, New York then
managed by John Stetson so pop
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Ponzi is a star descendant Of Ponzi
dc Leon, Leon being the guy that un-
yelled the fountain Of youth In Flor
ida. All that Ponzi de Beantown
has discovered is the fountain OF
darby. It SHOOTS the same merry
brand Of chaser as Wall street uses
to water It's melon patches
You've got to hand this guy Ponzi
credit lie makes your money gain
90 per cent. in rorty.h,e days, which
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Is as much as the landlords can do.
The only other birds that gain 80
per cent in forty-hve days are the
guys that are making home brew,
But Ponzi does Il with postage
stamps. And any zap knows that
you cant get stuck on postage stamps
unless you sit on the gluey side up.
Ponsl has puzzled some of the big
rest beans in Boston. They made
a couple OF runs on his Beantown
bank but Ponzl beat 'em in extra
innings. To-day he's got more money
than a pantry has ants. He's got
enough dough to choke a giraffe.
And more currency than greyhound
can Jump over He's put the crease
IN Croesus and he's still going
strong. II hve-spots were snow
fakes. POnzi would be a three-day
blizzard.
Ten years ago Ponli was a waiter.
Now he's proving that everything
comes 10 him who waits. The three
greatest Italians to-day are Ponzi.
Marconi and Martini--wi D'Annun-
zio in the second division. The Bos-
ton balnblno delivers the goods with
postage stamps. which is more than
Burleson does. The way Ponzi Jug
giles red and green's. he makes Post
ONCE look like a child's game lie
slmnlY hnva stamps In Europe while
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the rest OF the boys are buying SOU
venir post cards. And a postage
stamp Is still worth two cents in
spite Of the service you get for It.
Ponzrs way is cheaper than max
ing money with your own sextuple
press The way he's got II fixed with
postage stamps, the Government
does the printing for him. lie takes
the price OF a fivver from you and
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matches II into a passenger
car. lie stretches dollar into a
million with all his sleeves rolled
mp. You furnish the 81 and Pond
losses in the six zeros in back OF II.
This baby can turn decimal points
into commas on almost any bank
book
II now Looks like Ponzi will soon
own what Columbus discovered. No
matter what the safety guys say, the
kid is still worth $4,000 week In
vaudeville He's getting rich quick
in something like ten seconds fiat.
All he's got to do is to keep it
which Is where Monte Cristo failed
You will remember that Monte Cristo
owned the world till he lost 1t to
Monte Carlo.
The way Ponzi has money here
and in Europe goes TO prove that
half the world Is squirrels and the
other half is nuts. The only thing
that's got EN- worried ls that they
don't know which side is furnishing
the nuts. Lenine's BOlshevik money
and Ponzi's promlssory notes are the
Gauss of the paper shortage. but
don't let that worry you. PonEi is
still ahead of Kid Lenine. because
Ponzi controls both the reds and the
green's. Any way you look at II.
It's a great scheme II It don't weaken.
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Co THE New York Evening World
was waiting for the little birds to
come, she hardly left the house at
all, He never ceased his devotion
and his sollcituHa for her comfort
and welfare.
Sometimes she would come out on
the porch twlg outaJdc her door Just
20 get some air but she never loft
the place. She knew the great miracle
or miracles was coming and she dare
not leave.
At such times he would chirp beau
TRULY 20 her and bring her nicer
worms than ever, his wee wings flut-
tcring every time he came near her
In sympathy and love
Came the day when Mr.. Wren was
very, very busy bringing worms, and
soon | heard very tiny little sque0ks-
the little Wrcns had arrived, and how
hungry they were Mr.. Wren mover
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w ress as the Friendly Patron
picked up tho battle-scarred
bill OF fare, II 500 by tho papers that
the Poles and BloshIsoyiots are
scrapplng on tho Bug River. That
ought TO mako plot for a comical
opera ouShtn't ~"
"It might" he replied.
Gee whig!" Lucille woEt on. Cant
you see the chorus rushing In TO an
nounce that Gen. HltemupslI has
Just found the Bug and rs firing vol
10y aftor voley with insect powder
They could DO the residents or tho
town 81 Warhorse--you tNnow--Lho
refuses. Then the General could
step out and sing his song, TN Make.
oWtch 'em Runlikehellslu.' Get mef'
'Strel"
And next Just for comedy a fol-
low could bs seen trying 20 nt1h
some Ash Then the funny man could
point 10 him and say: All, hal 1 500
fishing Pole Ntfty ehy'
You bet!"
There was a fellow In here this
morning who got 20 discussing II with
mo and he thought / was nut. lie
said ho was Il oOmlcal opera lFbertlst,
or whatever they call en-
1AN 10 LAhfl ia tiAlAith HAAA
about H. 1 tell him they could have
big paper machine coclrOach
dragged across the stage fast and the
funny man could say: How swift
the Bug Is today Next / suggest
that they have the standard bearer
OF the Polished Army stop on tho
stage and give the comedian IA
chance TO remark Well. n here
amt n flag Pole!'"
what did he think OF your sug-
gestions?"
HE says ! ought TO put my Ideas
in cold storage That gets my goat.
/ ask him what he ever wrote, and
he tells me, The Isle OF Giugcrale.'
lie says three managers are light
Ing right now for the right % pro-
duce II. Then he orders ham sand
witch and cup of Java. ] serve him
and quit him. Fifteen cents worth
Of food don't sound like no three.
Cornerod fight between managers for
his show
why don't you write a play about
the Bug Rivera
mot me- couldn't write any
thing"
Lucilo made trip 30 the kitchen
when she returned she said; 'Of
course, / might jOt down my ideas for
thai show you spoke or How would
II 10 10 have ne Bug River bc blue
ard have some ono say: ms as Lluo
as policeman Then lCt the come
diam remark. Yes. Il does look like
The evening world., 1920-08-10

A B0VE are shown some well
~ known society women
whose tastes are not all
for teas and dances. The Annual
Dog Show ut the Southampton
Kennel Clubs. Southampton, l..
l., is always considered u rendpg-
,vouS for the hest In pedlgreed
dogs. The picture at the upper
left shows Mrs. II. w. VI. Wall
with "MilO." Mrs. ESmOnd 0'Brien
is seen at the top centre with
"Lady TOpsey," in the Boston Ter
rier class. In the upper rlght.hand
The evening world., 1920-08-10
By Neal X. O'Hara.

lust making big dough make
him piker. millions 2cent
Rockefeller didn't shOestring
Ponzis
larynx hyphen In
allslar
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Photo byron
JAMES oNElL IN HIS FAMOUS ROLE IN COUNT OF
-s MONTE cRlSTo
rSen which
appealed strongly sweep
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lDlDWGYo

= U ~ = ~
90. Crhe New YOrk Evvnlns world
pinching Bug!' That would be a Joke
about cops that pinch people. II
ought 10 20 fine.
Maybe" concluded Lucille, a mo-
ment later, ~ got a lot OF good jokes
togc thor / may try 20 write that Bug
oomical opera after all"
The evening world., 1920-08-10
TUES DAY, AUGUST 10, 1920
emp .pQNZI1

Ponzs Got More Notes in the Bank Than Has In His
Larnx: He Makes Your SIS Gain 500 in IS Days Which Is
Much the Most Conscientious Landlord Can Do
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Down.

No,,r. si,t 1920, by The PrSs Puohfhins 70
a The New York Evening World,l
ny dear People: What are YOU
Nv doing for the boys and girls OF
4 your neighborhood?
Are you being kind to them?
Are YOU encouraging them to STAY
IN SCHOOL on are you trying TO get
4 boy or girl out of school 10 work IN
bur office or your factory
REMEMBER THAT YOU learned
bic control and discipline at school
nat Is what makes you the success
NDu are to-day.
Then. why take boys and girls ont
n School? 80,
S0Uuer or later your business Will
nffer from having under You en-
nI69ees who do not OBEY.
f}dy O. newsboy a glass of ice cream
Epda once in " while and see how II
Narms your heart as the ice cream
Aides down his throat,
n. LET us ATH WORK TOliEIH bt'
FOR THE CHILDREN.
kF Yours truly
4 .t!s..A.-i ALFALFA SMITH
The evening world., 1920-08-10
Death Of James O'Neil Recalls
Most Striking Romantic Figure
4 OF the Count of Monte Cristo
Played Part Nearly 1000 Times
pie and Proclamation The World Is Minel" Appealed
to Imagination More Than Any Character
in Two Generations.
BIZ Charles DarntOn.

b. Pres
MYTH
NV ONeh
the sngly romantic of the Count Monte Christie
seldom
Zen closely public mind.
Most vivid Of all recolecon oN Edmond
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I3N L36@Q

Copyright 1920. BY The Pres rNibwhin
CCNVI ELL" said Lucille the Walt
w ress, as the Friendly Patron
picked up tho battle-scarred
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IvNaDy aaUiJ5
POP 4. IeC0p6c3Go

CopyT ght. 1890. BY The Preus Publishing Co.
The New York ETenibR Worldl
CCIS dinner ready" asked Mr.. Jarr.
He had come home from tho
office a little earlier than
Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-07
"The Man Who Lost Himself" ShOwin g At Central Today

William Faversham, long cefbrity of the stage in America and England has become a star of the screen. He is appearing in a series of Selznicis Pictures, the first production being "The Man Who Lost Himself which will be shown at the Central thea,er today and Monday.
 In this romantic mystery drama, the player who once delighted hun- dreds of thousands as "rhe Squaw Man" and "The Hawa" appears as an adventurous American who is "up against it. in London A chance meet ing in a hotel throws an opportunity his way which proves to be more than he bargained for. Overnight ne be- comes an English Earl. situation which would have been quite pleas ant had it not been complicated by the presence in London of the Earls