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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

Miller Higgins returned to his home
in Cincinnati without being able te
make any progress in his quest OF a
hard-hitting outfielder. He inter.
viewed several managers. but could MOI
coax any OF them 20 give up the talent
he sought
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

will do a great work not for Itself
but for any community 1t makes play
and sing together. 1t was a singing
army and i. won. Let it be a singing
nation and win the war for American-
izatior -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02
.MAeERL IoSSES UP
SPONGE IN THIRD

Philadelphia, Jan. Art Mageri.
Of Oklahoma. quit in the third round
OF his bout with JEFF smith. Of Bay
onne, at the New Years show Of the
National Athletic club today. Smith
Magerrs manager threw the sponge
into the ring in the middle Of the
round.
Joe Mendell and Jose Nelson went
to a draw Mendeli, after being
almost out, In. the first came back md
evened matters In the third and
fourth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

Don't think for a moment that III
the silly people are on a strike ana
idle. Enough Of them are busy e
keep this old world squiruling In no.
water with but little rest.-Houstor
Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02
NJ EDDIE MARIAN.

0nek1el4 Coach For Harvaru.
FasAdena Cal. Jan. 1.--For the
FIRST In football history the eastern In
vaders have been returned victors.
The biz Crimson team Of Harvard,
after one Of the hardest fought games
"a years. finally defeated the staunch
OreEontAns by the score OF to Q.
All tho scoring was done In the sec
rnd quarter Of the game. Oregon
scored nrat. when Steers. the great
s~~etefn back. kicked 4 goal from tho
,cefd from tho twenty-Ave.yard line. A
row minutes later Harvard registered
: sea0Aaswn after : march Of sixty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

But, my daughters too young to
marry. young man.. She's just barely
a miss"
She may seem that way to you, Or,
but she il . hit with me. Louis
0lene- Democrat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

/ Community Service Has a
Vide Range Many Cities
Have Gone In for Better
Igcnt- delphiaWants
= Municipal Orchestra, Los
Angeles a Greek Theatre,
Washington Has the Natl
nnai Community Chorus,
ETC..
~ THOMAS r. RUSSELL
- HEN two OF the most famous
2roacherx in the country and
~ IN admiral in the Navy take
nArfa In productions Of the
ana. aAd 'tspeak their piece" along
I'm the, others It may safely be said
aas ne communities Of the country
~ drxMtnx together In a spirit OF
Esd Win. And. mind you. the preach
!. ID and the admira, did not have the
stare parts either. This Is Just what
sueened In Washington when AS
sau Elks It." was put on by the Dis
rel Community Service and when the
r>,.g!ous drama Builders OF the City
- God was produced In the Church
4 the Epiphany. perhaps the most
..s,ocrAtic church In the capital Of
), United stAteA In this pageant
ana D.. Randolph H. McKim. the
s,cr played the part Of The Parish
=: est and Rear-AdmirAl NJ. 7. Endi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-02

Mrs Newton D. Baker. wife OF the
Secretary Of war-~wha Is credited with
bainr- nne OF the best nom pro tensions al
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
HAD IT'S BIRTH IN !. R / l'l''I /. ::
Explanation Of Frequently Heard Ex-
preston sewing aimsa Roland
h for IN olivsr.s


The expression "a, Roland for an
Oliver" meaning to match one incred-
ible story with another still more in
credible, Il derived from the fanciful
tales told by the old chroniclers con-
cerning the marvellous deeds accom-
plished by Roland and Oliver, the two
most famous palladins Of Charlemagne.
Il Is said that these two wonderful
heroes were 80 marvelously matched
that neither was able to surpass the
other, and, accordingly to test their
relative superiority they met In single
combat for Ave consecutive days on
an island In the River Rhine without
either gaining the least advantage over
the other, At the end Of sthe battle Of
RDncesyailes, 1t Is said Roland was
actually ,Yonpde h, Oliver, who had
himself received death BLOW. Ffom
thS ridiculous manner in which the
adventures Of these two heroes were
fecounted, the saying, "A Roland Tor
anaOliver," grew the matching rs one
.liSswith one still greater.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
Glass rumbIsrs.

Years ago Max Miller was giving .
luncheon ut All Souls college, Oxford.
to- Princess Alice and her husband
Tie curiosity Of all strangers present
WAS aroused by a set of little round
bowls Of silver about the size of an
orange. They were filled to the brim
With the famous ale brewed at the
college. When one Of these little
bowls was empty It was placed upon
the table, mouth downward. Instantly.
% perfect was its balance. 1t few back
to IT. proper position, as IL asking to
be filled again. Nomatter how it was
treated -trundled along the floors. ball
anced carefully on it's side, dropped
suddenly upon the soft, thick carpet
up It rolled again and settled itself
With few gentle shakings and sway.
ings into It's place, like one Of the In
dia rubber. tumble dolls that babies
delight In,
This was the origin Of the word
tunbler. At first the vessel Was made
Of silver. Then, when glass became
common. the round glasses that stood
on 4 nat base superseded the e1'
auisitely balanced silver spheres, and
stole their names SO successfully that
yoi have to 60 to All Souls to see the
real thing.-Dearborn Independent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04

A rare copy of a newspaper has
come into the possession Of the Column
bia university library, DR.. Carpenter,
acting librarian, announced. In the pur-
chaHe Of 4 copy Of the Pennsylvania
Packet and Daily Advertiser for April
IA, 1888, from w. F. Smith Of Phila-
delphia. The paper, which was pub
llshed BY John Dunlap and David G.
Claypool In Philadelphia. is four pages
In size, contains about two columns
Of news and the balance is filled by
commercial advertising. OF particular
interest is a brief account of the Co.
lumbia college commencement Of 1888.
The first name on the list Of candi-
dates awarded the master Of arts de-
gree is Alexander Hamilton, and De
Witt Clinton holds the same position
among the receivers q bachelor Of arts
Diplomas.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
a Gentleman.

Il appears that the most general idea
which people have formed Of gentle
man is that Of a person OF fortune
above the vulgar. and embellished by
manners that are fashionable in high
life. In this case, fortune and fashion
are the two constituent ingredients in
the composition Of modern gentlemen;
for whatever the fashion may be,
whether moral or immoral, for or
AGAINST reason, right or wrong, 1t is
equally the duty Of gentleman to con-
form. And yet apprehend that true
gentility Is altogether Independent Of
fortune or fashion, Of time, customs, or
opinions Of any kind. The very same
qualities that constituted gentleman
IN the first age Of the world, are per-
manently inv9 lble and indispen-
sably necessary to the constitution Of
the same character to the end Of time.
Henry Brooke.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
Law AS 70 COLOR BLINDNESS
Does Not Mean Loss Of Sight, Accord
Ing 70 Ruling Made BY Georgia
Superior Court.

Color blindness does not mean total
loss Of sight in the meaning Of the law,
1t was held recently by Judge John T.
Pendleton in the motion division Of
Superior court at Atlanta, Ga.
Judge Pendleton's decision cleared
a legal point raised only once before
In the United States, SO far as is shown
BY court records. This was in Ne
sbfaska, where both the lower court
and TIE State Supreme court held that
color blindness means total blindness.
The question was raised in a suit
brought by George y. Fallin, who was
q locomotive engineer for the Atlanta
Joint Terminals, against the Locomo-
tive Engineer Mutual Insurance and
Accident association, branch Of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers.
engineer Fallin, it was set out, be-
came color blind while engaged in his
line Of duty and was discharged from
his position. he then applied to the
engineers association for his insure
ance 81 500 fort the loss Of his eye
sight, as stipulated in the policy. The
association, however, declined to pay
the amount on the ground that color
blindness did not come within the
terms Of the policy concerning blind
ness. Fallin then brought suit in the
courts through his counsel City Attor-
ney James 4. Mayson. &,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
DEAD ARE MOUNTING GUARD
Soldiers WHO Wsre Killed at Douau-
mont Still Thrust Their Bay
onets Above Ground.

At Douaumont, France, Cardinal Du-
bois, archbishop Of RoVen and former
bishop Of verdun, blessed the historic
Tranchee DIES Fusils, the Trenches Of
the Rifles" September IA. The cere-
mony occurred in the presence Of Gem
eral Yalentin, commander Of the forts
and heights Of the Mouse; Of NJ. Robin,
mayor Of Yerdun, and delegation Of
the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh
regiment, according to Current His
tory, New York Times.
The Trench Of the Rifles lies behind
q humble wooden cross erected near
Douaumont, which is a shapelsss mass
Of splintered rock, Of barbed wire
writing as IL In torment, Of name
less litter, through which poppu and
bramble tried to thrust upward dur
ing the summer. This cross overlooks
the blOodiest battle field Of the war.
1t was erected by men Of the One Hun
dred and Thirty-seventn regiment h.
cause close BY their dead comrades are
still mounting guard-there In the
Tranchee des Fusils. /,
It was a small episode amidst cata.
3clysm and soon over. In Indian file
the men Of the One Hundred and Thir.1
ty-seventh crept forth to mount guard,
rife on shoulder, bayonets fixed there
came q sudden, thunderous boom; the
earth shuddered and cracked open,
closed again. and swallowed up all.
Thrusting above the ground, aligned
as on that last march down the mar
row trench that led to death, the bay,
onets Of the section rise a bare six
Inches. It was this Trench Of Rifles,
and the dead heroes, still mounting
guard below, that the cardinal blessed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
LIGHT II THAT PRo rs SOUND
May q First Seem incredible, but
Experiments Have Proved u
.5. ~ 70 10 Fact.

Incredible as 1t may seem, beam
ol.light can be made to produce sound.
Array Of sunlight is thrown through
. lens onto q glass vessel containing
lampblack, colored silk or worsted. or
any like substance. A disk having
sits or openings in It Is made to re-
xolve swiftly il this beam Of Hight,
% as 10 "cut It up thus causing
alternate flashes Of light and shadow,
When one places his ear to the glass
vessel he hears strange sounds SO long
G the flashing beam falls upon the
vesssl.
IA stili more extraordinary effect IL;
produced, when the beam OF sunlight
. made t. pass through a prism so.
Q u produce what is called the solar
spectrum. The disk is turned and the
colored light Of the rainbow Is made
to break through It. Now IL the ear
be placed to the vessel containing the
silk Or other material, as the colored
lights Of the spectrum fall upon II,
sounds will be given out by the differ
ent parts OF the spectrum, and there
win be silence in other parts.
For instance. II the vessel contains
rcd worsted and the green light
flashes upon 1t loud sounds will be
given forth. Only feeble sounds will
be- heard when the red and the blue
parts Of the rainbow fall upon the
vessel. Other colors viii produce no
sounds at all. Green silk gives out
sound best in red light. Every kind,
Of material gives more or less sound
= dt6erent colors and no sound ut all
81 others, /,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
Grub for Goldfish.

n, Japan, where fancy varieties Of
goldfish are highly esteemed, the ''lion
headed" sometimes fetching 500 a
nair. silkworm cocoons (after the silk
Is wound of them) are used to feed
the young In breeding ponds. For this
purpose they are dried, pounded to .
line powder and mixed with wheat
starch. Chopped earthworms and mos
quito larvae supplement this item Of
nursery diet.
A curious practice of the Japanese
10 that Of ornamenting goldfshes with
coats-of-arms. floral devices. etc, the
designs being etched with dilute hydro.
shloric acid. ~,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
Fish Knows Dinner Call.

Visitors to Bath are interested In a
huge golden carp that has been train
ed oy Mr.. w. Page to answer q dinner
call. AS soon as Mr.. Page disturbs
the surface Of the water in the Roman
bath with his stick the fish darts to
him Gno remains motionless near the
surface ready to snap at ants eggs.
dead flies and other dainties.
The fish also takes food fearlessly
ils,n t.se trainers fingers.-London
w II 5gas s II .srf4 e.gS,4ss 8&t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
IL: Memory u Nell e~ynn.

IL, There Is always an orange in plate
placed on q chair near the door in the
Savoy chapel, In London, on the Sum
day after Christmas. The custom is
very old, done In memory of Nell
Gwynn, who. when q well-nigh home
less child, sold oranges in little Court
near Drury Lane. At all times she
was generous giyer to the church
and to the poor, even if her life was
gay and immoral. While she lived 1t
became the custom to place the orange
on the plate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
POLI'S.

What could be more appropriate than that Charles Ray, who has played so many country boy heroes on the screen, should be the leader in an old fashioned barn dance held recently at the big Thomas H. Ince motion pie ture studio? The occasion was the completion there of a monster dark stage for the taking of night pictures. MT. Ray and his company had just finished their new picture, ''Red Hot Dollars" which Is now being shown at the Pon theatre toaay and tomor- TOW.
 Several days were spent in turning the stage" into an exact reproduc- ton of big country barn. When all was finished, chickens perched on tn,
 beams, horses were In the stalls and a real rural orchestra struck up the music. MT. Ray aN'd his pretty lead ing woman, Gladys George. led the dancing. They were appropriately clad and went through the measures of the Virginia reer' and "lancers' with true bucolic abandon. Hard cider was the chief refreshment, and the party lasted until we'll into the morn ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
B U5SEL TIES
 FOR iST PLACE M CUE TOURNEY

New York, Jan. 13-Sidney Brus- sel advanced to a tie for first place in the Class C 1S.1 balkline tourna- ment for the national championship of the National Association of Anna teur Billiard Players at Lawler Brothers Academy in Brooklyn last night, when he defeated J. R. Jo- ham by a score of 150 to 115. The winner averaged 4 29-31 and made a high run of 26. Johann averaged 3, 22-31 with a high run of 24. In an- otha~ game, Joseph Neustadt, the present champion, defeated Charley Steinburger, 150 to 14o, and tied James Langdon for third place in the standing.
 Brussel played a strong, steady game. His execution was better than Johann's and his judgment of speed in nursing the balls saved him from getting the 1ine-ups that so mater iaIly hindered the progress 2of his opponent. However, Johann had some bad luck. At times the balls rolled badly for him and, this cou- pied with a tendency to be cratic, cost him the match. Brussel took l the lead early in the game and while Johann pressed him closely on
 several occasions, there never seem l ed to be any serious doubt as to the l ultimate outcome.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
THE BRlANE


 The brane is the part o, the body you think with, and the bigger your brane is the more you think, and the smaller it is the more you think you think The easiest way to tell if a persin has 8 big brane is to look how high their forhed is, men with bald heds not counting
 There are meny Impressions about mutch sents. some Of them being as follows
 | Haven't you eny branes! Meen- Ing, Haven't you meny branes?
 2 Hay. your hranes must be in your feet Meening there don't seem to be eny in your he'd
 8 You haven't got the branes you was born with Meaning wen you was born you had more branes than wat you got now
 Some branes are better at some things than wat they are at others. A .persin mite be the best one in the class at arithmetic, but if you asked him the bounHsry of Asia he mite not even an- ser This proves 1t takes all sorts o1 people to make a werld-
 Boys think they have more branes than gerls, and vica virtue Boys says gerls have long hair isted of having more branes, but gerls say they have long hair besides having more branes Both may be rite in some cases
 Animals have bTaneS but they don't know the reason Animals think be- cause they cant help it and not be- cause they wunt to and know its g fine thing to do- Horses and dogs have the most branes o1 all the ami mais, and cats and insecks have tht leest-
 ! A poor man can have as mutcf l branes as a rich mann, being IttI' 1 consolation but not enuff-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
RETIRED ARMY MAJOR
 IS STUDIO BEGINNER

Major General (''Hardboiled") Brown of the One Hundred and Eff ty-eighth Infantry, Fortieth Division, has retired and is now an electrician s helper at the Metro studios in Holly wood. His present 'boss' was a ser geant of the Ninety-f1rst Division a year ago.
 Major Brown served in the regular army for thirty years, and although retired on a pension. is still a young man in appearance. With a young mans spirit he is starting at the bot. | tom to learn @ new trade, and i:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
HIS WAR.

He was a southern colonel making his first trip north. He arrived at New York aboard one of the coast liners, and the ship-news reporters sought him out for an interview
 ''W"hat," asked one of the reporters. "do you think of the war;"
 Well, suh," answered the south erner, "Ah have always maintained that Lee made 9 mistake when he surrendered" The Home Sector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
VICTIM OF ENVIRONMENT.

Jack told me he loved me, but don't know whether to marry him or not''
 Don't you think he tells the truth %
 "Pve no doubt the dear boy tries to. but you see he works in the weather Bureau."-Boston Trans cript-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
By Hdyuare

The Insta1lment Plan Fur Coat girls get lots of invitations out to ice cream, but the Make Your Own Clothes girls get the invitation to ac- cept an engagement ring.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
WEST END.

''T'he Undercurrent," Select Pictures special attraction. starring Guy Em- pey, which will be seen tonight at the West End theatre, is a story of a re- turned soldier who found that he had 8 harder fight to contend with at home than he had when he was driving a whippet tank lover there."
 He came home to his wife and baby happy and ambitious to better his con- dition so that they might want for nothing. But an un5ercurrent of talk promulgated by the Reds caught hold of him and he fell into their clutches. Disaster was the result. He abused the wife he had worshipped and smirched his own soul. But suddenly something appened---sometbing that malde him see the light, and he was saved.
 A wonderful picture of human peo- pie told in human way. It will grip you. thrill you, rouse you, and make you think.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Theatre Reviews
PLAZA.

PlLAZA.
 Charlie Chaplin in his latest Mil lion Dollar comedy, "A Days Pleas ure," was the cause of g. half hours continuous laughter at the Plaza theatre last night Charlie is still a great favorite and his very first en- trance in this feature was the cue for 8 burst of laughter and ap- plause. Alice Joyce is also being shown in her newest Slaves of Pride" a well written and well acted six reel drama by MT. and Mrs. Geo. Randolf Chester. Here is a photo play that proves women are supreme Here is a visual demonstration of how a frai1 creature may tear and break and bend the manacles of an- others sin. It proves that a man cannot worship pride with success. Alice Joyce is superb in her interpre- tation of Patricia Leeds. the girl who marries a wealthy man who is too proud to show his love for her. One of the prett1est acts that has been shown in Bridgeport in soms | time now appears at the Plaza It 1 Is Past and Present. with a mighty l clever cast of six people, four girls 1 and two men. Each and every mem Der of the act is very talented and | can sing and dance with great skill 1 and artistry. The songs are all well selected and the costumes are all in keeping with the high order of the act One girl is an exceptionally fine | dancer and Is very graceful Ecto; and Dina From Sunny Italy, has 8 very good act The singing is vel 1 done and the guitar playing at the finish goes big. George Moore has a pretty offering that $ well set of 1 with an unusually pretty stage set. ting Hearst News contained muct 1 of interest and Pearl White in 'HThe
 Black Secret" rivets the onlookers
 attention for every minute 1t 1. | shown
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

studying nights to gain his advance ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
WANTED TO BCY-

FURNITURE of all kinds We pay highest price. M Gelfend, success or to Sca1ley Bros. 4G5 Sta te St Phone. '19SI2ahs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
PARK. (ReView.)


 '"The Old Hom tead," showing at the Park theatre the first three days of this week, Is one of the best old styled country delineation on the American stage today. The theme is cleverly woven around the central figure, Uncle Josh," an admirable character portrayed in a clever fash ion by MT. Lawrence. MT. Lawrence Is supported by a worthy caste. The scene which is most likely to impress one is the third act. The setting is a street scene and as a background a Cathedral of which services are be- ing carried on and the singing of the sanctuary choir is very impressive and the voices are very good. People who like this kind of show should not miss it and those who have never cared for this sort should attend and find out what they really have been missing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

PARK CITY FURNITURE CO pays best prices for second hand furni ture- All kinds stove repairing 71S East Main St Noble 602-2.
 'Isps0 ale
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
 con NEnN SurDEE,

Water rates for the quarter ending January 1st, 1920. are NOW DUE and payable at the office of the Company, Na goo Main street. All bills must ,s~. saso or, or before January IS, 1920. Business hours on Saturdays from A. Nj. to 12 M.
 For the accommodation of the pub lie the office will be kept open from A. M to $ P NJ. Mondays, January 5th and 18th. 1920.
 ALBERT E. LAVERY, 1 Secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

WE PAY highest prices for second hand furniture of all kinda Chas. 'ppenheim. l4s4 Main St Noble sE8S- '19P15ai*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

5 RAIAN JUNK co. pays highest prices for raEE papers, rubber and metal e5 Frank St Bar cs.
 -'1sB17ans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

WE PAY good prices for second hand
 furniture of all kinds Established 35 years. H. A. Jasuin. 25S State
 St Tel Barnum 1058 T1SaIl"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

H CHEST PRICES PAID for new looking furniture. No junk want
 ed. L. katz, 124S East Main St Pa0ne Noble 392. T30al|*