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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Unusual Play

One of the most remarkable set tings ever conceived for use in pie lures appears in ''The Great Air Rob bery'' in which Ormer Locklear is starred. A United States serial post office building was constructed from specifications now being considered by the government. The building was outlined in brilliant incandescent lights. A battery of searchlights played from the roof and the entire field was illuminated by arc lights and flares. Supporting Locklear in this sensational air drama are such favor ties as France1ia Ellington, Carmen Phillips and Allan Forrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
DANCING CLASS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

To accommodate the parents of a large number of boys and girls be- tween the ages of 8 and 15 years Prof. Guilty will form a class in ball room dances at the Colonial ball room Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. In this class the waltz, one step, and fox trot will be thoroughly taught in course of eight lessons The charge for the course will be only $4. In formation as to registration and terms will be given at the ball room or by telephone Noble 526.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Gladys Brockwell Back At Work After
 Short Vacation

Following vacation of three weeks, her first in more than ten months, Gladys Brockweu has started work on '"rhe Mother of His Chil- dren," the first of 8 series of six stories which Barbara LeMarr DeeIy will write for her. There is a taste of the Occident and a taste of the Orient in this drama. Gladys Brock well has scored her greatest success in mother roles and in this picture she has one of the most appealing parts she was ever called upon to portray. William Scott plays opposite Miss Brockwe1l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
OH, BOY! TOO
 MUCH IS ENOUGH

Fred Sittenham is directing "The Mystery Mind' featuring J. Robert Pauline. The story deals with hypnotis1n as a science and is full of thrills and "daredeviI'' stunts. The scenario calls for a scene in which a man climbs out of a window, drops to the roof of the house next door and from that roof to the street. A daredevil was engaged for the scene, but when it came to facing the camera he baked, so MT. Sittenham made the jump himself, and repeated it as the camera baked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
LIVE WIRE STUDIO NEVIS NEWS OF RRLDGEPORT,S THEA TRES
NEWS OF THE THEATRES

Selznick picture, "A Regular Girl '' which comes to the West End theatre tonight. The circus made its stand in a huge field close to Miss Janis' home in Tarrytown, N. Y.. relieving the famous comedienne of the neces- sfty of travelling.
 "A Regular Girl' is one of the most spectacular productions that has graced the screen. In addition to the lease of the circus, an entire railroad equipment was chartered for the making of "thri1l'' scene. The ap- pearance of Elsie Janis in "A Regu- lar Girl'' marks. her first public ap- pearance in two years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
COMEDY!

Gardner Bradford knows more dialects than any man in the world He has written them for titles and until recently he never met his Wa terIoo. It was an i'll day, however, when he was called upon to write a line supposed to have been spoken by a toothless old Chinaman in broken English. Bradford dashed to China town, tried to beat a toothless old merchant out of a nickel and was gratified to hear him shout "Gol1a helly, poor flimp" which was the re- quired line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
"Other Mems Shoes"

In "Other Mems Shoes the first of the series of big photo plays produc- ed by Edgar Lewis will be seen a strong cast Crauford Kent, who has a number of stage successes as well as many on the screen to his credit, was selected to play the difficult dual role of the twin brothers. His lead ing woman is Irene Boyle. Harold Forshay plays the heavy and Bobby Connolly is seen to advantage in a role that calls for comedy and pathos.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
VIOLA CAN DO
 JAP DANCES

In the production of s'The Willow Tree Viola Dana was called upon to execute several Japanese dances.
 ''The dancing in Japan," said Miss Dana to reporter, tis done mostly with the fan. The feet keep time, but otherwise do not figure much in the movement NO shimmy stuff at all, eh?" suggested the news hound. ''None," replied Miss Dana. You know the national drink in Japan, And you cannot make yo' shimmy shake on tea'.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
BILL KEEPS FEM
 ALL IN PLAY

A three-piece orchestra has been used in some of the sets of the Will liam Russell picture, "Shod With Fire''-a violin, cello and a small old fashioned organ, the sort that is car ried on a case. MT. Russell insisted on this orchestra which is the kind that was used in the life of the west that he is presenting in this picture. He had the orchestra play old fash toned tunes that went to make up correct atmosphere for the picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
JACK HOLT
 MAKES GOOD

The road to triumph on the screen seems to have been especially pre- pared for Jack Holt, who with Kath- ryn Adams and Frederick Malatesta is appearing in the first of the five great Drury Lane melodramas. II. is not surprising MT. Holt gets on, after playing leads in pictures with such titles as t'Victory'' and 'tThe Best of Luck''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Owens New Picture, Glove Among
 the Chickens

Owen Moore is to be featured in another story by Pelham Wodehouse- s'Love Among the Chickens is the title and MT. Moore is exactly the type suited to give a screen version of the story.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
LYRIC

If you have not yet taken advan- tage of the opportunity of enjoying 8 good laugh at the antics of the idle rich and their servants in that laugh able comedy success, Upstairs and Down" now playing at the Lyric theatre it should be done at once.
 Next week the Players will present that famous mystery play 'fThe Voice in the Dark" which scored so decid- ed a success when played for an ex- tended period in New York ity. The story of the play deals with intrigue and murder but the guilty person is kept so cleverly hidden by the au- thor that it is not until the final cur tain that the audience discovers who killed the man There are thrills un- limited and the climaxes are of the kind that will hold any audience en- thral1ed.
 Sunday night another of those pop u1ar programs of music and moving pictures will be given. Douglas Fair banks in his famous picture 'tAri- zona" is the feature, backed up by a comedy by the Sonnet comedians Back to the Kitchen" The fifth episode The Lion Man" will also be a number on the bill in addition to the Pathe News
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Ned Finley Off
 For the South

Ned Finley and a company of if teen players left last week for South where they will produce a series of twenty-four two-reel mountain band it stories. They will make Esmer- aida, N. C., their headquarters, but will work all through the Blue Ridge district. Adele Kelley and Dick Camp will enact the leading roles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Of To Universal City
 To Make New Comedies

Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran, who have renewed their contract with Universal are expected to arrive from New York soon to begin producing comedies on the Big U Lot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Some "Heavy!"

Jack Richardson, featured in many special productions. is playing the heavy in the new serial in which William Duncan is starring. He suc- ceeds Joe Ryan who is now a co-star with Jean Paige in another serial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Signed For "A
 Manhattan Knight"

Virginia Hammond, who was fea- tured in '"The Battler'' with Earl Metcalf, has been signed to play opposite George Walsh in "A Man haitian Knight" by Ge1ett Burgess.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
"TEE PARISH PRIEST

William Desmond's new feature, ''The Parish Priest has in it's cast Ruth Rennick, Marguerite Livingston, Walter Perry and Carl Miller.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
Bryant Washburn to Do
 "Mrs. Temples Telegram

Carmen Phillips, and Walter Hiers play important roles in the Bryant Washburn picture, Mrs. Temples Telegram
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
PLAZA.

The entire show went over with 8 bang at the Plaza theatre, yesterday afternoon and in spite of the heavy snowfall the house was packed early. Olive Thomas is being starred in "The Glorious Lady, and very good feature it is. Her previous success '"The Spite Bride,'' put this little FolIies Beauty among the Ia nous stars and she is now unques- tionably a great favorite. The nara tive concerns an English Duke, last of his line, and hinges upon the inab1l- ity of the Duchess to bear him an heir Divorce is the logical way out of the seeming difficulty and the attempt of intimate friends with self ish interests to bring about a separa tion furnishes the action Matt Moore is appearing opposite Miss Thomas Charlie Chaplin, in the latest release of his Chaplin Classics furnished twenty minutes of the fun niest comedy imaginable. "The Fireman is the name of it and the Plaza is the only theatre in which it will be shown
 Musical Moments the feature vaudeville attraction. It is a musical comedy idea that is far above the average and contains many in the cast that do very notable work Among them are Chris Fender, Phoebe Belleau and Bobby Hunt, to- gether with a stunning chorus of six girls all of whom sing and dance exceptionally well. Special scenery is carried and the act received big ap- plause last night. Next honors went to Eddie Allen and Buddie Walton who presented At the Candy Booth" !" This boy and girl must have been identified with some big legitimate attraction for their work snacks of that cleanness, cleverness and all around good artistry that brands them as excellent entertainers. Their singing and dancing is done without a flaw and no better act could be asked. Ray Conlin. very funny ventri1oquist, surpassed in laugh get ting qualities any of his predecessors in that line. He puts his material over right and it is admirably writ ten. He was encored. Louis Plot ti introduced "The Choruscope," which certainly brands it as a novelty enabling the audience to sing the latest popular numbers. He, him. self, possesses a mighty pleasing tenor voice. First run Internationa. News. Topics of the Day completed an unusual bill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-06
WEST END.

An entire circus was engaged for tfie production Of several of the inn ~,f,r.taut scenes in Elsie Janis' first
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
Planning for Summer

You're going to need electricity
ON your farm this summer. Thou
sands of farmers used it for the
hrst time last summer and are loud
IN their declaration that they
wouldn't go through another sum-
mer without electricity to help out.
In the first place, electric lights,
beside being bright and radiant,
are cool lights. They will not heat
up room after night as will an
open flame light. Then electric
lights do away with the necessity
for cleaning smelly coal oil lamps
and lanterns--and how they do
smell on hot summer nights.
Then you'll want electricity this
summer to run the electric fans
that will cool the hot kitchen, that
will make cool breezes around the
dining table and that will drive the
hot air out of the bedrooms and
make the nights comfortable.
All these things you are going to
want this summer and, if you want
them hard enough you can have
them. The small, individual cleo
trio plant has been developed es-
peclally with the idea of giving
electricity to the farm homes, no
difference where they are located.
And farmers are adopting them,
too, In great numbers. Nowadays
If you travel the country roads in
Maine or Ohio, in Alabama, Iowa
or Oregon, you will find farm homes
lighted after dark with electric
lights, and served in the daytime
with electricity from their own
electric plants.
If you want to enjoy electric SER
vice this summer yourself, it will
pay you to cast around little and
get some information as to just
what electricity would mean to
you. If you can get your buildings
wired, the foundation built for the
electric plant and the plant in
stalled before the hot and busy
summer days come you will be we'll
on the way to the most comfort
able and enjoyable summer you
ever spent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

Burglars looted the Anita post
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

office last Friday night and secured
about $1,000 worth of loot. The
robbery was not discovered until
Saturday morning when the post
master found the paddock pulled
out OF the vault door and the safe
lock blown off. Lying about were
a number of tools and half a bottle
OF gunpowder. So far no clue has
been discovered.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
news OF OUR
NE|GHB0R|NG TOWNS
Items of Interest Gathered
From Our Exchanges
Roundabout.
Prof. Clyde, Agricultural Engi-
neer was in Audubon county Tues
day and Wednesday planning sew
eral farm buildings for farmers who
have asked for their services.

eral farm buildings for farmers who
have asked for their services.
A movie machine has been pur-
chased by the farm bureau and a
show was given at Viola Center
Monday. The subject of the pic
lures was live stock and corn rails
ing. This was the first meeting of
the farm bureau where women and
children were present.
The Methodist church of Guth-
RE Center has purchased FIVE
thousand dollar pipe organ which
will be installed in the near future.
The trail of the Prairie Schooner
is fast becoming paved road.
Twenty-six counties in Iowa have
voted for paved roads within the
past six months.
On account of the heat Martin
Sorensen of near Adair lost a four
hundred and fifty pound hog which
he was taking to market last week.
Miss Ruth Hoist of Atlantic went
to Detroit with eight other drivers
to get cars for the Gushing com
pany. They brought back five
touring cars and four commercial
cars. Miss Hoist drove one of the
touring cars from Detroit to Allan
tic making the trip in five days.
She arrived with the car last week.
The parent Y. VIC. A. at Coun-
Gil Bluffs received it's first life mem
Der recently. The parents of Miss
Neva Jones of Nicola gave their
daughter the privilege as high
school graduating gift.
The mayors of Council Bluffs
and Omaha have appointed COM
mlttees to work out plans for build
ing free bridge between the two
cities.
Atlantic is considering the mat
ter OF sewerage extension.
The chautauqua of Atlantic will
begin July 18th and continue FIVE
days. The Mutual Lyceum and
Chautauqua system of Chicago will
put it on.
MIR. Oh Coomes of Atlantic has
been identified with the |. @. O. F.
order for ffty-f UT years. He was
a charter member of both the Anita
and Wiota lodges. Last week a
reception was given by the Wiota
lodge in his honor.
The body of w. c. Koos of Wal.
nut arrived from Brest, France,
last week. Koos was twenty 81,
years old when he died at the camp
hospital at Brest. He had landed
but two days previous to his death
The Guthrie Center Chautauoua
will be held August IA to 20 inclu.
sive. Every day promises to be {
big day judging from the numbers
The hailstorm of la st week struc
the vicinity Of Adair with consider
able violence. The report is tina
the winter wheat and barley ha
been so badly damaged that it will
be almost total failure. 1t il
thought the corn will revive.
Through the activity of an
|. w. w. the paving gang at Ell.
hot and workmen struck for higher
wages. The demand was refused
and the company paid the men of
and let them go. The company is
on the lookout for a new gang,
The curb and gutter work is nearly
completed.
Theodore Hayden, in his Ford
car, was preclpitated into the
water at Manning when the bridge
which he was crossing gave way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-26
TOWN RUN ON BUSINESS LINES
Municipal Departments OF Lakewood.
O.. Work Through Mayors Office
Makes for Cooperation.

From his military training In the
Spanish-AmerSan war and his bust
ness training since, Mayor Louis f.
Hill of Lakewood has adopted methods
which he believes are novel In munic-
ipal affairs.
The idea, the msyor says, Is to keep
him In direct touch with all municipal
problems and works and to bring about
greater cooperation between heads OF
departments In business administra-
ton.
Army correspondence procedure gov
erns all communications between
heads Of departments. A letter be-
tween departments goes first through
the hands of the mayor, who forwards
1t TO Its destination. II Is answered
by Endorsement on the original letter
and returned, again through the may
or's Office, to the writer.
Every Tuesday morning ut ten
o'clock the mayor holds a conferences
with all department hcads~a at which
every phnse of each departments
work Is iscussed.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-26
lone bluIl|
| Y Helps Y
PAYS TO BUILD BIRD HOUSES
Feathered sonosters, Through Their
Destruction Of Insects, increase
Yield of Farm.

Birds are desirable to have about
the premises, not only on account OF
their beauty and song but because Of
their economic worth. The little
feathered songsters are especially USE
fun as Insect destroyers during the
breeding period, when they have to
work early and late to obtain sufficient
food for their nestlings. One way to
Increase the number making your
property their summer home Is to put
out feathers, bits of wool and Irvine
during the nest-buildIng season for tho
birds to use In building their habita-
lions. Another way IL to build safe
retreats for them In which they can
rear their young comfortably. Most OF
the houses will be occupied year after
year. In fact, no attraction for sum
mer birds Is more eTectual than plen-
ty of houses suited to the needs and
habits Of the various kinds of house
birds. During Idle hours the construc-
ton Of few Of these bird dwellings
Is fascinating and useful work.
Farmers Bulletin 600. prepared by
the United States bureau of biological
survey, gives clear working directions.
with illustrations, for large number
OF bird houses-both of the single and
apartment house variety. This bulletin
may be had free by writing the depart
ment of agriculture, Washington.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-26
Far From shakespeare's style.

How far the English language, as
written by officials and some jour.
nalists, has departed from the style
If the days Of Shakespeare is pun.
gently illustrated by the following that
appeared in popular English news.
paper In an Answers" column:
The mrn you inquire about Is a
''ham-bone." and very 'dud" at that.
He Is green at the game and has now,
! believe. dried up. wish you
would warn your members against At
ups and combinations. except those
which are under recognized manage.
ments.
In an educational report that was
issued from Whitehall, London, the
SAME week was found the following
gem of perfunctory English:
The examination system has made
ineradicable upon chief inspectors
references. and the psychology OF con-
troll. In its strictest sense, is lmperious
lnquisitiveness involved to infinity up
on the simplest statement that filters
to the microscopic section.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-26
CLIMBS like FLY
Mountain Goat Most Sure Footed
Of All Animals.
Hunter Tells Of Remarkable Perform
anee He Witnessed In the Rocky
Notwithstanding Exhibit
tion Of Calm Confidence.

TO me the most wonderful thina
about the mountain goat is his mind
writes DR.. William 4. Hornaday, direc.
tor of the New York Geological. park,
in an article on The Rocky Mountain
Goat at Home" In Boys Life. "He Is
SO calm and self-confident, so level
headed and sure-footed. that often and
often he marches and climbs where no
other four-footed animal of North
America dares to follow him. / never
get over my original Amusement and
admiration of his summit work.
EARLY in our studies of white goats
In that goat paradise we were treated
to an exhibition Of climbing that
opened our eyes. AS we were passing
across tiny goat pasture at the foot
of a rocky precipice we surprised a
party Of four goats on the side of the
wall, about 100 feet up. We halted. to
see what they would do. The face Of
the rock wall was reasonably rough,
but 1t could not have been more than
ten degrees from being perpendicular.
1.-TWO goats stood safely upon the
summit. looking down on their entrap-
ped comrades. The unlucky four could
have been shot as easily as picking
grapes; but II Is not all Of goat-hunt-
ing to kill goatsl
Finding that they were not being
shot at, the four goats started to get
away from us by climbing straight up
hn4 20 % hnt
minutes we watched an amazing ex-
hibition. Each goat chose an indie
pendent course, reached up with his
front feet for foothold, then, by
sheer muscular strength lifted his
heavy body up the three or four feet
to be gained. Often sidestepping was
necessary to find new foothold; but
there were no slips, and never once a
turning back.
"They climbed In that way about 200
feet while we watched them. then
reached easy going and quickly disap-
peared over the summit. We hunters
all agreed that no mountain sheep
could make a climb like that; but of
course we don't really know.
Several times we saw goats serene
ly promenade across the faces Of per-
pendicular cliffs of bare rock so smooth
that no sign OF ledge OF path was Wis
ible to us, even with our glasses. In
every such case II looks as II the AMI
NAL were walking OH air. The feet
are planted with great precision and
firmness. and this imparts to the anil
NAL stiff gait. and the general APP
pearance of mechanical toy In mo-
ton.