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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
Real Mother In "Over The Hill''
BY ZELDA BEDELL.

"An the world loves a nnother.'' lover the Hil1,'' the true-to-life | movie that is making such a hit in New York and will soon be released for other territory, has, as Its out standing figure, Ma Benton," the little old lady who does such splendid character work in the film. And the interesting thing about it all, is that Mary Carr, who interpretS the part with such pathetic sincerity, in many ways is acting out her own | life, for she is a mother herself, with 1 a family of six children. "Made-up'' types don't go in the movies, any more. It must be a real old man, and real old woman to take these parts The pubic is too critical to permit make-shifts. A Real Mother. Mrs. Carr and her family-and we mustn't forget Father Carr lives in New York in a little apartment that is a real home. One can see that her | simple nome" touches on the screen come from familiarity with them There is no strain in her work. She sets the table as if she knew how, with delft, sure touches outside a mere dirictor'S ken.
 cover the HilF' was taken from the poem by Will Carleton, one of the most popular of Americas poets.
 
 adaptation to posters, the theme of this poem that is known all over the world is keptintact and it has an ap- peal that is undeniab1e.
 Will Make Poem Live.
 '"There is hardly an Englsh-speak- ing home in America-it might almost be said in the English-speaking world where Over the Hill to the Poor house. is unknown" says the Mentor The screen interpretation will serve to make the poem even more popular and make the black and white char acters into real flesh and blood. And much of the plays success, is due to Mary Carr and her four cffi1- dren who are, first of all, natural. Her fame has come late, for she was forced to leave the stage to take care of her growing brood, but she has never regretted it.
 The appearance of cover the IIill'' is being anticipated with great pleas ure in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
PARK.

Thursday, Friday and Saturdays |6ffering at the Park will be "The Sporting Widows" and prominent in
 the cast is Al K. Hall, a comedian whose unique methods of provoking Laughter are well known to his many in this city. The surround Ing cast is composed of prominent |playerS among whom will be found Bob Startzman, June LeVeay, George |VVeist. Gertrude Beck. Eugenie La |BIanc, and the Rex Trio of singers, Together with a. chorus of twenty |winsome girls. The buTlesque is all |new as is the production and the |-ostumes and the music is of the satchy kind. A sumptuous produc- |ion completes an attraction of marked merit and brilliant effective hess For particulars about the dan I.ing contest see dhe ad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
By A. G. JACKSON. (TimeS Staff ReyieWer,0

It was a novel and pathetic sight that greeted Park theater patrons last night, when Ben Welch, the old time burlesque star, was guided on in Jimmie Sightless, yet cracking his quips with all his former fervor, the comedian was given a, welcome that must have warmed his heart. In an upper left hand box sat his aged mother and sister, and time and again We1ch raised his SightlesS eyes in their direction. And the mother wept. She broke down first during the magnificent reception that was given to the old favorite when he was led on the stage by two principals, and the little drama in the stage box d1- vided the attention of the audience from that time on.
 We1ch's performance, of course, was most unique. He went through his paces as though nothing were wrong with him, although he did a while. and capped what must have been a gratifying evening by bringing down the house in laughter with a characteristic "bit-'' All honor to he went suddenly blind, but has de- rived his pleasure in affording pleas ure to others.
 Jimmie proved to be a spineless piece, with almost nothing to recom- mend it. There was little music in it, and less humor and almost none of that indefinable quality commonly known as "class-" Frances White. who has been elevated to temporary stardom scored once or twice, when she sang "Baby Dreams" a really beautiful lullaby. and batch of her ''kid'' songs, but after that she con tented herself with mincing across the stage and letting the chorus do the work. Bridgeport has become accustomed to seeing stars, near-beer and genuine. make some sort of an effort to please, but it was quite evil dent that Frances was fairly we'll pleased with herself, and as a result Jimmie very shortly went. as flat as a punctured tire. There was one performance that stuck out like sore finger during the night, and Harry Deli, a comedian and dancer, contributed it. If it were not for the billing sheets, one might have fancied that Delf was the star, assisted by Miss White. Delf worked hard and grew better as the evening went along, and he finally sent the audience home in good humor with a
 number that was built along the comic possibilities contained in a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
Everybody Works But Frances!'

plate of soup. It might be said that Delf was the thing from soup to nuts.
 Jimmie seemed to be reversion to the old kind of musical comedy, mainly minus music and certainly minus comedy. There was a plot that was in sad need of shave-mistaken identity, father rec1aiming his daugh- ter through her singing of a lullaby, and all that balderdash. Once in the second act it looked as though the plot had escaped from the piece. and a sigh of relief went up. only to be again.
 Some day, when Frances White gets hep to herself, she will work hard and justify her stardom. As it is now, she performs just. like a vaud evi1le headliner - which is all right for a. 20-minute act, but too thin for two hours.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
LYRIC-Reyie (By a Times Staff Writef.>

At the Lyric all this week one of Victor HerbeFt's big musical master pieces, presented by the Poi Playtrs is detsined to play to crowded houses. For those that enjoy an extra long bill of laughs, excellent music it is an opportunity that should not be miss ed. The Po1i Players are really at their best. ''The Only Girr' is rep1ete with clever dancing and tuneful song numbers and should be the biggest musical treat that will be offered to Brid exporters this season. The ever pleasing and petite Shirley Grey
 with her charming voice and manners is to be seen in the cast this week along with other favorites. in over a score of musical numbers
 The management promises for next week a sensational drama '"The Woman Pays with an added attrac- ton of New York players which should excel the past efforts of the managers in presenting nothing but the best. --.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
Will YOU Get The
 Ten Do11arsP

Girls and boys! Are you begin ning to think about your summer dress or hat? Or your graduation frock, or suit, that MUST be nice and brand new? The Times Scrapbook club. offers you way to get these things, or, at least, ,/to start a fund to get all these nice things with All you have to do is to buy or anake yourself a scrapbook, pages to be no bigger than S1a by 12, nor smaller than by 10. Then have night; clip from this page what ma terial you decide will best fit your scrapbook's requirements, those stor- 1es, pictures and items of interest aha will be as interesting month ' they are today Then, sign the blank below, and send it in right away, so we VIII EnoW you belong to our club.
 What Will You Get?
 And what will you get for all this !?
 After all, that is a very important part---what reward you get for the attractiveness, neatness and correct ness Of your scrapbook. On April l board of judges will pass on their merit The owner of the best scrap book will be given S1O and an at tractive bank
 The owner of the next best book will receive $5, and an attractive bank
 The owner of the last best book will receive $2.50, and an attractive bank
 It's not too late yet. The club ros- ter will be held open till Saturday, and you can send into this office and get those back numbers you need The contested started Monday, Feb
 Get your boy and girl friends to- Getner. Have pasting parties when you come home from school after moons or evenings. Take your scrap book to school and see what your teacher thinks about it.
 Do it now!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
"I'm The Guy!''

Ka-choo!
 M THE GUYr" M Page with cut you when you're watching Priscilla Plckford make love to Douglas Bush man, or just as Eddie Lincoln stands confronting the angry tiger-Grrrr! ITO be continued in the next episode 9 Ka-choo, say I.
 Who says I ought to be home? I guess I can sneeze if I want ter, Whad if I hab god as col? can't help sneezin', can IF Besides, I like to sneeze, and if you don't like it, move somewhere else!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-08
EMPIRE.

In "Curtain!'' her latest big photo play, Katherine Macdonald has one of the most attrctive vehicles of her career A story of the stage, it tells of a popular actress who gives up her career to wed the man of her choice. Later she discovers his infidelity and returns to her profession. How she works out her problem and eventual ly finds happiness furnishes one of the most delightful stories the screen has produced in a long time.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11

Pound Cake.-To make, cream one
and one-half cupfuls of butter, two
cupfulS of sugar, until we'll mixed and
creamy. If the butter is allowed 10
stand in the warm kitchen until soft.
but NOT melted. it creams very quick
ly. Separate the yOlks and whites of
ten eggs and beat well. To the
creamed butter anSl sugar add a big
spoonful of -four (measure four cup
fulS Of 1Our) and a small portion of
the beaten yolk. heating we'll beyond
each addition. flavor. fold in the whites
and bake in loaf. Start with slow
oven and increase the heat. Heat for
one and one-half hours
Persian Cake.-Cut large. round
sponge cake into five round slices, like
layer cakes Spread the first slice
with strawberry, the second with plum
and the third with raspberry jam-or
any jam viii serve Lay four of the
slices together ia the original form
and press lightly together. Now cut
the center from the cake, leaving two
or three inches in the border. Put
the center of the cake in bowl and
add fruit sirup from the jams or pre-
serve jars. TO thoroughly soak the
cake. Replace in the cavity and place
the last slice over oil. Cover the cake
with any good cake icing tinted pink
or yellow, and decorate with bIanched
almonds, candied rose leaves. citron
and angelica.
crulIers.-This is a dainty cake.
nice to serve with tea: Take three
eggs well beaten, add one-third of
cupful of powdered sugar and three
teaspoonfuls of melted fat. Sift one
cupful of pastry -four with one-half
teaspoonful Of salt and one-half tea
spoonful of cinnamon. Add to the first
mixture: roll ont. adding more -four.
Cut in slitted oblongs and fry in deep
fat. Boil in powdered sugar when
cold
Chicken custard- Scald together
one cupful of strong chicken stock
and one cupful of cream. Pour it over
the well-beaten yoIks of three eggs and
cook in double boiler until thick.
Salt TO taste and serve in cllstard
cups. This IS especially good for an
invalid's dish.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
ROAD
BUILDING
CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO ROADS
Pernicious Practice of Overlooking
Small Trucks With Narrow Tires
Is Responsible.

With the rapid increase in the num-
Der of motortrucks operated over our
highways, it has been found that
many Of what are called improved"
roads have failed TO withstand the adj
ditional traffic imposed by the new
form OF local freight transport. This
has given rise to new problems Of
road construction and maintenance,
and in some states has led TO the en-
actment of laws prohibiting the use
of the large capacity truck. on the
assumption that il is the heavy truck
that does most of the damage TO the
road. The first result OF this legisla-
ton has been to encourage the PERM
cious practice of overlooking. under
which trucks designed 10 carry safe
~ a limited weight are forced 10 car
~ a large additional load. The tires
of the various sizes OF truck are made
of a sufficient width TO prevent their
breaking or cutting the road surface
when loaded 10 their proper full ca
pacity but when an overload is add
ell the tire width Is necessarily too
narrow. and the danger of injury TO
the road becomes manifest The tire
width required for certain loads has
been carefully worked out after many
years experience. and most states
have laws fixing the weight that is
borne by an inch of tire width In all
standard types of truck the width OF
tire corresponds 10 the load that can
be safely carried. and truck manu-
faeturerS warn their customers against
carrying a greater weight than that for
which each size of truck is designed.
The enactment of a law prohibiting
the use of large capacity trucks leaves
the same tonnage of freight TO he
moved. and with the heavy truck
barred resort must be had TO the
smaller sizes. This means in many
cases less economical and efficient
service. and prompts the manufacture
er or merchant 10 try TO make up for
loss in LOAD capacity by increasing the
size of the load. With this additional
load the gross weight on the tire ex-
ceeds the factor of safety, and there
by increases the danger of breaking
the road surface. It is Self-evident
that a truck designed To carry two
tons with corresponding width of tires.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
LANDIS' AUTHORITY DOUBTED
Federal Judge Protests Lands
Authority to Accept Position.

Washington.-Acce by Fed
eral Judge Lands of the position OF
high commissioner OF baseball has
Droaght additional action from Repre-
sentative Welty of Ohio. Mr.. Welty
introduced in the house a resolution
proposing a congressional investiga-
ton of Judge Lands acceptance, an.
nounced he had taken action as fol
lows:
Requested Judge Lands by letter
to state by what authority he accept
ed the baseball position at salary OF
$4,000 a year, while serving as fed
eral judge for the Northern Illinois
district
Asked Judge Lands to send him a
copy of the contract which he signed
with organized baseball to act as its
chief arbitrator.
Called on United States District At
torney Clyne at Chicago to supply
him with copy OF the indictments
nendino against former members OF
the Chicago American club
Wrote Attorney-General Palmer ask
ing if there was any law making it
a misdemeanor for a federal Judge 10
hold another position from which he
received financial remuneration while
holding his seat on the bench.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
MAJOR SHIPS ARE
MOST ESSENTIAL
REPORT SIGNED BY ADM. cHAs. J
BADGER, FORMER COMMAND
ER OF ATLANTIC FLEET.
PRINCIPAL UNITS OF FLEET
viii Have to Rely Solely Upon our
Own State CT Preparedness, Warn
ing Sounded by Document
Is No Challenge

Washington-The major ship re-
mains the basis of sea power and
those who argue that the airplane and
the submarine have supplanted it are
asking the country to accept hopes
for accomplishments" the navy gen
eral board says in a report to Secre-
tary Daniels.
%The general board, having kept in
touch with naval progress along all
lines says the report. "reiterates its
belief in the battleships as forming
the principal units of the fleet. With
out them the United States cannot
hope to cope with existing navies."
at cannot justly be construed as a
challenge" the report continues. a
policy of equal or substantially equal
ornaments may we'll tend to diminish
their growth and to lessen the danger
of sudden war"
The report. signed by Rear Admiral
Charles J. Badger, president and for
mer commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet, was approved by Secre-
tary Daniels and was transmitted by
him to the senate naval committee for
its information in considering pending
olutiOns.
Asserting that the guiding policy
that had shaped the general boards
construction recommendations since
1903 was that of eventually creating
a navy equal to the strongest in the
world the board urges no rest period
or limitation of ornaments" be agreed
10 by the United States that would
modify the great naval building pro
gram Of 1915, now under construc-
tion. in numbers, general types or
dates of completion"
In the future, as at all times pre-
vious to the world war, we shall. in
all probability, have to rely solely
upon our own state of preparedness,
was a note of warning sounded by the
document
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11

mein.-Take one chicken cooked until
tender with two sweetbreads or a
piece of veal TO help out in the bulk
Cut the chicken as for salad and place
in double boiler to keep hot; see that
it is well seasoned while cooking,
then it will need no further season
ing. Cook three punches of celery
cut In dice with one onion in some of
the chicken stock. Make noodles and
cook them in the stock left from
cooking the celery: drain both noodles
and celery Serve the noodles on a
hot plate. over them the celery, then
on top the chicken and cover with
small crOutons of bread as a garnish
Serve very hot.
Chicken With Oysters. - Prepare
and disiOint nice fat chicken, put
it into a saucepan, cover with water.
season highly with salt and pepper
and stew until it begins to get tender
Line the sides If a deep baking dish
with a crust. Remove the bones from
the largest pieces and place the meat
in pieces Of butter; repeat with an
other layer of chicken. Pour in half
the broth from the chicken and some
oyster liquor. Cover with top
crust and bake
Chicken Baked in Mik-Cut up
-yearoId hen in pieces as for frying.
season wei. and brown in a little tot
butter or fat; roll in flour and lay in
a baking dish; cover with milk and
bake in a moderate oven until the
chicken is tender and the milk
cooked down thick enough for a gravy
to serve poured over the chicken.
French Onions.-Prepare and cook
green onions in the desired quantity
Toast rounds of bread. butter liber-
ally. cover with onions which have
been sailed and sprinkled with pap
rika. Crate over them some snappy
cheese. set in the oven to melt the
cheese and just before sending to the
table pour a tablespoonful of hot
cream over each.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11

Overloaded Truck Increases Danger
of Cutting Surface of improved
Roads.
must do more damage to the road
when it carries ton or so more of lead
than its tires were intended for.
a striking example of the relation
of overlooking to impact is given in
the preliminary report of thu. United
States bureau of public roads. in
which il is stated that a tnree-ton
truck, with a load of five tens. run
ming at a speed of ID miles Ier hour
over two-inch rut had an impact Of
slightly over II tons, while 5Ia-tOn
truck with a load of 51a tons. under
the same conditions had an impact of
only u tons. The fact that the over
loaded truck had a heavier ''unsorung''
weight. that is. weight not sustained
by springs, accounted 10 some extent
for its greater impact. but there can
be no question that the overlooking
was a material factor in causing the
greatly increased wheel pressure on
the road
Against this danger truck owners
are constantly being warned by truck
manufacturers, who strongly advise
that no truck should be made to carry
greater load than the weight de-
fined by its classification. Some states
have enacted laws imposing fines for
truck overlooking but it will proba-
bly, be found that enlightened seif-in-
terest will prove TO be the best check
on a practice that has been shown TO
be dangerous both 10 truck owners
and drivers and the general public;
and source of injury 10 our roads
that materially limits the benefits
from the motortruck as a new agency
for local freight transport.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
5000. 900 Loss in Fire.

Pine Bluff. Ark.-Fire which broke
out in the basement of the main build
ing of the Silbernagle Wholesale Gro
Gerry company here completely gut
ted the structure before firemen sue
ceeded in getting it under control The
loss is estimated at 100000. Fire
men battled with the blaze five hours,
being able to confine it to the base
ment for three hours, but it finally
the entire building, which
was totally destroyed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
Raise liohthouse Men.

Washington.-Th guardians Of
Americas far-flung coast line-light-
house tenders and light ship crews
would receive pay Incl eases aggregat-
ing 100000 a year under measure
introduced by Senator Fletcher, DEM
ocrat Florida. The appropriation pro-
posed is $500, 600 and Senator Fetch
err would increase it to 81. 100000.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
HoNoRs U. S. SAILORS.
Reception TO Admiral Wilson Features
ProQram

Lima, Peru.-This city and Callao.
six miles westward. shared in the pro-
gram of entertainment arranged for
the officers and crews of the war
ships making up the United States
Atlantic fleet. The feature of the
days activities was a reception given
by Admiral Wilson on board his flag
ship Pennsylvania. which was planned
as a return of the courtesies shown
the higher officers of the fleet at the
presidential banquet given recently
During the afternoon Peruvian and
United States sailors were to compete
in sporting events. A reception at
the United States embassy in this city
was the concluding feature of the
DAVIS ceremonies
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
GALS rs Floors snrains Einnar

New York.-Nathan Cohen, struc-
tural iron worker. who plunged from
the top of a new 16-story building in
broadway. recently reported for work.
His fall through space was broken by
oav~ canves debris receptacle,
stretched from the fifth tier. Ills lit
tie finger was spTained.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11

DO n n q c a k g.
Those who have
been forehanded
and packed eggs
for use during
the s g a s on o Z
scarcity will not
find this cake too
eXtravagant.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
Market Roads Eirst.

"Transcontinental highways fill a
useful place in our national life hut
the really important road is the one
from the farmers gate TO his market
town" said President J. r. Howard
of the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion recently in addressing the VA
tional Association of Vehicle AID I'm
plenent Manufacturers
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-11
sohwah eoina Ahroad.

New York.-Charles NJ. Schwab,
head of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ticn, was listed as a passenger aboard
the steamship Aquitania, leaving for
Southampton. At Mr.. Schwabs office
il was said he viii visit England
France and Italv but that his trip had
no business significance