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through Siberia into China, at the out- break of the Russian revolution, and with her sister and some friends, is stranded for many months in Sheng- hal. before she finally gets enough. money together to go to America
 Besides the cosmopolitan cast, stun ming oriental settings, both street scenes and interiors, add to the color full effect of the Chinese scenes.
 WEST END.
 Proving itself delightful entertain ment. Just Around the Corner" a new Paramount -Cosmopoilta produc- tion, based pn a story by Fannie Hurst. famous author of "Humor- esque," was received with genuine ap- plause at the West End theatre last night. The story has appeal and there are several tense dramatic moments The principal characters are played with consummate artistry by Mar garet Seddon. Lewis Sargent, Sigrid Holmquist and Fred c. Thompson. The production is in every respect admirable and adequate.
 It will be shown again tonight Do not miss this splendid picture
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

make several inspections of the beaches and learn first hand whether the protest is justified or not.
 Pulver is a bachelor.
 The letter to the Mayor, signed by Hazel Milford Van Freedom secre- tary of the St. Petersburg Purity League, follows:
 ''The attention of this organization, the Purity League, has been called to the outrageous bathing suits worn on the beaches around St. Petersb urg. Abbreviated to an extreme, skirtless and sleeveless, young women in reck- less abandon appear before young men and their elders in costumes that never would be tolerated In Christian communities.
 E1MaI1e Them Wear SIeeves''
 'tIr. Mayor Pulver, it is up to you to take some action on these bathing suits. You must compel the young ladies to wear stockings and skirts to their suits. You make them wear sleeves. As 1t is now permitted, these
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

St. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. If the Pur1ty League of this city has its way fair bathers who sport in the Of Mexico will be compelled to rAr long sleeves, skirts and stockings while on the beaches
 An appeal has been made to Frank F. Pulver, lti-millionaire Mayor of St. Petersburg, by the league in the form of a letter urging him to take action.
 Pulver Is asked to appoint bath ing suit inspector and is further in formed that Annette Kel1ermann suits must be done away with so that the married men in the Purity League will be protected from the wiles of the sea vamps''
 Mayor Promises Inspection
 While expressing doubt whether there was any law in the city statutes that would give him power to say what should be worn by the fair bathers, Pulver said that he would
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
Portrait Of Late
 Legion Leader Is
 Presented To Post

A portrait of the late Col Fred erick w. ai1brafth. who was killed in an automobile accident while serv- ing as National Commander of the American Legion, was presented to Harry w. Congdon post, No. Il, at the regular meeting last night
 The picture was hid behind an American flag and was unveiled by Adjutant John F. Moran as the mem bers stood at attention and saluted as the Star Spangled Banner was played. The picture was presented l by Leroy W. Fordham and George | w. Smith, post members.
 The meeting was on the most en- thusastic held here in some time Commander George Moore presided Declaring it to be an inspiration not only to members of Harry w. Cong l don post but to all Legion men. a rising vote ofthanks was rendered Ma tional Commander MacNider for his statement:
 'T rather head the American Le- zion than be United States Senator"
 Adjutant Moran was instructed to communicate this action to National headquarters.
 Ten applicants aplied for admit tance to Congdon post and they were elected as members. They were: There's N: Hubbs, No.1617 Fairfield William street; Henry J. DiSesa, No. 59 Cannon street; Earl L. Oefnger, No. 166 CapAol avenue; John H. Banks, No. 120 Ogden street; E. S. Erickson, Fairfield avenue: Charles F. Brewer. No. 226 Frank street; Mich ael Bernardo, No. PIT North Wash ington avenue; Alfred Buckley. No. POI Lesax avenue, and John M. Storrs. Bassick Company
 Bachelor Night Thursday.
 Married men who had been looking forward to Bachelors Night which is to be observed at the club house Thursday night with the anticipation of playing single are doomed to dis appointm ent. It was unanimously voted last night that only unmarried former service men be admitted to the club rooms on that night.
 It was reported that arrangements for the affair are completed and many surprises are in store for members as well as the guests who, of course, will be of the well known other sex. The club rooms have been handsomely decorated for the occasion. It was voted to hold a smoker Sat- urday night, February II, to which affair members of the Grand Army posts will be honored guests. This affair comes on the eve of Lincoln's birthday and is a custom established a year ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

and had never appeared on the stage or screen at the time she became a candidate.
 Although disqualified for a prize, her beauty attracted the attention of a. big middle western theater owner, who sent her photos on to represen- tative of a Pacific coast studio. with the result that she has already ap- peared in five feature productions and is now a permanent resident at the capital of the cinema world.
 West Coast News.
 Her sixth year of screen work was celebrated by Constance Talmadge last week with a luncheon al which most of the girls who started with her in pictures were present It was a great ta1kfest.
 Thomas H. Ince gave a birthday party a+ his studios the other day for Milton Sills. who was born Jan nary 10. and Douglas MacLean and Jane Novak, born January 12.
 In her current picture, fThe Heart Specialist Mary Miles Minter had to be thrown iT a well numerous times as one of the important episodes. and. believe it or not. water gets real cold in California in the winter time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

Mabel Normand's newest picture hints a bit of Mickey" her former success. She is to play a boy part, a little Spanish rogue who reaches California in the Spanish days as a stowaway. She will be remembered as the rough kid in Mickey who wears boys clothes during the first part of the story. It is in these hoydenish parts that Mabel Normand eXcelS.
 Her last picture. Molly O." made many new friends for Miss Normand. and this new one. which is called ''Suzanna," promises to be equal to any of her former pictures.
 Warning to Beauties
 Choose your photographer with care when you enter an amateur beauty contest, and make sure he does not specialize on artistic studies of members of the theatrical or motion picture profession.
 Such is the warning to young girls issued by Majel Coleman, a pretty Cincinnati miss who was disqualified because the photos submitted hap pened to be taken by a Los Angeles artist who has as his patrons the elite of the southern California film colony.
 Miss Coleman had the pictures taken while visiting in Los Angeles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

Detroit, Feb. Reorganization of a food exchange to help solve Detroits food problem is anticipated as an out come of a conference between repre- sentat1ves of 2,00O Michigan farmers and members of the Detroit Board ot Commerce.
 The farm delegates represented six counties adjacent to Detroit and dis cussed with board members the feas- ibiltty of putting into effect the rec ommendation of c. A Bingham. for mer secretary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, now director of the Agricul- turaI Section of the Board of Com n1erce.
 Complete facilities for the preser- vation and distribution of farm prod ucts is a part of the plan proposed Capitalization of SS00,000 would be necessary to carry out the protect experts say. They are confident, how ever, that the sum can be raised and that Detroit will have food ex- change.
 The fact that there is today a loss of about 40 per cent in handling food stuffs from Michigan farms affords haz5s zog the bsliee @At AHe6 ep eea'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

girls don't care how they look on the beaches. They are half naked.
 Further, this league will protect the married men in it's membership from the wiles of the sea vamps even if it has to engage it's own law en- forcerS. Members of the Purity League have gone on record in op- posing the present costumes being worn on the bathing beaches and 1t further urges you, MT. Mayor Pulver, to do away with the suits named after a certain Annette Kellermann. Give back to us the modest bathing suits and take away the shameless ones your police permit the young women of this community to wear be- fore the men and our husbands.
 Pressure is now being brought to bear with the State Legislature to compel restrictions on the abbrevia- tions of bathing suits. We are also urging the appointment of a bathing suit inspector for all beaches"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
MISCH STORE FILES
 ACTIONS FOR FORECLOSURE.

Two actions for foreclosure and possession were filed in Common Pleas count yesterday by the Common Misch store, Main and Golden Hill street. The first is against Sallva- tore Vecchio. the property involved being on Surf avenue, Stratford- It is alleged that a judgment was re- ceived for $4.00 and 1917 costs in the court of Harry Sflverstone. jus tice of the peace, September 13, last.
 The second is directed against An on Highland avenue. Bridgeport, and the judgment having been secured in the court of William w. Bent, jus tice of the peace, December IF, last. The amount was s65 and costs were SIP 91
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
ARREST SOVIET JUDGE.

Moscow, Feb. 7.-Tangled domes- tic affairs of a Soviet judge have just been brought to light by his arrest by the Chelxa- After he had been taken away from his apartment where he was supposed to be living alone. three young and pretty women called there and each claimed to be his wife and wanted to know his prison address so as to send him food
 The three wives held a Conference and agreed to pool sne.r food contri- which one was his wife to bv deter puenaR aHdax hlQ x44sA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

Orenburg, Russia. Feb. 7. - The danger of giving solid food to starv- ing Russians was Illustrated on the platf orm of the station here.
 When the through train from Tas- kent to Moscow halted here, a woman singer, one of its passengers, took pity on a small boy begging at the car windows. She gave him a part of a loaf of white bread, which he began to eat ravenously Within a few minutes he went into choking convulsions and within a half hour was dead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
2,0O0 MICHIGAN FARMERS
 TO END ClTY'S FOOD LOSS Exchange Be Organized At Detroit to Avert 40 Per Cent Shrinkage in Values.

sanitation as the food exchange can be formed. with profit, speakers at the conference claimed
 There is too, the further purpose of saving from destruction the vast quantities of fruit and vegetables which have rotted on the farms in other years because current prices uor1ld moi justify them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

sieve, particularly to the young peo- pie. These meetings were arranged
 by the local Y. M. C. A. committee in cooperation with the churches and the County Association.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
BUILDING OPERATIONS
MAKE ADVANCE IN MARCH
Over 5000, 900 in D. c. Permits
Issued, Double the Amount for
Month of February.

Building operations in the District
took squirt forward in March, when
permits involving total Of more than
100000 were issued, according to the
monthly statement of Inspector John +.
Healy. These figures are practically the
amount represented by permits issued
during February and also double the
volume OF construction work that was
authorized in March of 1921.
Here is how the months compare:
March, 1921, 734 permits issued. involv-
ing an expenditure of s1,714 900; March,
1922. 934 permits issued. involving $3.-
279,544; February. 1922, only 400 permits
issued, representing an outlay OF only
81. .566, 900.
These records would Indicate that
March marked the opening of a spring
building boom in Washington, and the
number of applications being filed daily
in the building office give promise of
the rush continuing.
During the last month permits were
issued for 312 residences, divided as fol-
lows: Brick. 234; frame, II, and tile, l..
Six apartment houses. to cost S515, 900,
were authorized during March.
Here is how the money to be spent is
divided among the sections Of the city:
Northeast. $167.750; southeast. $S2,20O;
northwest, $119. .120; county, $2,620.021.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
CUBA WILL ASSIST U. S.
IN WAR ON NARCOTICS
Promises to Cooperate In Pro.
hibiting Smuggling Of Illicit
Drugs to This Country.

Cuba has promised to cooperate
with American narcotic authorities in
prohibiting the importation of Illicit
drugs to this country. according to
reports to the narcotic division mere
from T. e. Middlebrook, in Havana.
Mr.. Middlebrook. who is in Cuba,
following the official visit there re.
Gently Of Col. L. G. Mutt, chief of the
division. described a conference with
DR.. Gontarres, secretary of the Cuban
sanitarium. which functions under a
law similar to the United States mar
cotic law.
"Gontarres reported" said Middle
brook in his statement. that the
government is making strenuous ef-
forts to keep out drugs, most of
which come from Spain. In his opinion
they are going direct to America by
exchange to small boats without
clearance papers. However. he as
sured the watching of every avenue of
smuggling, and said he would impart
Information at intervals to Mutt. He
gave assurance Of cooperation, which
will be of great help In the future"
The Cuban government itself had
already taken action. Middlebrook
said. The government had arrested
twenty-five dope peddlers" and seiz-
ed large quantity Of drugs, result
ing in the discharge of DR.. Ramon
De la Puerta as head of the Havana
narcotic division.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
HALF-FARE RATES GIVEN.
Two Railroads to Assist Work of
Travellers Aid.

"A. C. Moses. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of the Travellers Aid
Society of the District of Columbia.
announced at meeting Of the body
in the Burlington Hotel that the Southern
railway and the Seaboard Air Line have
agreed to give half-fare rates to such
persons as the society desires to send
out Of the city. He added that other
railroads entering Washington would
possibly grant similar privileges. as
the matter is now up for constdera-
tion.
Mrs. Wade Ellis and L. S. Barr
were elected to the board of direc-
tors and Mr.. Barr was named a vice
president of the society. Charles A.
Grant of the Washington Loan &
Trust Co. was named assistant treas
urer of the Travellers Aid.
Mrs. John A. Krants and Mrs.
Graham Powell were appointed a
committee to arrange for a card
party to be given for the benefit of
the society. They are to be assisted
by the members of the Twentieth
Century Club, Women's Club and
other civic clubs conducted by
women, the members of which are
taking an active interest in the work
Of the Travellers Aid. The party will
be held at either the Burlington
Hotel or the Wyoming.
Evening star., 1922-04-05

lieve in God and in His law of eternal
right and truth. to come forth in
support of the Zionist cause. All
terested to see the words of the in
spfred prophets of yore now being
literally fulfilled. All reasoning and
reminded humanity, of whatever
nationality or creed, should thus
come to aid in the successful culmina-
tton of the New Jerusalem movement
Plea to Intelligent Opinion.
I'VE trust in God for the happy
outcome and we rely upon an intel
ligent public opinion on both sides
of the ocean to stand by the side of
the lovers of Zion. We feel confident
that the citizens of the United States
will hear our plea. and the American
itself in favor of the New Zion
project. Though not formally affili-
ated with the league of nations. the
United States government may yet
find way to make it's will known
and respected. It may perchance say
the word that 1t Is not opposed to
the Palestine mandate in particular,
and that would have great weight at
the coming session in Geneva. Such
act would indeed be compatible with
the true spirit of Americanism, the
spirit of fearlessness, frankness and
sincerity.
Most of our leading statesmen
have already expressed their views
favoring the Jewish. Palestine, plan.
Two Presidents of the United States,
of both the democratic and the. re-
publican parties. have sanctioned the
movement by their personal and un-
equivocal declarations. It now re-
mains with our legislators of both
houses of Congress to pass a resolu-
tion to the effect that the Palestine
mandate may be ratified on a basis
Of the Balfour declaration.
Senator Spencer. at the recent Soko-
how meeting, has aptly remarked that
since America has practically closed its
own gates before the newcomers. il is
morally bound to aid in securing the
desired homeland for homeless and ou-
Evening star., 1922-04-05
SCHOLARSHIPS is OFFERED.
Washington School Girls Eligible
for Bryn Mawr Honor.

Announcement was made today by
Bryn Mawr alumnae in Washington
that any girl who has had her last
two years of preparatory.work either
in the high schools or the private
schools of the District of Columbia,
whether she is a resident of the Dis
trict or not. is eligible to compete
for the $500 scholarship offered by
the alumnae in Washington to girl
entering Bryn Mawr College in lie
fall of 1922. The most important
qualification, it is explained. is need
Of financial assistance.
A committee of Bryn Mawr alum
nae is now engaged in completing the
plans for the benefit performance of
Little Lord Fauntleroy," to be held
Saturday afternoon, April 8. at 8
o'clock in the New Masonic Temple
for the scholarship fund.
The committee in charge consists
of Mrs. C. D. Heron, Miss Charlotte
Harding. Miss Ruth Tanner. Mrs.
Edgar Buckingham. Mrs. Austin
Stone and Miss Margaret w. Browne,
chairman
Evening star., 1922-04-05
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAI-Lionel Atwill, in '"Tht
Grand Duke" performances at 2:20 ant
500 pm.
POLPS-"The Last Waltz" with
Eleanor Painter, at $40 pm.
KEITH's-Marion Morgan Dancers
and vaudeville, at 2:15 and S:15 pm
BELASCO-"Some Girl" and vaude-
Vile, at 2:15 and S:15 pm.
COSMOS-"Pardon Me-" and vaude-
vile, at 800, $50 and S:45 pm.
STRAND-"Senator" Murphy and
vaudeville. at 2:45, $50 and S:45 pm
GAYETY-"sporting Widows" at
2:15 and S:15 pm; vaudeville and
pictures ! to 2 pm. and AIS to S:15
pm.
CAPITAL-"Mile a Minute Girls" al
2:15 and SIS pm.
CoLUMBIA-Rudolp Valentino and
Dorothy Dalton in Moran of the
Lady Lefty" photoplay, at 10:40 am.
l2:25, 2:10, 4:0s. 5:55. 7:40 and 9:4G
PIN.
METROPOLITAN-"Penrod," with
Freckies" Barry, at 11:20 am, 1:20
$40, a:2O, 1925 and $3.50 pm.
PALACE-"Hail the Woman" al
1895 am, 1920, 2:05. 4. 5:45, 1880 and
$50 pm.
RIALTO-Dorothy and Lillian Gish
IN orphans Of the Storm" at IL am.
1880, 400, 6:15 and 500 pm.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
TUBERCULOSIS, TOPIC.

The eighteenth annual meeting of
the National tuberculosis Association
will be held here May A, S and 6 at
the First Congregational Church. The
meeting will be called Immediately
following that of the Triennial Con-
gress of Physicians and Surgeons.
which ends it's session here May 4.
Those who contemplate attending
the meeting may communicate with the
Virginia tuberculosis Association, GIL
Chamber of Commerce building. Rich
mond Va
Evening star., 1922-04-05

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sOOO3-12.inch-S2.O
La Boheme-Racconto di Rodolfo tRu-
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Tenor in Italian. MARIO cnamiee'
Manon-Ah! Tuyez, Donce III Image ss.,s DE- r.
1Massenet). Tenor in French. Mario
chamlee.
5Os5-1O-inch-S1
sonr of the "Mush On tRobert- -Rhys-
no Bas,t0Hs ri Rio HsfnaIa kinns ee1nan
Baritone. Richard Bonelli.
2187-1O-inch-75c
Coaxing the Piano (Confrey). Ragtime
solo. Zez Confrey.
Greenwich Witch fConfrey). Ragtime
Piano Solo. ZEE confrey.
15OOO-10-inch-$1.
H0dem0-Au0lO
(PuccinD. Soprano in Italian. Florence
caIrmnsss1D&Habanera InssDnHb G.ove Is Like Wood
Bird). Act tBizet). Soprano in
French. Florence Easton.
15OO1-1O-inch-$1.
Sprine Song (Mendelssohn). Pianoforte
Solo Leopold Godowsky.
The Fiatterer LA Llsonjera) tChaminadel.
Pianoforte Solo. Leopold Godowsky.
21S9-1O-fnch-75c
Nanny Lou Sterling -Moran-Von Tiizer,.
1aIswana Lullaby tWhite te-stark). Tenor
and Baritone. Charles Hart and Elliott
Shaw.
15OO2-1O-inch-$1.
Second Mazurka Qe Menetrier) fOp; 19)
(wieniawski). Violin Solo. Bronislaw
xslodis % TOP. ~, No. 81 tTschaikowsky).
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5Os2-1O-fnch-$1.0O
The Great Awakening tJohnstone- -Krnmer).
Tenor. Theo Karle. -
B use (Teschemacher D Hardelot).
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5OS1-1O:inch-$1
Onward, Christian Soldiers (Sir Arthur
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Rock of Ages (Toplady- -Hastings). Soprano
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21ss-1O-inch-75c
Granny young -Lewis-Akst). Baritone.
Anrii Showers (De sylya-silvers). saxo-
phone Obligato by Rudy Wiedoeft. Bari
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21S7-1O-inch-75c
Eddie Leonard Blues (Stanton). Tenor
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Carl Fenton's Orchestra.
2194-1O-inch-75c
Granny Fox Trot. tYoung-Lewis-Akst).
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Bennie Krueger's Orchestra.
2182-1O-inch-75c
On the Gin, Gin, 'Ginny Shore-Fox
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Carolina Blues-Fox Trot (hingle). Ben
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2101-1O-inch-75c
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Gray tai ar ST WAITER Tssn
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SOS4-1O-inch-75c
Just q Little Love Song-Fox Trot (Young-
Lewis-Cobper). Isham Jones Orchestra.
Nv Nanny Knows-Fox Trot (De Costa
Jerome). Isham Jones Orchestra.
2103-1O-inch-75c
Three O'Clock in the Morning-Waltz
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Indiana Lullaby-waltz tTerriss- -Kendall).
Carl Tenton's Orchestra.
21OO-1O-inch-75c
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Evening star., 1922-04-05

cRANDAIT'S YORK THEATER
SANEAA'IAAA y Ga.Ave. & Quebec St.
MATINEE SATURDAY. 2:3O.
TODAY-STAR CAST. in BACK PAY"
TOMORROW-BETTY COMPSON, in THE
LAW AND THE WOMANn
Evening star., 1922-04-05

Easter CorsaGes Of Freshest,
Loveliest flowers. Blackstone. 14th & H.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
CELEBRATE DUAL EVENT.

ton of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
numbering about 200, will observe
the twentieth anniversary of the
planting of an American elm tree at
Mount Vernon Saturday. April Is. and
also the SEVENTEEN anniversary of
the founding of the fraternity. The
tree was planted short distance
from the tomb of Washington in
1902, on the fiftieth anniversary of
the fraternity's origin.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, as
sistant chief of the air service. will
deliver the address and the exercises
will be presided over by A. Mitchell
Palmer, former Attorney General.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
SEEK $4,000 DAMAGES.
A. J. Gore and Son Sue the J. Maury
Dove Co., Inc.

The ]. Maury Dove Co., Inc, is
named defendant in two suits filed
in the District Supreme Court aggre-
eating $4,000 damages. Philip L.
Gore, a minor, by his father, Albert
]. Gore, asks 100000 for injuries re-
ceived April 5, 1919. when he was
struck by an auto truck of the COM
pany while on his roller skates at
18th and p streets northwest. He
sustained a fracture of the right leg.
The father in a separate suit wants
$4,000 for the loss of services of the
boy and for the expense to which he
has been put by reason of the acci-
dent. The plaintiffs are represented
by Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert aud
Rudolph H. Yeatman.