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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-17

each in its season. There is Demetrius shop
handy to where you live.
After ten years, Demetrius finds himself
debt free and possessing a bank account which
entities him to be received with a cordial smile
by the paying teller. No business man could
ask more.
And now" thinks Demetrius Papalexis, eff
l but had wife I would be happy man in
deed. A wife is necessary to man, especially
to successful man such as I am. A wife
would be of great assistance to me in my fine
store. She could carefully polish the red
apples and quickly could teach her how to
turn toward the customers the yellow side Of
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"Tt is true there are no nice Greek girls
in this town save those who are already be-
spoken, nor any Greek women at all who
might be available, save that one who is an
old maid and forty and has a tongue sharp
as the sword of Perseus; and her [ would not
marry for dowry of a million dollars; or at
least not for any dowry which she might bring
me. From where, then, does my wife, whom l
need 50 greatly, come?
From Greece, certainly; from the mother
land; from Athens perhaps, where there
so many clever and beautiful girls, or from
the hills beyond Corinth, where / was myself
born. There was a girl there, as I now recall
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-17
DeDaefrius Decides to Take
His Pen isa Hand

l Will send my picture to the Mayor; the
picture which l had taken last Christmas a
year IN the American evening dress suit of
clothes IN which visited the christening of nv
brothers son. That picture does not show the
mole on my chin, and it makes me look really
quite handsome I will then ask the Mayor to
send me picture of such one as describe,
and If it pleases me, then will write to her
father, and it will be arranged that she shall
come to America in the second cabin, like
great lady, and she shall become my wife. and
we will have wedding feast, and she shall
help me make more money and we shall he
most happy.
/ Will write at once to the Mayor Where
now, did / last place my pen? -
This is the custom, broadly outlined. Some.
times the procedure is little different. Some.
times a compatriot returning to Greece, is
commissioned to bring back with his own bride
one or more brides for his friends. There
nave been cases where as many as a dozen
brides have landed with such party, to be
met by prospective husbands of whom thew
know nothing save that they have been highly
recommended by their friends
We asked Miss Virginia Murray about this.
Miss Murray is general secretary of the
Travellers Aid Society of New York. which
unofficially, but with great efficiency, keeps
tab on these imported wives when thev land.
and makes sure that they get at least the be-
g1nnings of a square deal. More than dozen
such parties have been cleared by the Travel
ers' Aid Society in New York this summer.
They range in numbers from dozen to more
than hundred One of the largest shipments
OF the current season numbered 125 Greek
maidens.
Miss Murray said that she used to think it
was terrible thing, but that now she is not
so sure. Much experience has softened her
viewpoint
1t is problem" she said, land it OCCASION
ally leads to some delicate situations, but am
not prepared to condemn it as downrghtly as
would have done year ago. Our experience
here has shown US that in most cases the inn
pulses which direct the men are entirely
worthy, even altruistic; and they spring from
traditions and customs which are deep rooted.
and entirely different from American
conceptions.
In the southern European countries, es-
pecially in Italy, the life of the individual. par
tlcuiary the Individual woman, is so bound I'D
with the life Of the community that this pro-
cedure Of betrothal by photograph is really
only one step from the national custom which
is universally practiced. girl is promised in
marriage by her parents when she is hardly
more than child; in some instances while she
is still in her cradle. She has no say in the
matter. After ali, if ones husband is to be
chosen by somebody else. it makes very little
difference-does tiff one has seen him or
seen only his picture
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ride, but the next morn
ing the street was torn
up again.
This time they were
laying a telephone con-
duit.
We asked the man
in charge of this job
why they hadn't laid
all these conduits and
pipes and things before
the street was paved.
He said he didn't know.
The telephone job
needed three weeks
more Of doing, and we
supposed that was to
e. NJ l,,& ~ -xrn~,>3&
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w OW Sears-Roebuck came to overlook
- this one, goodness only knowsl At
moderate estimate more than
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Il BRIDES AND LONG DISTANCE MATING
80
The Calendar Is by No
Means Cleared Up
Just Because Cupid's
Court, jersey Term,
Went Out of Business.
There Meier We're So
Many Cases

~ OW Sears-Roebuck came to overlook
- this one, goodness only knows! At
4 moderate estimate more than a
thousand picture brides met more
.asr a thousand picture husbands on New
York piers last summer. This year there will
be twice as many
That Editor Thomas Bancroft DeIker's
..harne failed to promote marriage by mail
.hronvh a mock trial procedure at Harmon
ton. n. J.. was due to no lack of candidates for
+be game Of matrimonial postoffice. Editor
DeIkew and Lew Conley, the Babe Ruth of
Southern New Jersey, who was his partner in
the plan, had nearly three thousand applicants
for life partners when Cupid's Court blew up
because Cupid resigned and the jury refused
10 serve.
There seems to be an epidemic of marriage.
The country is chock full of lonely SWANS.
Creek picture brides are arriving every
ship from the Mediterranean ports, and there
are Spanish, Italian, Armenian, English, Irish
and Scottish lovers among those present,
though in smaller proportion than the Greek,
Through the Hammonton clearing house, be-
fore it quit, Kentucky girls were being intro
duced TO Ocean City coast guards; Pkiladel-
phia widows were learning the addresses of
Texas widowers; the woman in Canada with
$4,000 and farm was being told to write to
the brilliant young doctor in New York who
had ambitions but no money; saleslady in
Denver who makes $4,000 a year had been
placed in communication with the Brooklyn
salesman who makes $500 year and wants
to live in Chicago. More than 1000 letters
we're sent to Editor Delker and his fellow
heart-throb experts in two weeks. We saw
them. They cluttered up Editor Delker's Of
fee until the walls bulged.
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Rates of Exchange
Haze No BIighting Ef-
feet Upon One Form
of European, Industry.
and That Is Picture
Brides for the Ameri.
can Export Trade

who had beyond all question the most beau
sifui eyes in all Hellas, although but a child
when ! left II could but remember her
name but it is gone. Small matter If
not she, then some other. All the girls in my
village are beautiful.
"A dowry would be nice, but people are now
poor, as who knows better than /? With my
store and $4,000 Of good American money in
the bank, ! can dispense with that. Really,
in this case, money is not an object; mons
whatever. Only must she be pretty girl, and
a strong, healthy girl The Greeks do not adj
mire woman who is sick all the time
Il will write therefore to the Mayor, who
will surely know of such one, if there is
such a one to be had, who will come to Amer
lea and become the wife of Demetrius Papa
lexis, the. successful fruit merchant, also ice
cream parlor, in Kansas, y. S. A.
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in point of fact. 1t was
two miles to the village,
but in pleasant weather
the walk wasn't bad.
We told each other that
our very richest and
most influential citizens
thought nothing of
walking five or six
miles over a golf course
every day, so why
should we mind a
trifiing walk of two
miles? One could al
ways wear rubbers
when it was muddy.
1t was a great day
for us when +ho p.vo
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
MORE RUSSIANS
 PLAYERS WILL
 INVADE AMERICA

MOSCOW, Nov. Hive theatrical, musical and artistic attractions from Russia are to appear in the United States during the coming winter and spring under the auspices of the Russian Red Cross in America. The proceeds of the performances will 50 toward Russian famine relief. Ar engagements to this end have been made with the Peoples Commissariat of Education, which has charge of thea trfcal affairs for the Soviet gov ernment.
 The first attraction booked to tour America is the Andriev National Russian orchestra of B pieces, play ing the balalaika, the Russian na- tional instrument. The orchestra is now filling an engagement in Petro- grad
 In December Baroness Zenia Alex androvna Engelhardt. an accomp- Hshed harpist, accompanied by q Russian soprano and a violinist, is scheduled to arrive in New York. At
 the same time the Lubimov quar- tet playing instruments used in the days of Ivan the Terrible, will be sent to the United States. The mnsi- cal program of the quartet consists of the oldest of Russian melodies and Russian folk songs.
 Another attraction is the new Mos COW "Kapella." chorus of 100 voices under Paul Cnisnakov, of the Moscow conservatory of music. The Kapella has been created since the revolution, and has not yet been heard out of Russia. Chaliapin for merly sang with the Kapella as a soloist.
 The "Gabima,' the old Jewish the ater company composed of 60 mem bers, including its own orchestra. is booked to arrive in New York in the spring These plays are all given in ancient Hebrew.
 The Russian Red Cross is arrang- ing also to bring Philip Andreyitch Malyavin to the United States with 20 of his canvasses and several hun dred of his smaller sketches. He will have exhibits in various cities. Malyavih, called by his admirers the greatest of Russias living painters. is now engaged upon a large canvas of a typical Russian peasant, to be presented to the United States Con- gress in recognition of gratitude for American relief.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
GREATEST BRIDGE CONCEIVED
 IS PLANNED FOR NEW YORK

a direct line with the Queensborough b bridge across the East River to Long Island, which will make a di- rect line CT travel from New Jersey to Brooklyn.
 The cable towers. each covering an
 A, at the base 200 by 400 feet. resting upon 8 .caissons 80 feet in diameter, will be of steel skeletonry enclosed in masonry. not only for the esthetic value of the stone but to protect the steel against the weath- CT. The masonry would cost less than the ever increasing cost of keeping the exposed steel work painted.
 Painting of Bridge
 Corrosion is the greatest enemy of steel in this climate; nature is forever trying to change steel back to it's ancestor. iron. Therefore the protection from the weather. The painting of the Firth of Forth bridge requires perpetual force of 30 painters year in and year out After reaching one end of the bridge in from three to four years, the painters return to the other end for the next coat, to save the structure from cor rosEon In the Hudson River bridge that force of men would have to be 10 times larger. the expense of main tainence would be enormous; but with the steel protected there would remain only eight per cent exposed to the weather.
 The four cables which are to bear the burden of the great weight will be 12 feet in diameter They will be protected by bronze shells.
 The doorway will be in two decks, the upper carrying the promenades, four surface tSacks, and a roadway two and one-half times the width of Fifth Avenue. Tie upper deck will form fire.and- waterproof roof over the lower deck, which will provide F railroad tracks each capable of carrying the heaviest trains and loco motives.
 The greatest weight which the towers and cables will have to carry will be the 100000 tons of the sus- pended spans; compared with this the live loads will be inconsiderable.
 Traffic Designs
 The bridge will ordinarily never be called upon to carry at one time more than one-fourth the density and maximum loads for which it was de signed; but it was '1deeessaryA to pro vide, for a transpoAation capacity and tracl0age about iequal tes'that of all four highway bridges over the East River combined. If passed through tunnels that amount of traffic would require 30 tunnels un- der the river. in addition to the present 16 rapid transit and railroad tunnels now existing.
 The passenger traffic available over the North River bridge was esti-
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Babette, one of the figures in "All for Woman" First National at traction which is coming to the Palace !Theater on Thursday. In spired by her beauty, many sought her hand, unaware that but short time before she had been a began maid.
 Among her admirers was anton the idol of the people, hOnored and feared. Flattercd by his attentions Little Babette had no use for the others who craved her. But when the Tickle Danton cast her aside for others the hatred in the heart of the little coQuette burst into flame and through her machinaltions Danton was forced to pay the heaviest pen atty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
COPPER MjOINoPLY
 MAY BE STOPPED
Vast Reserves of Russian Copper May Be Opened
 Shortage to Be Averted.

LONDON. Nov. That fhe recent agreement between the Soviet gov ernment and the Russo-Asiatic Con 1 solidated Company, which will per nit the handling of the incxhaustible copper. lead and zinc resources of
 Russia. is the most important event to British industry since the armis
 tice, is the opinion of Sir Edward
 Edgar, Bart, the merchant banker
 Sir Edward, in an interview, has l decilred that while the world at the present time is running short of i these metals and the present source of supply is being rapidly depleted,
 the reserves of Russia, which are 1 practically virgin, will be laid open, averTing any possibility of an acute
 shortage There are vast areas in
 Russia containing these metals which
 have. never been touched for com-
 mercial purposes, according to his 1 statement
 'Tt is quite possible" Sir Edward
 said, "that without this new Russian
 source the supply of copper, lead
 and zinc in the world would be ex- hauSted within the next 20 years. Russia is our only hope of lessening
 this catastrophe, for the resources of
 the United States, which represent
 about 40 per cent of the total, are
 rapidly dwindling.
 For the next decade | can see America lording it over the world of E industry through her control of these ing her heritage with recklessness, and I further see how if may easily
 happen that Great Britain, through
 her development in Russia, will as sume position in the metal indus
 try that will displace America. That is where the Russo-Asiatic Consolidated Company and the Soviet government come in. If allowed to develope to the full extent of it's capacity, this company may easily become the greatest producer and puryeyor of copper, lead and zinc in the world. It win free British in dustry from servitude to these essen tial trans Atlantic raw materials. and it will secure for us a supply oi these metals that will be felt in every department of British com merce and manufacture. l believe the coming period of leanness and
 scarcity will be followed by long years of plenty that will more than
 re-establish us in our old prosper ity."
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
SWEDISH STARS
 COMING TO U. s,
Athletes, Men of Science and Theatrical Stars to Come
 to Land of Free.

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 1.-As a result of the purpose to bring about closer relations between Sweden and the ,. United States. Swedish leaders in the theater, the opera, science and athletics are about to leave these shores for America, there to appear
 each in his or her particular field.
 Thus 19-yeaT-old Arne Borg, who
 has broken the worlds swimming
 records for 440 yards. 400 and 500
 meters, will go to the United States
 in February to match his speed with Weissmuller ip series of races un-
 der the auspices of the Illinois Atil- letic Club. Another athlete who de-
 serves to be watched is Christierns-
 son, Sweden's best hurdler. who also is going to America.
 Among the men of science who | have already left is Dr. Robert
 Barany, of Upsala University. who
 has made important contribution to l the knowledge of the labyrinth Of the ear as the organ of equilibrium. Dr. Barany will lecture at American universities and before various scien- l tiffc associations. Another medical
 expert who will lecture in America is Dr. Einar Key, a specialist in surgery.
 Dr. Sven Hedin, discoverer of Transhimalaya, also will lecture in
 America this winter before starting on a new expedition into Thibet l A theatrical star who has just re- 1 turned from America is finders de Wahl, generally rated as the leading i actor in Sweden. He appeared in
 recitals in New York City and else
 where, end has expressed his inten' ton of starting more extended
 American tour two years from now.
 Meanwhile Miss Nafma Wifstrand,
 brightest comic opera star of Sweden, | is going to cross the Atlantic in a | campaign for new laurels.
 Swedish names in the cast of the
 Metropolitan Opera in New York are
 not unfamiliar and, according to in. formation here, a new one is to be
 added to the list, for Miss Goeta Ljunsberg. of the Royal Opera at
 Stockholm, has signed a contract to appear at 2S performances st the | Metropolitan during the season oi
 1s2s.24.
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I OIct
 Through rail connections from the north and south. east and west would be possible, as railroad tracks ' '1 occupy one level of the Stru
 thus giving greater speed anu -. vcniencc of travel with eliminatioD of some unnecessary costs.
 Besides allowing for greater busi ness expansion and home building in New Jersey and along the Hudson the bridge would offer in time oi war an important element of safety and efficiency.
 The history of the efforts to cen struct the bridge goes as far back as 1890, when an act incorporating a company to build the bridge was ap proved
 No Cost to Government
 The pridge is not to cost the fed eral government cent. It is to be erected by the same engineers who built the Hell Gate Arch bridge with finances raised 'by the states of New York and New Jersey The only federal participation is in ati- thorizing its erection over tide water, which is under government control.
 Litigation, injunction and other fac. tors have prevented actual construc- tion since 1890. Work was started on the New Jersey foundations in 1893, but persons living in the vi cinity stopped work with an injunc- tion, complaining of the noises of drills and blasting The money panic of that year also had hand in stopping the work, and before rail road finances had settled down 10 years had elapsed Later the World War caused another delay. but now, 1t was said, everything is ready to go ahead
 In the meantime, the plans for the bridge have been greatly changed. Traffic has increased by leaps and bounds The present plans call for bridge four times greater than the original A new location also had to be found because the center of the city had moved farther north, and instead of being located at Twenty third Street. as first planned, the New York terminal will be at about Fifty-sevcnth Street.
 Deep Foundations
 For the present structure there will be Is deep foundations of so feet diameter from 12O to 200 feet below the surface to rock, which alone will require several years work. Many other new problems must be met The bridge will hang 15O feet above waterlevel in the cen ter, to allow the passage of vessels. The solid rock formations at the terminal points will give sufficient depth for the strongest foundations. The New York terminal is in almost
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01

mated in 1900 at 10000 ,000 year for the year 1940 the estimate is 200,000, 900. not including the 100000 900 passengers who are using the six existing tunnels under the North River. In 1940 it is estimated there will be 25,O0O,0O0 vehicles passing over the bridge yearly.
 The grades over the bridge would be less steep than they would have to be in any sub-river tunnels at this point.
 The materials will be of higher grade than those used at present in any construction. The steel called for in the towers will be 50 per cent stronger than the steel used in standard structural work The spe- cial high grade steel of the eyebay chains will be 100 per cent stronger than standard steel,
 At the tiitie the bridge was first planned the, time of completion was reckoncd at 10 years. but this has been changed to 15 years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS

OLlSEUM-Richard BartheImess ir
 Experience" PALACE-"AiI For a Woman"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
LAST SHOWING HERE OF PEARL WHITE PLAY

"The Mountain Woman, with Pearl White. will close with to- nights showing at the Palace The. ater, concluding the engagement of what many people regard as this pop urar stars most appealing picture. It tells vibrant story of the tim bered hills >of Kentucky, its char acters being those quaint, picturesque people so dear to the hearts of American readers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
EXPERIENCE" COMING TO COLISEUM TOMORROW

There are many big scenes in the big production. Experience" which is at the Coliseum Theater tomorrow night, also on Friday. Among the things that will cause special atten- tion are the following:
 When Youth meets Ambition and leaves his mother. Love and home, to make his fortune in the city.
 When Pleasure confronts him and Opportunity, refusing to wait for Youth, leaves him to his fate
 When Youth meets Beauty. Wealth. Fashion, Intoxication and Temptation at the Primrose Path with whom he associates with delight.
 When Youths mother dies and Love goes forth in. a severe storm to send him a telegram. which is in tercepted by Temptation who has en' snared him.
 When Love goes to the Primrose Path where Youth is holding hlgn revel and is denied admfttance.
 When Youth finds himself penni less and his friends desert him. leav ing him wandering bankrupt fol lowed by Poverty.
 When Youth is accused of theft at . tavern where he is employed and cast out. He meets Vice and Habit who tell him how to forget by the use of fatal drugs.
 When Youth consents to go with Crime to rob the home of Wealth and hearing choir sing in a church he repents and resolves to return tc his home.
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For that rush Soo Of printing call on The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-01
CONSTANCE BiNNEY CHARMS IN "39 EAST"

Constance Binney debutante stal of stage and screen, won the hearts of Coliseum patrons last night in her third ReaIart picture, "39 East," the comedy by Rachel Brothers. which had whole year on Broadway and another whole year in Boston and Chicago With Miss Binney in the lending role. That her long stage experience in this play has in nc wise wearied or bored her was mani fest, however. for she has brought to the screen version of the stage the same delightful freshness and vivacity which won her stardom in the Shubert production.
 "39 East" is a New York boarding house romance. that being the loca tion of the shabby-genteel domicile in which much of the action occurs though that number is not far from Central Park, and when the youth full lovers of the boarding house find the other inmates of the house more inquisitive than tactful. they hie them to the famous park, and there are shown in several delightful scenes in the real Central Park, by the way, and not a studio representation of New York's great playground.
 This production is on for the last time tonight with a Mack Sennett comedy and weekly.
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GOVERNMENT MAKING BEER

MOSCOW, Nov 1.-The Soviet government is manufacturing beer, and using posters in Moscow to ad vertise it. These are among the first advertising signs to appear in Russia since the revolution.