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The Washington times., 1922-05-15
HUNTS
SUbST|TUTEFOR
CUSTARD PIES
Comedy Man Goes to Europe
to Find Motif for New
Farces.
By WILLIAM TAYLOR.
(Copyright. 1894. by Cosmopolitan New
SeryicS)

| (Copyright. 1s27, by Cosmopolitan new
| Servics)
NEW YORK, May 16.-Movie
, comedies are to be endowed with
a new touch of humor. thanks TO
Al Christie. president OF Christie
Comedies. who sailed on the Olympic
today for Eorcpe. where he hopes
to pick up an international funny
flair to suppiant custard pies.
nurse maids and out-sized derbies.
It's Christie's idea to satirize
melodrama and overdone types OF
pictures. "A Son Of Sheik' is
one of his ideas on satire. now
being filmed in a California desert
amidst five motion picture COM
panies, all making serious Shiek
pictures.
Comedies have become as dis
tinctiwe as dramas" he said: "Peo-
pie are no longer satisfied with the
flirtations of the policeman and
the nurse girl. thought Of bur
lesouing serious pictures TO make
this different line Of comedies. The
field Is unlimited. Cold Feet was
our first which burlesqued The
Three Musketeers.' Then came
The Shiek Epidemic, and we
couldn't resist having a little fun
out OF II ALL"
The producer is going to Scotland
to get a first hand view OF the bare
knees. heather and the bonnie lasses
in order TO return and make an in
telligent Scottish comedy. Then he'll
also visit the Latin quarter Of Paris,
a highly popular setting for movie
dramas, and get mat erial for another
farce. He won't miss the river Nile,
nor the bull fight arenas Of Seville.
nor any Of the spots the melodrama
has made famous. When he returns
he will be equipped with an inter.
national sense of humor, he says.
One of the first pictures he will start
work on will be a satire on the Grau.
stark type OF picture. the one. you
squandered American" wins the
princess OF the tiny European princi.
pality.
Next autumn will experience alons g
with the Shiek disea Sc, an epidemic
OF choose your weapon" pictures.
OF knight and chivalrY and such.
Could a producer with an inter
national sense OF humor miss this
opportunity to draw forth outlaws?
Most every producer is doing a horse
race picture now so the Christie com.
pany will produce a funny one on
that subject called Let En- Run"
Barbara Castleton has summer
stock fever" After she finishes
her present picture with Daniel Car.
son Goodman's What's Wrong
with The Women" she will go for
six weeks with the Poll Stock Com.
pany to New Haven or Cincinnati.
II will be her stage debut and she
has steadfastly held TO the theory
that personal Appearances with
pictures were foolish ami deadly to
The Washington times., 1922-05-15
DAYS DANCING EDIcT
DEFiED At SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. May 15.-Chancellor
Days order torbidding dancing at
Syracuse University. in sorority and
fraternity houses. private homes and
boarding houses OF students will not
stop dancing by students.
The edict is branded as unjust
and unfair" by the undergraduates
who declare II will he hard to en-.
force. They also point out that there
are country clubs where dancing can
be done. and II also would be possible
for groups of students TO hold dances
out Of town without the faculty be.
ing the wiser.
University students who reside In
Syracuse also are wondering whether
the chancellor has the right to die
tate how they shall conduct them
selves in their own homes.
In his statement Chancellor Day
referred to the suspensions OF several
students for drunkenness, and IL Is
said such incidents at a recent dance
caused his action.
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CAR OF LIQUID SPUDS
CAPTURED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. May ia freight car
billed as containing potatoes left
New Orleans six weeks ago for Chi.
cago, and after wandering around
the country finally came to rest here
in a Federal prohibition net. when
1t was found that there were l60
barrels Of whisky inside.
Each barrel contained a thin layer
Of potatoes at the top.
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teen minutes In a sewer here sub.
merged to her chin.
Otto koehler, the womanS rescusr.
st first could not locate the cries for
help he heard as he walked along the
street, until he glanced down at his
feet and saw a manhole cover loose
and upside down over the sewer
opening. ThrustinG ii to one side
and peering down, his eyes finally
made out Miss Rusch below. Koch.
ler thrust down an arm and, using
his other arm and legs as levers,
dragged the woman up to the road.
way.
She said that as she was passing
that point she stepped on the edge
of the cover, and, as 1t turned, slid
down into the sewer.
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DESERTED OF FAMILY
CAUGHT AFTER LONG HUNT

Since August. 1915. when he Is al.
legged to have deserted his wife and
three children. Charles F. Zentz,
thirty-eight years old. was arrested
at Lancaster. Pa, where he is the
proprietor OF a chain OF grocery
stores, according to information
reaching here.
Detectives Freeman and Ham.
mersia, who traced him, will get
requisition papers and leave today
to bring him back for trial.
Since his disappearance, his wife,
Mrs. Lena Zentz, has moved to
Portsmouth, Va, according to tho
sleuths. Efforts will be made to
communicate with her and have her
come here to prosecute.
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Brooklyn. who decided that Marie
HellaweIl. aged six. died at the same
moment as her parents. when their
automobile was struck by a train
near Binghamton on August 5. 1920.
Mrs Elizabeth Walsh. the child's
aunt. brought suit, Contending that
the child survived her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Robert G. Hellawell. Had
this contention been upheld. the child
would have inherited the estates OF
her mother and father. and this in.
heritance would have been divided
equally among her parents relatives.
BY the courts ruling. however.
the estate of the father will be
divided among members OF his fam.
ilv, and the mothers among hers.
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GIRL, CHIN DEEP IN SEWER,
RESCUED BY PASSING MAN

WEST NEW YORK. N. J., May
15.-Facing death from drowning,
Miss Rose Rusch, sister Of a West
New York police official. was finally
rescued after she had stood for fif-
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Sting Causes ApopIexy.

CALDWELL, N. j., May Is
stung on the right temple by a
honey bee, Harry Collerd. a farmer,
died half an hour late OF apoplexy.
caused by the shock Of the insects
sting.
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! F|[D|}lV1YQQ!
-. ~
Says One Guy Always Took His Wife With
Him When He Travelled Because He
Hated To Carry His Own Grips.
By John p. Medbury

with them. and others 20 for
good time.
You can always tell whether
man Is taking his wife or not. II
he's smiling, he's going alone.
One guy said he liked to take his
wife with him because he hated
70 carry his own grips.
He said that instead Of tipping
the porters he wanted TO Keep the
money In the family.
This way It always wen: into
one pocket. His.
Whenever she got tired carrying
the grips, he sat down and rested
with her.
or course, when they had four
or five suitcases he wouldn't let
her carry them all. No, he let her
take two and then 60 back and
get the others.
But he never went empty hand.
ed himself; he generally carried
the tickets.
They always went everywhere
with only suitcases. He wouldn't
let her lift a trunk. He was afraid
she might drop It and spring the
lock.
He said his idea In making her
carry the grips was that by the
time they got to the train she was
too tired TO 60.
CCopyriEht. 1874. by King Features
Syndicate. lnc.)
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COURT HOLDS FAMILY OF 3
DIED AT SAME MOMENT

NEW YORK, May 15-The aues.
tion Of an additional second in the
life of a child, affecting legacies, wa 3
settled by Surrogate Wingate. in
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A lot Of people think tina: GENE
teries are gloomy but there are
more tears shed in a depot than
there are at a mans bedside while
he's making his will.
Nine out Of ten passengers will
have . time table in one hand and
a handkerchief In the other.
And the chances are that they
wipe their eyes on the time table
and read the handkerchief.
Some mother will be crying he.
cause she's afraid her son won't
come back and his wife Is crying
because she's afraid he will.
One young husband was going
away for three years and his bride
was weeping because she was
afraid something might happen to
him on the way. But he was per-
fectly safe. there were a couple
OF policemen with him.
A lot Of women will 20 down 20
the depot and cry over anybody
who will let them.
They do their weepinE at the
railroad station because their hus.
bands won't let them do II at nome.
Most Of them cry because II
makes them feel bad 10 think that
they've got nobody to cry over.
Some men take their wives away
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To every man and woman
who wears our heels

NEVER was the need of heel that gives real
L protection great it is today.
Standing walIong-wherever you are today
- there is always an nnndtsrdl strain. Hard
floors and Pavements practically universal.
The body must have relief. Half an inch of heel
must give it to you.
You generally pay the same for O'Sullvan's
Safety Cushion Heels as for ordinary heels though
they cost the reparman more.
Although he makes less profit per pair
them, O'Sullivan's have two big advantages for
the rePairman: they always make satisfied GUS
toners, and satisfied customers bigger
business.
The ordinary rubber heel is either hard and
lifeIess or soft and crumbly. O'Sullivan's Safety
Cushion Heels combine maximum springiness
with the soushness for long, hard wear.
Ask for O'Sullivan's see that they are
attached. The O'Sulivan Heel Company.
The Washington times., 1922-05-15

1t is reported that Lillian Gish has
bought the rights OF the stage play,
Three Wise Fools" from John
Golden and will produce the picture
under her own dictatorship. starring
herself, naturally.
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We casually bumped into and en-,
Enthusiastically greeted Carol Ocmp-
ster. the Griffith star, today and
learned from her that Griffith had
put her to work rehraI sing for a
new production, as mis- first work
after returning from London.
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A Larger, Richer, Pure Bar of this Delicious
Dainty now on Sale Everywhere

The American public eating than 100000 Eskimo Pies
this tremendous by
thu O efficient methods able o substantially
of the without
the The size will andd delight
Made of rich luscious ice cream, coated with
of delicious chocolate, Eskimo Pie is
appehzing dainty but it has a food value
which makes it idea for lunch these days.
of themw Wills rlunchhu hunger.
In addition a Crust of pure
cispy chocolate each Eskimo Pie
S tightly wrappedn sanitary
covering of infol keep
it empdngy fresh and
clean. Sold everywhere
Ia
The Washington times., 1922-05-15

The only daughter OF Richard
Bennett, the actor. has taken up mo.
tion pictures. Connie" Bennett, as
she is known, will appear soon in
several Elaine Hammerstein releases.
but II was not thought that she had
really entered the pictures seriously
until she was seen at the Biograph
studio today. She II playing the
second lead in Whats Wrong with
the Women"
The daughter of the famous Ben
nett Is tall and fair and Just nine.
teen. and dances with a grace simi.
lar to Irene Castles.
Violet Mesresereau who will soon
appear in Nero" the big Ford pro.
ductiOn made abroad, has been sent
back TO Rome to pay the role of the
princess In another Fox super pro-
duCtiOn THE Shepherd King"
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the reputation. She has Just com
pleted picture which Fox made
from the French novel, "Dr Namon,'
which is a costume picture.
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Some men take their wives away
The Washington times., 1922-05-15

Most OF them cry because II
makes them feel bad 10 think that
they've got nobody to cry over.
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BASEBALL CARNIVAL CROWD
PLEASED WITH CILT-EDeE SHOW
TON|cnT'S OFFERING BEST YET
EVERYBODY SATISFIED

The second night Of the Baseball
carnival at City hall was fully up to
the opening night. All OF the attrac-
tions found there Wednesday night
were running at full speed ahead"
last night and everyone had I grand
ana glorious time. Baby dolls and
blankets. boxes Of candy and lacouered
baskets were in everyone's arms and
all In attendance were happy and
noisy. The young had as good a time
and the old ana, conversely, the old
had a. good 4 time a. the young. Ice
cream ana soda pop were freely con.
sumed. everyone tried the games and
the evening was just one round Of
pleasure.
The vaudeville program was equal
to the one presented Wednesday eve
ming and that In itself tells the story.
John Ironhand, the Indian Cycle Mar
vel. appeared again and his work was
startling. to say the least. He handles
his wheel as easily as most of us
walk and his act drew storms of ap-
plause. He skips rope, rolls hoops and
picks them up by running into them
and drawing them up over the wheel
and over his head, and many other
things that seem impossible. The ease
with which he operates his wheel can
be easily understood when one consid-
ers the fact that Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock he appeared on the street
and travelled about the main streets of
the city for an hour. He navigated
both Rines hill and Winthrop hill in
that time. going up and down both
hills on his wheel. He said afterward
that Winthrop hill took much careful
work because of the many rocks.
Another very pleasing feature was
the appearance of Marie Camilla, a
lyric soprano Of the Boston Opera Co.
Miss Camilla combines a very fine
voice with an attractive personality
and her act went big She sang a
number Of beautiful songs and her
range and beautiful meditation gave
just the right touch to bring out the
beauty Of the numbers. She sang I'll
Forgive You" and For You Alone"
and for her encore she sang that we'll
known and popular song NANNY"
The final act of the evening had
everyone literally ION their toes" 1t
seemed as II it were impossible to
stand still, so invigorating and tnsp1r-
ing was the harmony that was dis
pensed by the ambert Brothers. billed
as the Worlds Greatest Banjoists.
They lived up to. their billing last
night, playing many songs in a way
that seemed impossible. They sounded
at times almost like full orchestra
and then softened down to plaintive.
appealing note only to swing into
lively Jazz tune. The effect of the
two banjos was very striking and
when the men had left the stage after
playing three or four encorses they
left the audience clamoring for more.
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PITTSFIELD

| Ira Clark of Newport, a former res
| ident here, was in town Thursda. af-
ternoon.
III. Fl. Bryant, former resident OF
this town, where he was principal OF
the commercial department at NJ. c.
l., was town Tuesday, the guest
of friends and left Thursday for Bos-
ton.
Ernest A. Decker Of Skowhegan was
in town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Ivan Whitman and son were
business callers in Fairfield Wednes-
day.
MI 7. w. H. Mitchell and daughter,
Mrs. Merrill Of Newport, were among
the visitors from Newport. Tuesday.
NJ Lillian Hodgkins went to Port
land Wednesday after a visit in the
home of her sister, Mrs. L. H. Good
win.
Mrs. Frank Weeks was in Augusta
for the day Wednesday.
Mrs. Ellen Patten gave a luncheon
TO a few friends. members of the
Woman's Relief Corps, at her home
on Somerset avenue, Tuesday. A de-
licious lunch was served and all had
a very enjoyable time. The guests
present were Mrs. S. Jennie Ross,
Mrs. Higgins. Mrs. Jennie Chase and
Mrs. Eliza Soule.
The board of selectmen, together
with the town treasurer and clerk will
be in session on Saturday afternoon,
May 10 in the selectmen's Office for the
purpose Of receiving all applications
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GRAND FINALE TONIGHT

The attendance at the carnival was
even larger than on Wednesday night
and everything went on in the best
possible style. Music for the evening
was furnished by Douglas orchestra
and they will play 1T the ball which
will close the carnival tonight. This
is 10 be q confetti ball and there will
alsR be steamers and favors SO that
all are assured of one Of the finest
dances Of the season.
There will be two special added at.
fractions to 80 with the ball tonight,
both Of which are cracker-jack dance
features. The first 10 tho appearance
Of Sam Alberts and Doriee Carey the
popular exhibition dancers who will
demonstrate the fancy -trot. Mr..
Albert and Miss Carey are considered
to be the best dancers in this part Of
the State and this part Of the program
will be treat to lovers of the terp-
sichorean art.
The other feature will be Novelty
Change Dancing numbers by Miss
Ramona Hawkins of Boston. Miss
Hawkins is a dancer Of note and this
dCt 10 d 6uTS-uTS OH6. MISS hawkins
comes highly recommended and has
made name as a graceful and Won
derful dancer. Douglass Melody Men
will furnish music. There also will
be the final efforts Of the various
booths to please the crowd and finally
the disposition Of the many articles
in the hall.
1t is hoped to announce the winner
In the victoria contest end big sur
prise is promised here. The standing
as given out last night was:
Augusta Fire Dept. ............ 1915
Gardiner Fire Dept. ............ 1913
State House ................... 1918
American Legion ................ 1913
w. II. Gannett Co. ............ 1859
The winner in the diamond ring
contest will also be announced. In
regard to the tickets for the grand
ball the management finds quite a
sentiment that the girls want to pay
their share and consequently they will
share alike tonight paying the same
price as the men, 55c.
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Plans for Pageant
Of Americanism to
Be Presented july 4

"The Pageant of Americanism"
will be presented in this city July
Fourth, under the auspices of the
Augusta Americanization Association
which at its regular meeting held
Thursday afternoon perfected many
plans for the event. The synopsis
of the scenes of the pageant will be
written by George C. Clarke. secre-
tary of the Augusta Chamber of
Commerce, while the metrical num-
bers will be prepared by local man
who has gained considerable reputa-.
ton as poet.
The pageant will be in three parts,
the first of which will depict The
America of the Past, showing the
contributions Of the various European
countries to American history.
America Of Today, the second part,
will portray our national life as it is,
giving it an analytical treatment and
showing no. the blending ocess IS
carried on. The third part. entitled
The America Of Tomorrow. will be a
prophetic picture of what it is hoped
America will be so years hence
class distinctions wiped out and all
of the people working for one coun-
try with the complete elimination of
the hyphen.
One of the features of the pageant
will be the folk dancing. A number
of the dancers will be furnished by
the Augusta Girls Community Club.
The remainder will be the other local
girls who also are graceful dancers.
The purpose Of this pageant is to
recognize and demonstrate that our
nation is a blendii. Of the best traits
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CORNVILLE
LYMAN M. Whittier

Lyman NJ. Whittier passed away in
his home Wednesday morning at P.
NJ. He had been in failing health for
about two years. but was only con-
fined to his bed for two weeks. Mr..
Whittier was the oldest son of Norris
and Sarah Richardson Whittier and
was born in this town Dec. 3, 1852.
On Nov, q. 1876, he was united in
marriage to Miss Frances Moody by
Lawyer Greenleaf at the Caratunk
House, Scion. The young couple went
West and lived in Illinois for five
years, then returned to the old home
town and purchased the farm which
is now their home.
Mr.. Whittier is survived by his
wife and one son. Norris Lyman. The
funeral will be Saturday at P. M.
at the home.
Sylvanus Kelley and daughter, Net
tie, who have been very i'll with pneu-
monia, are convalescing finely and
are able to be out.
Mrs. Ina Kelley IS home and able
to ride out.
MIR. and Mrs. George Davis OF Gill
ford passed the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Cronkhite.
Howard Hessin met with quite a
serious auto accident by running his
car over a water course where the
plarks had been removed for repairs.
The Ladies' Farm Bureau met at
the home of Mrs. Emma Locke. Six
teen ladies were present and one au-
fomobile agent. One betty" was
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CLINTON

Mrs. Nora Mason who has been in
Augusta with friends for the winter,
has returned to the residence OF Miss
Dora M. Kinsley, for the summer
months.
Mrs. Charles Abbott of Albion has
be en- the guest Of her daughter. Mrs.
Floyd Besse and family. She was
accompanied BY her daughter. Miss
Kathryn.
Mrs. Wavis Knox Of Burnham was
in town Thursday to visit her father.
EDWARD McAlister. who IL quite sick.
The jolly Juniors of the Baptist
Sunday school will meet at the home
OF the teacher, Mrs. z. 2. Longley,
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. C. w. Robinson and Miss Caria
Weymouth were business visitors In
Waterville. Thursday.
Mrs. Vira Gibbs and children,
Leona and Elton of Waterville were
in town Wednesday to attend the Re-
bekah sale and supper.
Town House School Will Entertain
| The pupils Of the Town House
school will give an entertainment at
the school building this evening for
| which the patronage Of the public is
solicited. The prograI, consists of a
coon play and minstrel entertainment.
Ice cream, homemade candies, etc. will
be on sale. The proceeds of the eve
ming will be used to purchase school
equipment.
Raymond Holt is moving from Can
aan to the farm on the Ridge road oc-
cupied by his mother. Mrs. Randall
Holt. Mrs. Raymond Holt, who is
teacher Of the primary school in Can
aan, will remain in that town Until
the close of the school year.
Rev. Elmer Longley, pastor Of the
Baptist church, and Llewellyn Decker,
superintendent Of the Sunday school,
are making plans for the appropriate
| observance of Mothers Day on Sun
day next. The sermon and music will
be of special fitness and an interesting
program will be given during the Sun
day school hour. The parents of the
pupils are especially invited and it is
the wish of Mrs. Longley, superin-
tendent of the Cradle Roll. that many
of the little ones may be present ac-
companied by their fathers and
mothers.
| Several local Baptists attended the
North Kennebec United Baptist asso-
= citation held yesterday in the Getchell
street church in Wateiville. Among
them were Rev. and Mrs. Longley,
| Rev. Sidney Wakely, Mr.. and Mrs
Llewellyn Decker, Mrs. L. S. Strick-
land, Mrs. Helen L. Dodge and Mrs.
Aubrey Moores.
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Artificial Teeth.

nm specializing on Artificial
teeth made ~ the new scientific
t'pecas and called "Correciable I'm
p'csSlons.' By this method. an i'm
preston ~ taken With the mouth
q sed. tnu plaster used). giving all
me muscles employed In eating and
s"nitnwinr. ~ chance TO imprees
L rmseives into the edge OF the i'm
PRESTON, so that when the plate 10
nude from a true model of the
mouth u remains fixed" and does
h1t hecome dislodged by the process
o' masilcatlnn and speech. am es-
lecihily desrous OF meeting all those
VINO nave trouble with their plates.
'eithet upper or lower). and who
would appreciate the satisfa ction Of
having teeth that would function
properly. as 10 noe possible. by this
new scientific method Every casa
guaranteed. Julian Wilder. Dentist.
;ausus'a Trust Building. Tel. 2a6.M.
,lae2sfrif
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Merchants Bureau
Fakes Up Matter
ii tier Roads

IHld~ MAS the subject con-
meeting of the Mer-
ltuIrIu ct the Augusta
ui Conn rec held Thursday
.i tho Assembly hall OF that
"n The roads east OF Au-
lnI specially the North BEL
H0l South Belfast Dads and
'tIt1N Ds il affects trade
"t.n lroad discussion.
t. ESP es-cd themselves as
4 VEN the progress made on
'"'e .7 'te last two years. COM
2e freely en- &c road conditions
wuch PROGRESS has been
l 'H city and state. How
criticisms OF the con-
d.. 'Nr roads have been made
,hlnfa hv customers who
fHr fr cooperation OF the mer-