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WAR RECORD OF
CARP ISGENUINE
Real Fighter, Spending 18
Months atr Front and
Twice Decorated.
pv HENRY I FARRELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
sew York, June 27. Much has been
(j 0f Georges Carpentier's war record.
r-ance considers mm one 01 tne war
idol
was a slacker who wrapped
v ,1 V. J -v j 1
the
flag arouna rum iur utuense. utners
that he was virtually drafted and
claim
ced far behind the lines, out of dan-
war record, secured from the
Tiisit-r French aviation headquarters,
hows that he was a real fighter, spentj
eighteen months actually at - the front
was decorated with the Croix de
rufrre and iledaille Militaire.
His service record, which records his
,verv move for five years, shows that
L imported at the outbreak of the war
1314 and was first attached to the
D'Ll" . j . i
which capacity he served un-
feur, in
I s 24. 1315.
' jie was sent to the front with a squad
mn and remained there three months
in activ
e service flying over the Ger-
Us sent back as a spare pilot to the
eeneral reserve headquartex-s on August
li 1915. to await assignment to another
cadriHe.
'Twelve days later he injured his leg
in an accident, but recovered and was
gent back to the front Sept, 11, 1915.
with the Farman escadrille No. 55. He
was engaged there in reconnaissance
work in preparation for the unsuccess
ful champagne drive which began Sept.
?5. 1915.
Carpentier won the Croix de Guerre
lor his work in this offensive,
("rroentier was transferred to Far-
man escadrille No. S on April 19, 1916,
during the attack of the Crown Price
on Verdun.
On Nov. 5. 1916 he received the Me
daille Militaire for heroic action dur
ins the French counter attack, by which
Daumont Vaux was recaptured.
Carpentier was forced by illness in
December, 1916, to quit the front and
he never returned. He went to the
Viry Chatillon hospital and was then
transferred to Clignan Court, just out-
ide of Fans. He was granted two
tounths leave Jan 15, 1917, and in Feb
ruary obtained permission to visit the
United States giving exhibitions, but
the trip later was called off-
On May 16, 1917, he was assigned to
the escadrille stationed at Algeria but
was declared unfit to continue as a
pilot and was detached from aviation.
He then became physical instructor at
the Joinville school of the French Ar
my, five miles outside of Paris.
LONDON SPORTSJVfEN
WILL FOLLOW BOUT
London, June 27. Interest in the
Dempsey Carpentier fight is eclipsing
that shown in any ring event within
the recollection of English followers of
the sport. The special correspondents
of the London newspapers are send
ing over long accounts of the routine
of the two training camps and other
gossip, which is prominently featured,
while articles signed by both Carpei
tler and Dempsey are daily, appearing
in the London press. ...
Further indications of the unprece
dented interest in the coming fight ars
found in the rental of Covent Garden,
London's principal opera house, for th
day of the fight. Detailed descriptions
o the championship affair, round by
round, will be received there, elaborate
wire arrangements having been made.
As ring affairs in England are usua'iy
made dress occasions and women iro
generally present in large numbers, u
smart crowd is expected, for whoie
entertainment between dispatches two
boxing bouts have been arranged.
BflATISM
SHOULD BE TREATED THRO THE BLOOD
Medical authorities now agree
thai rheumatism, with its aches
and pains, is caused by germs that
pour poison into your blood
stream. Rubbing: will not give p er-
fcatic sufferers hare stopped their
wiLu O. O. D.
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Flat Purse. For
Wot Percentage, Says Rickard
NW ' "VSr-lr T .. r . .
. .v, o uue 2 1. a. nat
purse of 500,000 rather than a
percentage split will be the prize
fought for at Jersey City on Julv
a "wm, officially, announced Sun
?f? y Jex Rickard, promoter of
t? u f this ount. Jack
Dempssy? tue world's heavyweight
champion, will receive $300,000, win
?Ll0e,''?d Geor8 Carpentier,
the French challenger, will tike
lose remainln3r $200,000, win or
Preliminary bouts at the -on-
nhVr. M"5 ,wona s neavyweight
championship were announced by
ARE THEY BETTER, NOWADAYS?
The writer of the following letter
doesn't insist that the boxing game
has gone back. He simply asks y?u
to think it over.
Dear Tad
With all . this guff about the big fight
to read lately I often wonder what
must have been written about the fight
ers of a few years ago. Nowadays be
fore a fight one is told that the boxers
who are to fight are the grandest that
ever danced a step. I wonder if most
of your readers believe that stuff. Do
they think the. leaders in ring work to
day are 'better than they used to be?
We have a. real heavyweight cham
pion, but what about the others?. '
Are the bantams as good as Jimmy
Barry and Dixon?
Do. pur featherweights measure up to
McGovern?
Are our lightweight kings as eod
as McAuliffe, Erne, Lavigne or Gans?
Have .we welters who could cope
with Walcott?
Could our middleweights hold off "Ry
an andKetchel?
Could Levihsky or Carpentier beat
such light -heavies as McCoy, Kid Ca--ter.
Joe Choynsjci, Fitzsimmons, Jack
Moffatt, Jim Barry, Jack Root, Lang
ford or Jack O'Brien?
Don't make me laugh; my lip's
cracked. . .
Respectfully yours,
CESTUS.
Will Rogers says, "Why import
movies from Germany? Aren't th!
ones we make BAD ENOUGH?"
SportSnap
Hlbde Paskert, distinctive among
other things for the fact that he w.is
the oldest player in active service in
the major leagues, has gone back to
the minors, whence he sprang in 1907.
Released outright by Cincinnati Dods
signed with the Kansas City club Of
the American Association. Further
more, according to Dode himself, he
received a bonus of $1,500 for signing,
and his contract calls for a higher
salary than he drew in Cincinnati. Pas
kert is 40 years old and first broke
Into professional baseball with the
Dayton club of the Central League in
1904. His first major league engage
ment was with the Reds. Between
his first and last engagements in fast
company- he was. with the Philadelphia
and Chicago clubs. Those who have
cheered Paskert through his long ca
reer in the big show will wish him well
He has served the old game faithfully.
The announcement 'has' been, made
that the entire collection of the lit
erature and history of baseball gather
ed by the late Albert G. Spalding has
been presented to the New York public
library by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
C. Spalding, and has been formally ac
cepted. At the very beginning of his inter
est and activity in baseball Spaldirig
began collecting and preserving practi
cally everything bearing upon the na
tional game. In addition to practical
ly everything that has ever been print
ed, there is a great deal in the form
ot correspondence, official records of
old-tima games, reports of important
sessions of the early organizations,
memoirs of distinguished magnates
and players, rare old photographs, an-J
HORNETS ARE OFF
FOB LENGTHY STAY
Manager Midkiff and his band of bat
tered Bees left Sunday v for Charleston,
where Monday afternoon they will open
a three-day engagement with the fast
traveling Pals. After that, they will
move on over to Augusta for four
games and then they face Columbia
before returning home.
The team departed without Ralph
O'Connell, who has been something
like 60 per cent of its strength, tha
popular and brilliant shortstop having
been called to nis JNew rungia.ua uuiuc
because of the ."Critical illness of a sis
ter Luke Urban, wno naa joineu uis
club', will be assigned to third base in
the absence of O'Connell and Manager
Midkiff will cover short, leaving P-ob
Kirke for an outfield assignment.
The team left with Owners Moore
and Hayman tyisily negotiating for
more ball players. It has dawned upon
Manager Midkiff that, with the pres
ent assortment of players on the roster,
there is little hope for the club to
better its position in the columr this
season. He is clamoring for more hit
ting strength in the outfield, at least
one more dependable pitcher and a
first baseman. Unless talent of a very
decidedly strong brand can be scented
for these positions, Midkiff hasi hard'y
any hope of lifting the Hornets out of
fifth Place and but for the hopeless
ness of the Spartans, they would prob
ably take the- unenviable station at the
bottom of the list.
However, the owners and Manager
Midkiff are co-operating to give th
team the strength it has been so sore
ly in' need of and the report is that
lines are out for seeral high class men
who may be expected to join the team
during the next few days.
PLAN NEW ATTACK TO
MEET RUTH DEFENSE
New York, June '27. The sight of
Babe Ruth, the home-run king, Jaylng
down a bunt along the third-base hne,
is' likely to become more familiar to
fans around the American League cir
cuit than heretofore. .
Several clubs have adopted a special
defense against the slusser moving
the third baseman toward the shore
stop sector, the shortstop to sacona
base with the second baseman playing
S short right field Nt. tW,.
Manaeer' Huggina and Ruth believe
thi5 cart "cross" their opponents wirh
an occasional bunt and sued in
drawing them back into positions, mak
in I longer -hits easier to obtain. Ruth,
on two or three occasions this wuftk,
i tried out the scheme. -
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Fighters And
Rickard, including six eight-round
louts.
Billy Miske, who was knocked
out by Dempsey In three rounds
list September, will meet Jack
Renault, c Dempsey sparr'ng part
ner, in one of the bouts. Gene
Tunney and Soldier Jones, heavy
weights, also will meet. The othor
bouts are;. Habe Herman vs. Joe
Metranga;.- Packey O'Gattey, of
New York, vs. Frankie Burns, of
Jersey City; Dick Griffln cs. Mid
get Smith, bantamweights, and
Jackie Curtain vs. Mickey L'elmont
(or Willie Spencer.)
There is so much chatter going on
over Dempsey -Carpentier quarrel that
a Western paper inaugurated a poou
larity contest and will send the ten
winners to the fight, slip them ring
side seats and pay all expenses.
HERE'S A RIPE FOR YOUR LIHS.
Below Is reproduced an advertise
ment that we saw the other day in a
San Francisco paper. How would you
like to grab oft a trip like that?
-Automobile Trips.
AAA CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR.
Three -pass, touring cars leaving to
gether June 10, "New York, Dempsey
Carpentier fight and return. Can take
few more passengers. Expert drivers.
CANADA CAIS-CHEERFUL CHIRPS
"Do you believe it is possible to tilk
with the spirits?"
- "Well, before we got prohibition. I
found it much easier to talk with then
than without " them."
As the movie fan said, in speaking
about her favorite actress: "There is
some subtitle charm she has that ap
peals to me."
When Wheat, of the Dodgers, is at
the plate to bat, would you call him
Buck Wheat, batter?
Out in Kansas, where they have tornadoes,-they
compute distance, not as
the "crow flies," but as the "house
flies."
They should call it Nero beer, as it
is something he would have been glad
to put over on Rome.
voluminous newspaper clippings syste
matically preserved and indexed.
To these personal recollections and
records of Spalding was added the -jol-lection
of Chadwick, known as te
father o baseball, all making the full
est and most reliable collection of in
formation upon baseball in existence.
For several years individuals and uni
versities have known of this collection
and have made efforts to purchase it.
Spalding made no disposition of the
collection before his death, and the
widow has been guided by what shj
thinks would have been his wishes ir.
the matter. Accordingly, she has bo
stowed it where she thinks it will be
of the greatest use to the largest num
ber and be sure of appreciation ami
preservation.
Again we have a striking illustration
of the foresight and industry of the
collector and the public spirit which so
frequently goes with large accomplish
ment. Having failed to get a match with
Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight
title, Charley Beecher has turned his
attentions to the bantam title held by
Joe Lynch. Beecher has agreed to
make 118 pounds for Lynch and guar
antee him $30,000 for a bout in New
York. Beecher defeated Lynch a year
or so ago, but at that time Beecher
was a bantam himself and had no
trouble makfhg the weight. Since he
has been mixing it up with the feath
ers Beecher has grown considerably
heavier and he may find Lynch i
tougher opponent than the veteran
Kilbane.
Charles Paddock, the world's record
sprinter of the University of Southern
California, contemplates taking up jour
nalism after graduating.
UMPIRE BLACKBURN
HAS QUIT LEAGUE
Charleston, S. C, June 27. Umpire
George Blackburn, the veteran official
of the Southern Atlantic League, hand
ed in his resignation to President
Walsh Sunday, taking exception to
the order he received from the leagua
head not . to officiate in the Saturday
game at Spartanburg.' Umpire Black
burn declared that he construed this
order as a reflection upon his capacity
as an umpire and he resented it so
strongly that he quit the service of Mr.
Walsh. Umpire Jack Hoey has also re
signed and gone to his home in Phil
adelphia. Rube Brandon, of Charlotte, has
been instructed to . report for service
and a Mr. Riley from Philadelphia will
join Umpire Guyon in Charleston to
officiate during the Charlotte-Charleston
series.
LEMONORA WINS GRAND PRIX.
Paris, June 27. (By The Associated
Press.) The grand. prix de Paris was
won Sunday by J. Watsonls chestnut
colt Lemonora. Flechoir was second
and HarpQcrate third. The purse was
valued at 400,000 francs. .
. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
At Tolfedo 2; Louisville 3.
At Columbus 1-8; Indianapolis 8-2.
At Minneapolis I; Milwaukee 2.
At St. Paul 1-7; Kansas City 7-0.
CALL FOR DETECTIVE
STIRS 200 AMATEURS
Chicago, June 27. They advertised
here for a house" detective-r-and they
had to call out the police.
The "Loop" hotel which sought a
light-footed guardian of the slumbering
peace" will rtever seek again by adver
tising. The "add" brought the strangest
congress of amateur sleuths, correspon
dence school Sherlocks, ambitious "flat
foots" and private "dicks" ever as
sembled outside the "movies." There
were 200 of them.
They "detected" the guests, visitors
and finally each ether. It all ended
when some of. the "wise lads- from
around the corner,' who were out doing
this and that, broke into the congress.
One of the "smart lads" quietly "lift
ed" the shield, "billy" and wallet from
one sleuth.
The uproar that followed when the
"Sherlock" found himself "frisked"
waa enough to cause the management
to end in a call for "regular" police.
That ended that.
Ring Battles of
Jack And Georges
The string of 17 knockouts convinced
boxing promoters and the public at
large that Dempsey,- in spite of un
popularity because of his failure to
get into active military service in the
war, was the logical man to meet Jes3
Willard fo the heavyweight champion
ship of the world. "Tex" Rickard
c-inched the bout.
The principals met in New York,
February 9, 1919, to agree to condi
tions for the bout. The statutes of
New York at that time made illegal
articles for a boxing bout signed in
that state. Accordingly,-- when condi
tions had been settled, the principals,
their managers and ' Tex" Rickard fer
ried to Jersey City and signed the
papers in t a railway waiting room.
After virtually every city of account
in the United States, where boxing
was legal, had been mentioned as the
possible site, Rickard announced that
Toledo, Ohio, had been selected fa
the bout, July 4. City and state offi
cials declared themselves favorable to
the plans and the boxers, about six
weeks before the scheduled date, start
ed training in camps near the big
arena.
In spite of Dempsey's great record
'or hitting, many persons, including
Willard himself, were confident that
the huge bulk of the Kansan, who
had always maintained fairly good
physical condition, would make him
impregnable before his smaller oppon
ent. Dempsey. apparently unmindful of
the disparity in height and weight,
declared that he was going to tackle
Willard as he had tackled hi? victims
of the past - two years with a rush.
The fact that he had put out both
Carl Morris and Fred Fulton, men
much larger than himself, in the first
round, made him confident that he
cculd defeat Jess Willard in the same
manner.
The defeat of Carpentier by two of
the greatest niddleweights th?t Ameri
ca has had, Billy Papke, the "Illin iis
Thunderbolt," and Frank Klaus, of
Pittsbugh, is now cited by persons
who believe that the Frenchmau
ands small chanco with Jack Dempsey
at Jersey City, July 2.
Carpentier was then only 18 years
of age but waa big and rapidly grow
ing out of the middleweight class. He
already stood five feet, 11 1-2 inches,
his present height, and it is declared
that he had considerable trouble mak
ing the middleweight limit for both
bouts. He was meeting two of
America's best boxers, both in their
prime. , ..
Carpentier's defeat at the hands of
Klaus came early in the year. Al
though defeated, he gave Klaus a
great battle for 19 rounds. Then it
was Deseamps, rather than Carpentier,
who brought the battle to a closu.
The manager climbed through the
ropes to save his groggy charge from
further , punishment and Carpentier,
remonstrating, was forced to quit,
Klaus winning on a foulr The Ameri
can, however, was a clean-cut winner
and surely would have scored an
actual knockout had the bout contin
ued. In October of the saine year, -Papke
stopped Carpentier in 17 rounds at th
Cirque de Paris. A ringside witness
declares that the result of that battle
is smali excuse for believing that
Carpentier, then a boy, should not
now, a fully developed man, bo a real
rival for Jack Dempsey. Carpentier,
with all his cleverness, stood toe to toe
with the heavy-hiitng American for
more than a dozen rounds and ' Went
down defeated in a gory but manly
way. . J
OUT TO GET 1113-
Dempsey won the title like a virile,
two-fisted fighter and it was believed
that he would box often, without quib
bling as to terms and guu-antees. But
he, like many other ch-implons. realized
that the time for reaping a financial
harvest would not last f orevor, and,
guided bv Kearns, was out to "get his."
A theatrical tour which the pair
undertook did not result in a "killing,"
however, for Dempsey, the fighter, was
a far different person from Dempsey
the actor. The motion pictures, how
ever offered him revenue. Trouble
with draft officials which finally restul
ed In the clearing of his: name from
the charge Of evading military service,
also occupied considerable time.
Dempsey did not enter the ring in a
formal contest as champion until Sept
ember 6. 1920, when he met Billy Miske,
St. Paul light heavyweight, in a bout
at Benton Harbor, Mich. He had met
Miske twice before in no-decision bouts
of 10 and six rounds. The match turn
ed out as anticipated, an easy victory
for Dempsey by a knockout in three
rounds.
The bout, however, drew a "gate" of
$134,904 and server? tn rpnlonkh tYka
Dempsey-Kearns coffers to the amount
of $55,000.
PET OF PARIS.
The sensational knockout; of Wells
by Carpentier made the Frenchman
more than ever the "Pet of Paris."
Everywhere, he was greeted as a con
queror with adulation that would have
done no good to a man less-balanced
in judgment. He wa the first .French,
man to achieve international promi
nence in boxing, which is not primarily
a Freneh sport.
Carpentier fought Jeff Smith, the
American middle and light heavyweight
in Paris shortly after the first Wells
battle and defeated him in 20 rounds.
Wells, in the meantime, was demanding
a return battle and Carpentier readily
acquiesced.
They met the second time at the Na
tional Sporting Club in London, Dec.
8, 1913. The betting was "even" for
England still- refused to believe that
this slender Frenchman was really a
match "4for Wells. Whilshrdlutaovwy
match for Wells. Wells was nervous.
His knees shook as he looked across
the ring at the cool, smiling Carpen
tier. Carpentier spent no time "feeling
out" his man. Out of his corner like
a bullet, he whipped in savage blows
to the heart and stomach, centering his
fire on the mid-section.- Wells, in des
peration, stuck out his right. Carpen
tier slid under it and blazed away with
a blow to the . heart. Wells' knees sag
ged. Carpentier hooked a right and a
left to the jaw. Wells went down for
the count. The " bp-ut had lasted leas
than a minute.
Now, more than ever, French joy
knew no bounds. Pictures of Carpen
tier festooned Paris. Sculptors made
him their model. Statutes of the boxer
adorned automobiles. More than ever,
he was the "Idol of France."
THIRTY 3IATCHES SCHEDULED.
Chicago, June 27- Thirty matches
were scheduled for today-in the first
and second rounds of the men's na
tional clay courts tennis singles. Ta!s
was the last day for the appearano of
entrants before invoking the default
rule. , ' v " : ,Vil I-
DERBY WINNER FOUND DEAD.
" London, June 27. Humorist, J. 13.
Joel's race horse, which won the Ep
som derby on June 1, was found dead
in his stable at Wantage yesterday,
according to The pally Mail. Death Was
due to natural causes.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 27, 1921.
CARRANZISTAS
PLEDGE FUNDS
To Run Revolution Against
Against the ' Obregon
Government.
Mexico City, June 27.-A copy, of
the document said to have been signed
by many former Carranxistas, pledging
their properties to raise funds for: wag
ing a revolution against - the Obregon
government has been made public here,
The copy, it is asserted, came from the
Mexican legation in Madrid, which ob.
taind it from General Juan Barragan,
former chief of staff for Carranza
Barragan, it is said, was asked to sign
it and join the movement, but declined
and reported the matter while in Spain,
Barragan now is said to be in Los An
geles, where it is reported, he is tc
wed Senorita Ana Elena Algaro. -
The text of the agreement, as given
out, is, as follows:.
"We, the undersigned, enjoying the
free use of our rights, decide and set
forth in this document the following:
"1. The undersigned put at the dis
posal of the present revolutionary
movement all the properties that we
possess, agreeing to hand over to the
leaders of the movement the titles and
deeds as soon as we are notified of
the election of a chief for ' the cam
paign. "2. We present all of our holdings,
both real and personal, including those
properties which belong to us, but are
in other names and we authorize the
revolutionary board to make inquiries
to ascertain the value and extent of
these properties.
"3. These properties will be put Pt
the disposal of the representatives
who may be chosen for this purpose
so that they may be sold and the pro
ceeds distributed for. furthering the
movement.
"4 For every piece of property thus
disposed of by the revolutionary board
or its . representatives a receipt will
be given" as an , indication of the con
tribution. "5- The undersigned will be reim
bursed in full for these contributions
upon the triumph of the revolution
and the leaders agree to so reimburse
either to the living donors or their
heirs. ' '
"6. The funds collected will be MSf'd
for the purchase of arms and other
war materials and in the obtaining f
men for the revolution.
"7. General Candido Aguilar is im
mediately appointed collector and con
troller of the funds and invested wun
power to delegate assistants, under his
own responsibility.
"8. For receiving the property Gen
erar Pedro Vlllasener is appointed and
he will deliver the same to General
Aguilar so that the whole amount
raised will go to the revolutionary fund.
"W sign the foregoing and hand over
our rights September 14, 1920. (Signed)
L. Blanco, R de la Torre, A. Recant,
Candido Aguilar, Alejo Gonzalez, Pedro
Villasener, Antonio Maldanado, Bel
ardo Prieto, P. M. Gonzalez, F. J. Bet
anzo." THREE-YEAR-OLD IS
IN THE THIRD READER
Wayne City, 111., June 27. This lit
tle town has an infant prodigy.
She is Mary Jones, a robust three-year-old
tot.
Mary has gone to school but one day.
On that occasion she spelled "antiphlo
gistine" and "mentholatum" with ease.
The teacher banished her.
Unable to write as yet, except by
using baby blocks, she can read or
spell to a degree which has astounded
her elders. The child lives with her
great aunt, Mrs. F. Q. Jacobson, owner
of a book store. The child obtained
her phenomenal education reading
books on the floor of the store.
"I have never tried to force the
child to learn," said Mrs. Jacobson.
"She was always bright and last fall
when school started and the children
came in to get their books she asked
for one too. She spent most of her
time in the store with me. She had
already learned her letters from blocks.
I gave ' her a primer and in a few
weeks she could read every sentence
in it. - Soon she mastered the first
reader. In January she had read
through the second reader twice and
now is in the third reader.
"Shel ls not learning sq fast since
warm Weather has come. She wants
to be out playing, and I am glad she
does. Next winter she will continue
her studies."
MEMORY BUMPED OUT
THEN KNOCKED BACK
Los Angelen, June 27. Rolling . out
of his cot at the Los Angeles Receiving
hospital, where he was taken when
found wandering in downtawn streets,
a victim of amnesia, Elmer C. Parsons,
twenty-six, regained his memory and
related that he forgot his identity as
a result of a blow received in a battle
with a bandit. '
Physicians considered the patient's
case highly unusual. Parsons was a
former soldier and stated that he had
been shell-shocked in France.
In regard to having his memory
pounded out of him and bumped in
again, it was stated that because of
the shell-shock attack his system Is
Very sensitive.
After regaining his memory Parsons
narrated the circumstances connected
with an attack made on him by a hold
up man. His clothes, were taken to
him, and it was found that the bandit
had taken a wallet containing $80.
I The Coolest Place in Town
THREE DAYS
Starting Today
No Advance in Prices
Elsie
"WILLIAM D.TAYLOR'S
PRODUCTION
"Sacred and
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"Sleeping Partners" at Academy for
Thre Days.
For the first three days of the week
at the Acadf-v Jack X. Lewis players
have prepared an unusual program of
merit, "Sleeping Partners," u play
adapted from the French and used
as a starring vehicle by H. B. Warner
and Irene Bordini, the famous moving
picture stars. Miss Edna Goodrich
also starred in this play for two sea
sons wijh great success.
"Slepeing Partners" is one of the
clfvssiest little dramas ever written
and the interior setting, is a scene
of - beauty. Those who" admire tlve
work of Miss Grahdin will see her
in one . of her very best parts and
the gowns she wear3 will be v ry
elaborate in this play. Mr. Lewis has
selected "Sleeping Partners" from a,
number of plays which he is d -irous
of giving the patrons of the Acadpnw
because he. believes it will maintain
,the high standard he has set anl whi ih
..e hopes to continue.
"Sleeping Partners" is a play very
much different and being French has
that French . artistic touch and is en
tirely without plot. Nothing is pre
meditated and it all hannens fmm fin
ing to the next morning and it just
happens, with no apparent reason.
He is just a husband with a beard
and she is like all women, vivacious
and pretty. The man, he is like ail
men and conceited and a bachelor.
She goes to his apartment and the
husband goes to a party, they both
stay out all night, quite an uncom
mon occurrence. Well, the compli
catioos that follow make a very in-erecting
play.
"Lying Lips'' is Magnificent Plav.
History has repeated itself, in this
instance the history of motion pic
ture producing.
- Perhaps, however, it was only n.i-
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STORY BY
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The story of a strange love affair, carrying the audience
from the bedecked parlors of London's aristocracy to the
sweeping stretches of the Canadian Northwest and back
again over a storm-swept sea which caught two lovers in
a horrible whirlpool of fate. It is spectacular, brilliant,
unforgettable. '
On same program SPECIAL MUSIC
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"Sleeping
Adapted from the French.
Made Famous by Edna Goodricb
Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday.
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
THE PLAY
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tural that Thomas H. Ince should maki
history repeat itself Jand at the same
time improve "upon it anyway that is
what he has accomplished in the pro
duction of "Lying Lips," a powertu'.,
vivid, brilliant drama, which the
Broadway theater presented this
morning, opening a four-day showing:
of this super-special photoplay.
This picture compares moat favor
ably with any of the previous great
successes Ince has given the silert
drama, and is superior to many be
cause it has been garnished with the
"last yords" in production methods
superbly beautiful photography, mag
nificent stage settings, delicate as well
as beautiful lighting effects and ths
many other advantages which the mod
ern film holds over these of only a
few months ago.
House Peters in the co-starred lead,
ing role as Blair Cornwall, a youn
Canadian ranchman, gives one of tho
most brilliant characterisations of his
career, a career plentifully puncturoJ
with star roles and triumphant .suc
cesses. Peters Is sincere at all times,
equally as convincing as the uncouth
Canadian and the sophisticated London
er, and he rises to truly impressive
dramatic heights.
Florence Vidor, who is recognized vt
one of the most beautiful women be
fore the public today, demonstrate
that she can depict a leading role as
beautifully as she personally appears,
and, in the role of Nance Abott. who
shares honors in the dramatic mo
ments of "Lying Lips."
The tale is one written especially tor
the camera, and is ideally fitted to
the requirements of the silent dramn.
It relates the story of a man's strut?- ,
gle to break through the thick shell ot
convention and custom which is re
straining the woman he loves, and who
loves him.
In presenting this play, the Broad
way has added another big accom
plishment to its brilliant record of
achievement in the interest of Char
lotte's photoplay enthusiasts. f .
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The luxuries ef
society and wealth
the love of a
man among men
WHICH? Nance
Abbott's problem
is one that affects
every-woman.
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