Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 03, 1919, Page 12, Image 12
12 Taxicab Business in London Falling Off Tondon, July 3.—There are only 3,000 taxicabs on the streets of l,on don today as compared with' 9,000 in 1914. One company owning 3,000 idle cars refuses to operate them be cause the government" will not per mit it to charge a flat rate of 25 cents a mile. Five hundred other cars are kept out of service by the police requirements that there shall be a clearance of ten inches between their axles and the ground. At a hearing before a committee of Parliment this requirement was denounced as a foolish rule. It was intended to save the lives of persons who might be knocked down by taxi cabs. The Parlimentary committee promised to try to have the idle cars put into use. REGENT The Coolest Spot in Town • THK Jess Willard fight is now on at the REGENT See Jess Willard whip a whole cast of ba<l men. relieve feminine loveliness in distress, win a fa mous horse race, anil out-muscle even a Douglas Fairbanks, in The "Challenge of Chance" Today. Tomorrow and Saturday While looking at the picture tomorrow you con get the returns from the fight at Toledo. Admission: 15c and 25c and War Tax. MONDAY AND TUESDAY Bryant Washburn IN "Something To Do" "Fatty" Arbuckle IN "A Desert Hero" VICTORIA TODAY, THK "FOURTH" AND SATURDAY ONLY The picture in which the star wears $250,000 worth of gowns, and the star happens to be KITTY GORDON But wait we'll tell you a little more licforc you grab your hat and hurry Victoria-ward, the name of the picture is PLAYTHINGS OF PASSION Now that you have learned where the best show in town is, we'll expect to see you here. Showings from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. Special music on the SIO,OOO organ by Professors Mcßride and Mcintosh. ONLY CIRCUS COMING TO HARRISBURG CIRCUS DAY FRIDAY, JULY 4 CIRCUS DAY * V ll!im DOWNTOWN 9ALK OF ADMISSION TIUKETS AND RESERVED SEATS CIRCUS DAY AT BOWMAN'S DEPT. STORE, MARKET ST. SAME PRICES EXACTLY AS CHARGED AT THE CIRCUS GROUNDS Start Your Fourth of July Celebration Right VISIT THE Grand FreeFireworksDisplay AT PAXTANG PARK TONIGHT TONIGHT AT THE F> AR K THEATER 5 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE ACTS —5 WITH THE FOUR MUSICAL KILTIES TWO PERFORMANCES NIGHTI/Y—ADMISSION 15 CENTS _ V- Spend your July 4th at Beautiful Hershey Park , The Ever-Popalar Bathing Resort Concerts by one of the best orchestras. Solos afternoon and evening by Professor Boyer. No dull moments here. Attractions for old and young. DANCING Wonderful Banjo-Saxo Orchestra will play their favorite jazz music. THEATRE The United Southern Stock Co. will offer their funniest of all comedies, "Married Life." BATHING and SHOOT THE CHUTES Everything here oiled for action. Merry-go-round Miniature Railway and all other amusements open and running BASEBALL Hershey vs. Sheridan Come and see the elaborate Japanese Garden display Zoological Gardens are filled with wild animals, birds, rep tiles, <tc. Always free and entertaining. CHICKEN DINNERS and Luncheon served all day July 4th at Hershey Park As good as a week's, vacation THURSDAY EVENING, Real Baseball Game Is on Saturday Schedule Another real battle is looked for Saturday at Fourth and Seneca streets, when the West End A. A. with the East End A. A. at 5 p. ni. This is the one ball game looked for ward to each year. The rivalry is strong between the two "enders." The east enders are a fast aggre gation, and have defeated some of the strongest teams in Central Penn sylvania. To make things a little noisy East End will be accompanied by a large delegation of rooters. East year when these two teams met a record crowd of 3.500 fans attended and it is anticipated that at least 5,000 fans will be on hand Saturday afternoon. The management also desires to im press upon the public that the seat ing capacity will total 4.500, not mentioning the large space around the field which Is usually filled up by people who prefer to stand. BOY SCOITS TO PLAY TWO GAMES Puncannon Boy Scouts will play two games of baseball on Rosbor ough Field to-morrow. In the morn ing the Halifax High School team will he the Puncannon lads' appon ents and in the afternoon the Pau phin High School team will be enter tained. e Summerdale Park Dances Friday end Saturday Evening", Jnly 4 and 3. No dnnee July 3rd. Miss Burd's String Orchestra With Soprano Solol*t AdmlMMion, 40 and 410.Ct". V —— ' WILK^ww&NTS The Home of Good Shows ED. ESMOND CO. are presenting a comedy sketch UNCLE MOTTIE —OTHER KEITH ACTS—A Including Fun Provoking JACK INGLIS Notice —I>on't stand in the sun waiting for the results of the Willard-Pempsey bout tomorrow. We will announce it by rounds. L / WHEN IT'S CIRCUS DAY ® VVHIr NOT ~L " lW] ENOUGH TO BUY V ; * iSI ESCOURT TO Tmsr^P^Ta THOSE T'GWS AND I VER IN DE JAW-I'M ] JtO* I Settin' so tough 1 y£i,-, Miil ihave not beenTd | [I'M AFRftIO OF MYSELF jA GRCUS gNCE^^ THIS TS THE GLOOM KIO SLIP TT TO YOU WHEN THEY GROW UP. ! SHOOTKRS WII,L GO TO READING Early to-morrow morning 23 local | shooters will go to Reading. There | will be a big target contest in that I city, under the auspice 3 of the Read- I ing Gun Club. Valuable prizes will | be offered and there will be large | purses. A meeting of the Harris burg Sportsmen's Association will be held on July 14th at which plans will start for the big State shoot to he held here during June. 1920. DANCING WILLA-VILLA Special 4th of July Dance Monday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings Admission: Ladies, 40c Tax Paid Gents, 60c J VICTORIA COMING MONDAY WOMAN the motion picture consider ed even greaer than "The Birth of a Nation" New York went wild over this production. What will yon think of it. No increase In admission. WIU@w®HNl MON.—TUES.—WED. PAULINE FREDERICK the actress tlint every Harris burger wonts to see in her lat est release THE FEAR WOMAN WIIK^WNI TODAY ONLY VIOLA DANA SOME BRIDE This picture was enthusiasti cally received yesterday by enor mous audiences. It's Uie story of a lovely young bride. "FOURTH" SPECIAL BERT LYTELL Hariisburg's screen favorite plays the part of a preacher in THE LION'S DEN The story of a young man who mode good by being a minister and a good fellow at the same time. Tills picture will also be shown on Saturday. KARRISDTTRG &£££!& TELE<**C\PH I^AMUSE^MENTS^I MAJESTIC High Class Vaudeville Playmates, a singing, dancing and comedy of fering with six clever children; Ed Esmonde and Company in a comedy playlet entitled; "Uncle Mottle'; Jack Inglis, "nut" com edian; South and Tobin in song speuialties; Bollinger and Reynolds wire walkers. COLONIAL. THEATER To-day Last showing of "Some Bride." Fourth and Saturday Bert Lytell in "The Lion's Den." Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of next week Pauline Frederick in "The Fear Woman." VICTORIA THEATER To-day. To-morrow and Saturday Kitty Gordon in '"Playthings of Passion." Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week "Woman," a motion picture considered even greater than "The Birth of a Nation." REGENT To-day, To-morrow and Saturday Jess Willard and Arline Pretty in "The Challenge of Chance," also a Sennett comedy. "No Mother to Guide Him." Monday and Tuesday—Bryant Wash burn in "Something to Do." and "Fatty" Arbuckle in "A Desert Hero." Wednesday and Thursday Enid Bennett in "Law of Men." Thursday. Friday and Saturday Charlie Chaplin in "Sunnyside." PAXTANG Vaudeville—Two shows every even ing. The vaudeville bill at the Majestic Theater the last half of this week is certain to meet with Good Holiday the approval of the Bill at Majestic holiday crowds. An act that will appeal to all is "Playmates," presented by six clever children. There is a beautiful stage setting, the "kiddies" sing and dance, and also furnish some good comedy. South and Tobin are singers of exclusive and popu lar songs. Both possess good voices and know how to put -a song across at its true worth. Other acts on the bill are Ed Esmonde and Company presenting their big laughing hit, "Uncle Mottle"; Jack Inglis, Harris burg's favorite "nut" comedian, and Bollinger and Reynolds, claimed to have one of the best wire acts in vaudeville. The over the Fourth attraction at the Victoria theater is a wonder. Kitty Gordon who At the Victoria has been offered in vaudeville sketches at the Orpheum theater in several season's past is starring in a titanic production "Playthings of Passion." In, this picture the star wears a wardrobe which costs more than $250,000. Some of the gowns were designed by the ladies' costumer who appeared in a draping act at the Majestic theater some time ago, Monday starts a three-day run at this theater of a motion picture en titled: "WomijLn," ghis picture has won the hearty commendation of most of the motion picture trade. They claim it is even greater than "The Birth of a Nation." We think it is too, but what will you think of it? The admission price for this fea ture production will remain the same. Harrisburg motion picture devotees who like pictures that are lively should see Viola "Some Bride" Dana, the girl from gay Paree in her latest picture which plays at the Colonial theater for the last time i to-day. It is entitled "Some Bride" and the picture Is some picture. It | is one of the greatest comedy dramas 1 ever shown here. Fourth and Saturday, Bert Lytell the Jovial screen favorite will be featured in "The Lion's Den." This Is a picture of a young fellow who makes good as a preacher and as a storekeeper, also manages to get a boys' club started in a small town where there were no funds upon which to start. | Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of nsxj week Pauline Frederick will be shown In The Fear Woman," Jess Willard Is at the Regent to day, to-morrow and Saturday In the new seven peel Jess Willard Now photoplay, "T h e at the negent Challenge of Chance," Willard enacts the role of buyer for a Texas horse exchange, The story deals with a crooked horse dealer who is in league with Villa and who attempts to swindle a beautiful Kentucky girl out of a string of thoroughbred race horses. Haw Jsss aiut the girl outwit the band is shown in a series of thrilling events each one surpassing the other in magnitude. Fay Calvert, the Kentucky heroine, is played in a charming manner by Arline Pretty. Three thousand persons were used in some of the big scenes and hun dreds of horses. The picture is char acterized by fast action. It is a typical western drama, with all the pep of the westerner on the open plains. The plot of the story holds from the first flash of the big fellow in way of introduction to the final fade out To-night, the first grand fireworks display of the season will be given at Paxtang Park. Fireworks at Manager Davis Paxtang To-night has produced some fine pyro technlcal displays at the park during the past few seasons and with the war ban on fireworks lifted he in tends to have much better shows this season. This being the night before the 4th, an extra elaborate program of fireworks has been arranged for and no one with an eye for spec tacular beauty should think of miss ing this particular display. The ex hibition will take place on the hill at the back of the theater immedi ately after the vaudeville perform ance in the theater is over. BASEBALL RESULTS NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Brooklyn, 4; New York, 3. Boston, 7; Philadelphia, 4. St. Louis, 4; Pittsburgh, 2. Cincinnati, 5; Chicago, 2. Standing of the clubs W. L. Pet. New York 37 20 ..649 Cincinnati 38 23 .622 Pittsburgh 33 28 .541 Chicago 33 50 .523 Brooklyn 30 30 .500 St Louis 27 34 .442 Boston 21 35 .375 Philadelphia 18 37 .327 Schedule For To-day Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York. Chicago at Pittsburgh. St Louis at Cincinnati. Schedule For To-morrow Boston at Brooklyn. New York e.t Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburgh.' lat Louis at Cincinnati. AMERICAN I.EAGUE Yesterday's Results Boston. 4; Philadelphia. 2. Washington, 6; New York, 4. Chicago, 6; Cleveland, 4. St Louis, 14; Detroit, 2. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pot. New York 36 19 .656 Chicago 36 24 .600 Cleveland 34 '25 .576 Detroit 30 28 .517 St. Louis 29 28 .508 Boston 25 32 .438 Washington 25 34 .423 Philadelphia 15 40 .272 Schedule For To-day Boston at Philadelphia. New York at Washington. Chicago at Cleveland. Only three scheduled. Schedule For To-morrow Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Boston. AVashington at New York. SAND For contracting pur poses. We will de liver good River Sand to any point in Har risburg and suburbs. Builders' requirements promptly supplied. Phone our main office. United Ice & Coal Co. Forstcr A Cowden Sts. Typhus Cases in Mexico City Lower Than For Many Years Mexico Cltjr. July 3.—The number of typhus cases In the capital was See my shadow? Yes. It looks like me, but it isn't me. Ever smoked "bundle" cigarettes? They may look like Helmar—but law me! they don't taste like Helmar. They can't—tor they only have a "dash" ot Turkish in them—and Helmar is 100% pure Turkish—the Mildest and Best tobacco for cigarettes. We are talking plain—but it's the Truth. JULY 3, 1919. fewer during the first five months of 1919 than for many previous years and the Department of Health In a recent statement declares that the 1 marked decrease in sickness Is the direct result of its own crusade for personal hygiene, i The capital, with its abnormal population* of more than a million, reports not more -than 125 new cases* of typhus per month, whereas in for. mer years when the city's population was normal, or about 600,000 the number of cases reported.per month averaged between 1,600 and 1,800.