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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
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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".
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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
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ENOUGH TO BUY V ; * iSI
ESCOURT TO Tmsr^P^Ta THOSE T'GWS AND I
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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.