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HARBOR SECTION FT. LAUDERDALE SUNDAY NEWS, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1923 Berlin News Letter Lord Mayor of Berlin Threatens to Turn Out Part of 21 Burgomasters and Use Palaces for Dwellings living in poverty, in this, the once brilliant theatrical capital of the world. Stage directors assert that with dwindling bos office receipts they cannot afford to hire half the talent needed for performances of pre-war Hence many unemployed urtists are accepting of one mark a day from the government. Others eke out a living doing any thing from dish washing in restau rants to giving language lessons. (IJV ASSOCIATE!) TKESS) RKULIX, July SI The twenty- one burgomasters who rule Berlin, a city of 4.01)0.000 souls, from 22 separate city halls at salaries of a year are getting panicky.

Lord Mayor Gustav lioehs. who nets threatens to pluck most of these lucrative mayoralty plums from the municipal tree and turn about 13 of the million dollar City halls into apartment houses to relieve the housing shortage. The entire city, the lord mayor says, is over-staffed. Salaries alone run up to $27,000,000 a er. or 18 per cent of the total expenditures.

Kach of the 21 boroughs of which greater Berlin Is composed, has its own government and sends representatives to the Greater Berlin parliament of one hundred members. Each member draws about half the salary of an American congressman. There are officials enough, the lord mayor believes, to run a city four times the size of New York with four boroughs. ILLINOIS QU INTO CAMPAIGN FUNDSRESUMED Committee Finds That Huge Contributions Were Made To Aid Campaigns In view of th controversy over the flag the fascist party has introduced into the rtichstag a motion declaring that while the treaty of Versailles exists, Germany's flag should be black. "The ultimate banner of the reich." the motion said, "ought to le that under the war, far freedom from oppression is fought.

The chances of carrying out the desires are mimit tetll j- slim. Morie stars tiermanfs I lol RV ASSOCIATED PRESS) CHICAGO, July 31, Although a formidable array of witnesses remain In the Illinois campaign funds (iuiz, the senate investigating committee hopes to conclude its inquiry next week, after resuming activities on Tuesday. The committer believes that it has uncovered the priucipal matters involved la the senatorial contest. ti I snlcl ho had no Yr9t for- rt li rr- iisjxiir-ios Wbile t.cmix's of lie comniittoc I 1 r-j'4gTN if t- Li I I jfgg A jj if a tnt i K-il1 -A 6) rx i niHIW I MP FL0RIPA 5WR SOUGHT CO ji 'I 'i ll I Vh.5 pUoI- Cly L-ml i A tj Iyrvowj" lirftr Fee Mtl J. UA'a mime tea i tin a.

disapfMinted Cilm fc x-g i iermaa hero xueUttl corrcspoaa fng to the rnegie award. XIit ii i i i ay Kurt Uleine. a director, who riJkl bis i i to svtii iacs from deatb, descrrts a loeOal of some kind. Illeine was ilircctinj: scone in a1 film entitled in which C'asiruir, a tomcat, was to save a Itoo'J of kitteni Iroia ileatb ly fire. The stage setting onught fire anJ the cats were endangered.

Uleine dashed thr.uicU the flames and rescued the felines, lut was so badly burned that he had to be taken to a hospital. would not iilscnsa 1 bo rri)ono, it-jr tfceir rojxart to tiie next Dccfmlvr, it was fenown that tiuy barJ lcvxi more impressed tj-Hill Hi 1(1H MtMfj lit froc contributions public ut i li than ly the auuiuuc spent In the contest, whicn now totals Wll3.iT for tlic sea- atori.il. Cook 1 county and other tickets. As the record Is now written, officials of three different groups of public utilities iu the state contributed a total of .5170,000 to the senatorial campaign fund of Frank Smith, who still is chairman of the Illinois commerce commission, the authority of which over public utilities in Illinois is comparable to that of the interstate commerce commission over railroads. Samuel Insull, of 'Chicago, bead of a uumlier of utilities, gave directly to Smith's funds and spent iu addition $33,735.19 in a Philadelphia campaign against the world court, which Smith also opposed.

Allen F. Moore, Illinois republican national committeeman, and campaign manager for Smith, has testified to total expenditures for Smith of $253,547.51 of which was given, he stated, by tin? publio utilities officials. Other evidence before the committee has shown that Insult gave $15,000 to his "old friend" George K. Brennan, who won the democratic senatorial nomination. 4 Elephants are going up la price says John llagenbeek, brother of the lau t'a'l Ilagenbeck.

who sells kd unimrd.s to zoos and circuses throughout the world. The great beasts of the jungle are 'getting wise' to big game hunters, I and it oosis uiiK-h more wer.ey than formerly to Mian tLei.i alive. A specimen wcizuirg about a ton. he said, is worth $3,000 delivered in Europe; while larger ones bring around LOCAT ION XZTC FOCT- AU DELS DA LI- FLO 12 1 DA- HAQ50 COLUMBIA CO. MAKES PLANS FOR DELEGATES The foreign press thib of Berlin which has just celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Its founding, lays claim to being the most cosmopolitan press club in the world.

Among the 100 members are correspondents from 23 counties including 20 American newspapermen. The importance of the organization is appreciated ly the German foreign office and the diplomatic corps. At the anniversary banquet Foreign Minister Stresemann and the doyen of the diplomatic corps, the papal nuncio, Monsignor Tn-evlli. delivered addresses. Virtually th? entire diplomatic corps and leading German newspaper editors and politicians attended dinner.

A huge volcanic crater in the middle of a glacier was found recently in Iceland. A botanist for the Smithsonian Institution has collected more than 11,000 plants in Costa Rica. ST. PAUL FIREMAN TORTURED BY MAN IN ROOMING HOUSE matches were applied to the skin of the victim. The fireman fainted but was revived by cold water poured on him by Fletcher.

After five hours Fletcher decided to call a photographer to take a picture. The photographer notified police. I'A JuATK A A net profit of approximately $1,250,000 was made this year in the production of potatoes by members of the Hastings Potato Growers' Association, according to a report submitted at a meeting of the organization here by II. L. Robinson, manager.

The report showed an increase of 49 cars and handcuffed in a rooming house. Walter H. Fletcher, 37, was arrested as the leader in the attack, and Koy Kleinsmith, 18, was held for investigation. Fletcher said he had been wronged by Ilorrigan and for some time had been seeking recenge. Last night he sent Kleinsmith for Ilorrigan and the fireman went with the youth to Fletcher's rooms.

There Ilorrigan was overpowered bound to a chair. As Kleinsmith stood by with a rifle, Fletcher beat Ilorrigan; then he cut thin strips of skin from his body and followed LAKE CITY, Jufy SI. Columbia county is prepared to care" of all its delegates to the annual Farmers' and Growers Week, at the University of Floiida, next month. The board of county commissioners, at a meeting just held, voted to appropriate $1.50 per day for all who attend the Gainesville gathering. Indications are that Columbia county will be well represented.

Research laboratories will be established by jewelers in several European countries to examine pearls and precious stones. (BT ASSOCIATED TRESS). ST. PAUL, July 31 Tortured by fire, flayed and whipped by a man believed to be demented, Edward Ilorrigan, 29, a city fireman, was in a serious condition at a hospital today. Ilorrigan was rescued by police who found him bound to a chair With the tragic suicide by shooting of Ellen Xeustaedter.

a stage favorite of two decades ago and divorced wife of Enril Geyer. managing director of Max Rciahardfs Vienna theatre, there has come to light the fact that more than one thousand actors and actresses are over last year, and 1.4C;i cars shipped this year at a gross revenue of $2,015,822. At the election of officers, II. O. Ilamm was reelected president C.

15. Ivey, vice prt.ddent. and Mr. Robinson, manager. II.

C. was appointed noting secretary-treasurer. FIREMAN KILLED MARTIXSBURG, TV. July 31. "William G.

Hammond, a fireman, of Hagerstown, was killed and two other trainmen were injured when the engine of a Western Maryland freight train exploded near Clear Springs, Md. Were endorsing the Harbor Issue because We know that Fort Lauderdale's future prosperity depends upon its being developed. with a blacksnake whip Burning Fort Lauderdale is the Best Town on the East Coast SO so VOTE FOR THE HARBOR BONDS Tuesday, August 3 Why not have the Best Harbor on the East Coast? FORT LAUDERDALE 0T0R SALES CO. IV! SUNSET and OUEEN TP IE A Jl RIlS Distributers of OAKLAND and P0NTIAC 234 North Andrew Ave..