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The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer from Bridgeport, Connecticut • 15

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Bridgeport, Connecticut
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15
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BRIDGEPORT TIMES MAGAZINE SECTION DON'T ATTEMPT TO BEAT MY RECORD, SAYS SIR WILLIAM Bir William Orpen. Sir William Orpen, noted English portrait painter, is recovering tfrom a serious attack of nicotine poisoning. He claims that in his I 43 years he has consumed some 1600.000 cigarets. He now believes that was too many. "Don't try to 1 beat that record," is his advice.

IOWA'S BEAUTY HALTS RUSH OP ARDENT WOOERS LHasel Keener taking refuge behind MF "go parking" sign. NEW CARUSO" IS -GOOD MARKSMAN Giovanni Martinelli. Giovanni Martinelli, the noted tenor who is referred to by many critics as Enrico Caruso's successor, has an unusual hobby for an operatic star. He likes the roar of the shotgun. He finds recreation in trapshooting and is credited with being better than the average as a 1 FBY HER BRIGHT COLORED SILK SCARF SHALL YE KNOW THE MODERN FLAPPER For the benefit of those people who are interested in the modern flapper but are not always sure just which of our bobbed-haired, short-skirted females belong to the flapper claas, here are a few infallible marks of identification.

A brilliantly colored silk fringed scarf, a one two-piece jersey dress, with Peter Pan collar and cuffs, and a soft silk, felt or duvetyn sports hat is the usual uniform of that most disturbing young miss. In winter she wears a fur sports coat flying open in the breeze and in the spring she wears a light colored tweed or Wo coat, but always the silk scarf. LENIN MAY ATTEND GENOA CONFERENCE; MAKES FEW CHANGES IN NEW CABINET Nicholai head of the Russian soviet government and world communist leader, has stated that he will attend the coming Genoa economic conference, arranged by the allied nations of Europe, provided he is allowed to bring with him a complete secret service system to guard him. Lenin has just completed forming a new cabinet. Premier Nicholai Lenin, upper left, and I.

A. V. Lunacharsky, minister of education, upper right. Center, Leonid G. Krassin, minister of foreign trade.

Ic-wer left. Leon Trotsky, minister of war and navy. Lower right, G. Tchitcberin, minister of foreign affairs. Three new portfolios were added and several shifts made in the positions held by members of the former cabinet.

But most of the men in the new official family are men who have been Lenin's closest aides since the communists came into power in Russia and started their campaign for world power. OUT OF VOLSTEAD'S REACH 1 "FRAME-UP," TEX CALLS CHARGES MADE BY GIRLS WE'RE FROM MISSOURI Latest photo of Tex Rickard, take! in his office in famous Madisoi Square tower. BRITISH BARONESS TIRED OF HUSBAND j' Baroness Wentworth and her husband, Neville Lytton. The Baroness Wentworth, who holds that title in her own right, has caused a stir in English society by instituting divorce proceedings against her husband, the Hon. Neville Lytton, brother of the Earl of Lytton.

The couple were married twenty-three years ago and have four children. He served with distinction during the World war. WILL OFFICIATE AT MARY'S WEDDING -v has no Volstead act and so the jolly skater above has tear 01 ference as he pilots the live barrels of beer home one oX tue jiuuiexous canals in the ruxa djtttrict on the Shine, Bt. Bev. A.

F. Wianington Ingram. The Rt. Bev. Winnington Ingram, bishop of London, will officiate at the wedding of Princess Mary of Great Britain and Viscount Laseelles at Westminster 1 4noejfc Mme.

Fernande lament and her claim to fame. Mme. Fernande -Diament, popular Parisian stage star, is elated to come to the United States in the near future. Mme Diament la noted for her fashionable attire and as possessing the most perfect beck it. the French capital.

MILLER HUGGINS HAS DEVELOPED ONLY FOUR MEMBERS OF HIS PENNANT CREW The four. Above: Frank Ward, left, and Waltte Pipp. Below: Erin Frisch. left, and Bob Shawkey. The signing of Killinger, Perm State grid star, by the Yankees calls the spotlight on the fact that Miller Huggins can be credited with developing but four members of the team that won the American league title last vear and is counted on by Yank owners to repeat this year.

These four are Infielders Erin Ward, Frank Frisch and Wallie Pipp and Pitcher Bob Shawkey. MORE CAVE-INS FEARED JN SCKANTON AS MINE COLLAPSE SHAKES WHOLE CITY jjjjj BBMBB fiews of recent cave-in in heart of Scraaton, Pa. Above, crowd is at edge of sunken district where timbers have dPappcd into le. Below, all that was left et one 01 tne nooses over ute after the surface collapsed. The trapping ox a score ox auuers one ox tne nunes oences 4-r; nf Smnfam.

and tits at the surface ever several hie to the caving in of the ground above the mine has aroused residents tf the city to the constant danger of a non serious disaster. Several esser cave-iua have occurred in the main parts of the city, buses haTy ng been wrecked and streets rendered impassable. The recaha ey-m erred the entire city like the shock from an earthquaka. Seiexalmen a the Glen AJden mine, below where the cave-in occui'esV ware rlTtfrl ethexs jaSmai. OX XaAttntvoaJLana oeam.

the ENGLAND'S MARY PICKFORD LIKES ST. MORITZ SPORTS V. Miss Queenie Thomas (manned xt r-i I 1TI flrllT. -irt Miss Queenie Thomas, famous efnema star known as the Mary Pickford of the British Isles, is shown here wearing a smart little slynx skating outfit. She is one of the many enthusiasts of whiter sports at the popular resort of St.

Moritz. Miss Thomas is said to be quite adept at ice skating as she is at acting for the silver sheet, ILEADS CHICAGO UNIONS' FIGHT AGAINST AWARD William Curratt. William Curran, successor to Thomas Kearney as president of the Chicago Building Trades Council, is leading the fight of the majority of the council members against a wage award handed down by Federal Judge Landis. A citizen's committee is working to persuade the unions to live up to the award. SMART RUSSIAN BOOT REPLACES CLUMSY GOLOSH SanBsHSr -TnwaB a'ianw'' WM The Russian boot's the thing today.

Even the golosh, with its fascinating, flopping and ungainly 'shape, seems to pale in popularity las the women flock to hay Rus sian boots. Black patent leaner 1 a X. sTls4i arttrrKln67.

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