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WORLDTRUDE WASHINGTON'. May 15—The Chamber of Commerce of the Unit ed State* opened its tenth annual meeting here today with European conditions and their effect on Am erican business the chief topic of discussion The opening program «as occupied bv nominations of sev enteen members of the board of di rectors. the general session being set for tomorrow and continuing through to Thursday. SILZER BACK AT HOME NEW BRUNSWICK. May 15 — Judge Siller, of Metuchen who has been confined to the Middlesex Gen eral hospital here since April l'J. waa removed to his home yesterday The judge has rallied strongly of Inte and expects to go to Atlantic I'lty in a short time for a final rest and period of recupcratl.m Judge !* tier was stricken with appendi citis in April and for some time following the operation grave dourds were entertained concerning his chances for recovery. THEATRES Big Show at Crohcent Modern Improvements have lilt Scotland, much to the disgust of the Vmerlcan motion picture director* who are now there making pictures rot American distribution. Donald Crisp, who produced "The Bonnie Brier Bush," for Paramount, in Eng land. made a trip through Scotland hunting locations. He particularly wanted to find a few little cottages with thatched roof*, to be used as the background of his production. But Mr. Crisp found that time has WT ought changes in Scotland's vil lages. The Scotch peasant of Drum tochty days may have thatched his roof with Straw, but the modern scot Is much more practical, if le»* picturesque. He prefers corrugated iron, and Mr. Crisp was obliged to motor several hundred miles before he found what he wanted. At last he discovered the Drumtochty ot his dreams near Killin on Eoch Tay. thatched roofs, brier bushes and all. Two hundred persona take part in the village scenes th the production. The leading roles of "The Bonnie Brier Bush." at the Crescent thea tre today are in the hands of Mr. Crisp who is seen as a shepherd, Alec Fraser, a Scotch nohleman and Mary Glynne. who Is seen as the daughter of the shepherd and sweet heart of the nobleman. The vaudeville arts in connection with thi* great picture art direct from the leading vaudeville theatres nf New York City and are bound to please everyone who enjoys a high class vaudeville performance. The program follows: Kennedy & Dunn, eccentric dancers: Harvey A Stlfter. "Just Two Pals;" Harry Brooks A Co In "The Old Minsirel Man: Ilamleh A Smith, direct tf<*m Broadway; Kelly Sisters, in a con glomeration of Singing and dancing. At the Sirs ml “I lasted a bull and a half Jlae Murray. Barbed in a spark ling sliver costume, with a headdress from which protruded two huge bull ohrns. was talking of her experience in seeing a bull tight at -San tb bas uan in Spain, during the production of "Fascination.” her new Metro production, presented by Robert A. Leonard, and showing today at the Strand Theatre. •'J pad to leave as the second bull was half dead.” she said. "The ex citement was too intense for me. 1 felt sick, qualmish. My knees were weak. 1 went to the promenade to seek to get control of my nerves As I leaned over the balcony 1 a:w Them skinning the first hull that had been killed. "But It was a fascinating experi ence. You lived through every sec ond of it. with the toreadors, the horses and the bulls themselves. It atYorded the most exquisite torture that anv spectacle can give. And at same time there was a splendid beauty about it—in the pageantry of the crowd. I don’t believe there is a more colorful crowd in the world than at a Spanish hull fight. And in their excitement they make the very air electric. “It is the sensations I experienced witnessing my bull light that 1 have reproduced in pantomine In ths bull dance that 1 have introduced in my new picture.” “Fascination.” a Tiffany produc tion, was written by Kdinund tiould Ing and directed h\*Rohert <£. Leon ard. T»<i Big Fouurm ut littiuua There are lew, it any, romantic photoplays which contain more dra matic scenes than docs "The Golem.” t remarkable European production which will be shown at the JJitmas theatre tor three days beginning today. The Golem is supposed to be the clay Frankenstein with which the itabbi Jehudah Eoew saved tile Jews of the ghetto of Prague in the reign of Rudolph. one ot the iiups Uurgs. Itabbi Eoew, religious lead er, prophet, and astrologer combin ed, reads iu the stars a warning that presages aisaster to his people in Prague, and prepares for the event by making a huge clay figure which he brings to life with a magic word When Rudolph decrees that all Jews shall leave Prague the rabbi depends on the Golem, to work the miracle that shall save his hounded rare. Rudolph Is not Interested in the Golem until it saves his iite from the falling tlmbeis ut tile castle, which crumbles to ruins by divine agency when the court ridi cules Rabbi Eosw in his plea tor clemency to the Hebrew* In the cqnpenuent celebration in the ghet to, the Golem escapes from bis master and begins to spread tire and death until a little child plucks th charm from his breast, ajid he re verts to inert clay. Ethel Clayton's new Paramount picture, "Exit—the Vgrup," which comes-to the Diimas theatre today, should exert a general appeal be cause it deals with a vital problem of real life. According to Thompson Buchagan noted playwright who su pervised the production cf this pic ture. the story' is excellent in every raspect. "The punch in this picture, de clares Mr. Buchanan, "lies in the way that the sweet, unselfish wife handles the erring husband when he allows himself to be led around by an unscrupulous vamp Instead of getting a gun or raising a acane with disastrous results, she cleverly •Utwits the vamp at her own gama aad so seorehss her by ridicule that B vamped wits with r f. • PAINTING THINGS RED __- ^ ‘ ‘tew ^CONFERENCE I Mow GOING i ON INSIDE ;i . ■ Do You Spend— or Invest? THE ADVERTISER can spend his appropria tion blindly without proper precautions to put his message in the right place, or he can make every dollar an investment. If he buys circulation by unverified figures he is taking a risk. Today every dollar mu go far and every careful buyer is eliminating risk and waste. The ad/ertiser can check the field covered, the readers reached, the buying power of subscribers to A B. C. papers with the reports issued by the Audit Bureau. From these he can verify the Quantity and obtain significant data on the Quality of readers reached through the columns of the audited publication. I' How Much Circulation Where it goes How it was secured These significant points are covered in every A. B. C. survey and report. You can get such a report on the Evening News. It is a member of the Audit Bureau of • Circulations. INVEST YOUR. ADVERTISING DOLLARS BY USING A. B. Q. PAPERS. ■■■ ■ 1 ' —I——— The shoot for the *1,009 automo bile and other prises conducted Sat urday morning and afternoon by the Arrowhead Hod and Gun Club at 1-iainfleid. resulted in a tie for first between three gunners who will shoot off at 2 o’clock this afternoon to decide the winner. The trap shooters tied for first do not include any Perth Amboy men, they being F. Muldoon. of Freehold: Dr. Hart rr.anfi, of Keyport, and J. W. Ault, of Lancaster, Pa. There were seventeen gunners to complete the first roqnd of 150 birds with a score made perfect by handi caps. Alderman Albert G. Waters, of this city, was one of those, he breaking 143 out of the 150. His handicap of ten gave him a perfect score. In the original shoot Mul doon broke 142. Dr. Hartmann 139 and Ault 138. all having sufficient handicaps to give them a 150 score. In the shoot off. which was for at.other 150 birds, the gunners were civen only one-sixth of their original handicap. This resulted In the three men named above tielng for first. The Perth Amboy Gun Club team took third place in the team shoot, losing to Camden by eight birds. The Plainfield team took second. The scores were: Camden. 713; Plainfield, 707, and Perth Amboy. 705. Four Perth Amboy men qualified for the finals by getting perfect scores in the first round, in addition to Alderman Waters, they being 1 Adam Schrlmpf, George Parsons and John Paskie. $1 FOR ALLEGED SLANDER GLOUCESTER, Mass. May 15— An award cf $1 each »as made to the American Fisherman's race committee in their suit for $1,000 damages against Mayor Percy Wheeler. In his inaugural address, it is charged he said, the rigging and equipment of the Elsie in the last international races at Halifax, N. S.. was changed and enlarged to a size not used by the fishing boat during the fishing season. The de fendant claimed this was slander, the mayor claims he was not quoted correctly. Murder Trial to Start DELAND. Fla., May 15.—Selec tion of a jury to try Mrs. Alice E. Shields, charged with the murder of her husband, William A. Shields, the night of Feb. 6. was begun today. Mrs. Shields was arrested, officials said, on information furnished by the Ku Klux Klan and it was inti mated an effort had been made to establish the identity of the lelans men and put them on the stand. Shields and his wife were en route to their poultry farm in an automo bile near here, when Shields was shot. Mrs. Shields said her husband w is flrei upon lront affihusii as he left the car to remove an obstrucdon in the highway. Church Close'll by Polief SIFIA, May 15 (By The Associat ed Press):—The Unitarian church at Dubkitsa, the pastor of which granted the divorce to fornier Unit ed States Senator Hollis, 'recently declared illegal by the Bulgarian government, has been dosed by the police at the request of the minis teries of foreign affairs and religion. The proprietors of two places in Woudbridge. which were raided by prohibition enforcement officers on Thursday afternoon, appeared be fore United .Stales Commissioner John A. Delaney Saturday afternoon and were held under bail for hear ings on Mav 20, at 10 a. m. The ball in both instances was fixed at 11.000. The two men who appeared before the commissioner were: Joseph Weiner, of 22 Main street. Wood bridge, charged with selling liquor on March 13, and Stephen KrlatrofT. charged won selling liquor on March 14. Bail for Weiner was furnished by Samuel Eisner of 200 New Bruns, wick avenue, this city and for Krist l-off by Lavy Najavet* of Wood bridge. 13 KILLED III -MEXICO City, May 15 -(By The Associated Press)—Thirteen persons were killed and more than seventeen injured yesterday when a tramcar carrying a holiday crowd was cata pulted into a canyon near Santa h'e., a small village adjacent to the capital, after colliding with an. other car. Most of the victims were women and children. The car filled with pleasure seek ers on thei* way to a plaaaura re sort, crashed head on into a city bound car. The collision did lit tle damage, but the car slid back ward down the incline. It left the rails at a sharp curve and was hurl ed into the gtilley. There were no Americans ;n the party. Building Contract NEW BRUNSWICK. May 15:—A frame residence one story and a half in height is provided for in a build ing contract hied with the county clerk by Karl anl Paul KrUtofak. as ownars. and Simon Kijak, aa the builder. Both partiea to the con tract are of Perth Amboy. The structure is to go up on Hall avenue. WIRE NEWS ST. LOUIS, May 15.—Albert Mc Ginnis. a vaudeville actor of New York appearing at a local theatre, died at a hospital today of Injuries received during a quarrel with a chauffeur over a taxi cab fare. LOS ANGELES, May 15—Ru dolpf Valentino and Winifred Hud nut. duncer and motion picture art director, known as Natqcha Ram bova, wcrs married at Mexicali, Lower California, Saturday, accord ing to dispatches from that town published i.ere today. The bride ia the daughter of Richard Hudnut^ a perfume manufacturer of New York. Valentino, recently obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from Jean Acker, but has not yet been granted the final decree* re quired before marriage by Califor nia laws. DITMAS DITMAS DITMAS DITMAS DITMAS *. % _MAMflaWCmg^ WAywri.^gk 2 1 iiJt • wTs °| li M itj r:y\ g MATINEE, 2.00 NIGHTS, 7.00 5 g CONTINUOUS SATURDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, 2 to 11 g We Cannot Show All the Pictures That Are Made, So We w Show the Best. Why Go Elsewhere? g 2 TODAY—TOMORROW—WEDNESDAY ~ g £j the BIGGEST TWO FEATURE SHOW EVER SEEN IN S o THIS CITY » —FEATURE ONE— j j “The Golem” I You may have heard of that monster “The Golem,” a g clay statue brought to life by a mystic formula and used for the protection of an oppressed nation. Then you must also, have read how this uncanny creature wrought desola gtion and terror until a little child deprived the Thing of its diabolical power and ended its career. i 3 The Picture That Set the World Talking I Tim k rnfTrm mtl’A I Uiiu A »» V ■ “ TOO TAME! g » I * So her husband thought t 3 ■» 2 She was all wife-and- ► M Cu mother-and-home-girl. A Jg cross between an angel 2 M and a first-class servant. 3 2 As for life’s thrill and £ < tingle—well Hubby found 4 that in a gorgeous crea- j 4ure who “knew tbs g t 2 world” and had more 3 * “non >* fc . PeP- £ 4 Jtp,MLJTill his meek little “help 3 | tfrln. .-.'t mate” learned the truth g & Ulllvl and graduated from wife 3 to woman! A marriage romance that WfT-il..irA All)I saily steps out and visits / some folks you know, fe Also News—Comedy j dvwxia svwxia svwua 8vw«a synxio E I I » H CRESCENT ORESCENT CRESCENT ORESCENT 1 | 2 *REXTUtr~*-AJI ftt 5 H CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE, 2 TO 11 g p Perth Amboy'■ Greatest Variety theatre gf p TODAY AND TOMORROW « p 0 The Photoplay From the Famous Novel By Ian MacLarer <-■ 1 “Bonnie Brier Bush” a x A story that has won the world. With all its beauty, K M fun and heart-stirring drama lived by real folks on the M g screen. / 2 — AND— f e 5—Acts of Vaudeville—5 5 § HEADLINED BY B ( s HARRY BROOKS & CO. g M In “The Old Minstrel Man" 2 KENNEDY A DUNN HARVEY A STIFTER ~ • ^ Eccentric Dancers “Just Two Pals” m gjj RAMLEH A SMITH ~ KELLY SISTERS S ;■ Direct from Broadway Singing and Dancing 2 Also News and Comedy N ° XNHOBZHO XNZOSHHO XNH08HH0 INZOSHHOH - ■ ■■ 1 1 ■—^mmtm'i. Counihan and Shannon's j | MAJESTIC THEATRE VAUDEVILLE’S GREATEST ACTS -J .. —^ "'■■■—= ■ ■■■ :■ ■ — ,'X. .1 ag Starting Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15, IS, 17 Another Surprise Show For You 6—Wonderful Acts—6 AND THE PHOTOPLAY SUPREME JANE NOVAK < “Belle of Alaska” A Picture Full of the Great Outdoors, Action, ThriLs and Pathos. PERTH AMBOY’S OWN BOY William Bence and IBs Company An Act That Is a Credit to the Town Matinee—2.30. Evenings, Continuous, 6.30 to 11.00 Matinee—10c and 20e. Evenings, 10c, 20c, 30c, 40e. TWO COMPLETE SHOWS NIGHTLY Counihan and Shannon’s STRAND TODAY—TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY MAE MURRAY , “Fascination” Masked Beauty and Masked Danger Beveal Themselves She craved excitement and 4ier aunt’s home was far too dull for her. So she slipped away and joined tlfb Easter Day crowds giong to the bull fight. It was here that she met the handsome torea dor. Her fascination for him almost caused tha death of her own father at his hands. See how it happened in “Fascine tion,” starring Mae Mur ray. —ALSO— ' A Sunshine Comedy Pathe Current News —AND— ! A Snub Pollard Comedy EVENINGS—7, 0 P. M. -i - I GRAND OPENING i NASH EXHIBIT ♦ Th.jrtday Evening, May 18th r Thompson Motors Co. 287-289 State St, Perth Amboy, N. J. James L. Conway, Mgr. ^