The Axe, 22 juin 1923, vendredi 22 juin 1923

[" SEE PAGE Mr.AMYOT AND POTIPHAR'S WIFE ft 7 | - ; \u2018 THE CREAM : | OF THE | NEWS .IN TABLOID.4 \u2018 | NEWS | Vel.11 \u2014 No, 26 | SWEARS LOVER CONFESSED GRIFFITHS\u2019 FRIEND TELLS OF MEETING EVANS DESCRIBES FREE FROM JAIL HUNT FOR FACTS IN \u201cMADAME JESSIE\u201d $10,000 LOVE SUIT CONTINUES PARTIES, Tells how he aided P.P.C.L.L; hero in sensational Notorious love-cote reopens in fashionable West chase during week husband escaped from End\u2014Provides forbidden fare to tourists and - Asyhm \u2014 Pair met Burdick in local hotel.local men-about-town at record prices.b So de Arthur Maynard Griffiths in his fight for » PICTURES 8 conlny -FEATURES : Annual subecription, $2.00 Price: MONTREAL, FRIDAY, JUNE, 22nd, 1923 HAS MANY JOBS «- is out of jail and back in business.As hostess of the far-famed little nook where out-of-town visitors and local sports were provided with a forbidden fare at record-breaking prices, Madame Jessie is reported to have gathered a fortune prior to the police raid which halted her entertainments, Now she is back at the old stand.x x * M ADAME JESSIE, the pride of Dorchester Street (West) $10,000 damages from Harry E.Burdick, charged with having alienated the affections of Mrs, \"Griffiths, an affidavit has been produced by the ex-P.P.C.L.I., hero containing the story of his famous evidence search, The search was made during the course of the week Griffiths spent in and around Montreal, following his sensational escape from St, Anne's Military Hoepital, a soldiers\u2019|\" insane asylum.eds fr search, Griffiths Was accompani- LADY LUCK AND affidavit, : \u201cJessie's Place\u201d for mouths Wag high-priced in \u201cparties\u201d, Saigt \u2018 The document will be produced in Griffiths\u2019 suit against VISITOR'S CARDS [a famous haunt in Montreal's bright [drinking bouts \u2014 garish without Burdick and in his own defence against his wife's action for] Joseph Brandram, ex-Liverpoot |liÿht life.No customer was ad-ithe cheap tinsel of the Tenderloinlaborer and now a potential Western | mitted unless it was known in \u2018ad-| Then Jessie's went by the boards separation, Me M À , ; Canada farmer who reached here |vance that the visitor and his party and Jessie went to the women\u2019s jail, a mistake because, she bad no rooms | this week is puzzled to know whether [1,53 money to spend.Custom was BUSINESS 1S BOOMING to patron Jinx or de nie aa sought through drivers of public} Now she is back again, and busi.here he became the daddy- of twin |vehicles who were \u201con the inside\u201d, |ness is booming.Late each night 3 Going out to celebrate some- [and royal commissions paid to those expensive automobiles bearing their On the way wh, brought in the clients each human cargoes roll up to the door.BRODEUR (See page 7) ALDERMAN THE CHASE t = - The affidavit foltlows:\u2014 \u201cCLEVER WORK\" | < .\u201cI, Ernest Wiliam Evans, do \u2018 - wear that the statements appearing! \u201cIn course of ensuing conversa- | girls.Below and above my signature, are |tion, Griffith mentioned that he had Jone picked his pocket.correct in substance and de and | been \u2018talking to Mrs.Griffith about [back he found a pocketbook cen- .are given to the best of her rv her husband and that the clever |taining money.He stands one dollar night.The commission agent was Within the gates the welcome * \u201cWhile a patient at Ste.Anné de [piece of work it was to have him jout and twins on the deal given to understand that he must{will be warm as ever.Corks will ~ ' Bellevue hospital last year, I be.|piaced in a Soldiers\u2019 Asylum.\u2014|P'ng only those who were out for pop, songs will float above the oame personally acquainted with Mr.\u201c A: M.J.Griffith.He was at that -dime à patient in a locked ward, 1 wes discharged from hospital early \"- sn March of 1322, \u201cMiss - Clairmont laughed and said, that it was a smart piece .|mr, l_\u2014, another contractor.of work and that she (Mrs.Griffith) had him put away in good style.Asked, f she did not- think so, as Mrs.Griffith had how she had seen them together at She also spoke of a Mr.Burdock being very friendly with Ethel and fn his car and parties of \"a hundred or better\u201d.Jessie's, located in the heart of the west end = residential district be- transom, and the old sounds of revelry renewed in honor of Jessie's escape rom durance vile, - : \u201cOn the potain - of Bunday, , 1.ah\u201d lls, aril] pin pt ak hrs ri eus où cs Won So 33 Shimmy Champ Missing; 3 ¥ himself at ooms on St.Matthew im., E: ae HN wr atm iad me be had| | \u201cGriffith then asked, what had [Titted being In Bihels hou, whers y P ng, 5 escaped from hospital and asked me become of Mrs, Griffith\u2019s fancy - Me, .she bad seen nothing = $0 assist him for one week, during which time he wished to.procure \u201c positive proof thet fie was sane, and that-he had been wrongly in- +77 caroerated-by his wife, ; - SHELTERED PRISONER boy \u201cHarry Burdock.\u201d The reply was that Burdock was staying with her (Miss Clairmont).Asked whether Burdock and Amy James still went together, Miss - Clairmont replied, Yes, Harry often takes her and her boys out in the car.qui of the way except, that Bthet had been paid for a few drinks which a gentleman - took.MEET BURDICK \u201cIn the afternoon I arranged an interview between Griffith and Mr- Challenger On Trail ELKIN splitting cries of challenge in Montress y terpsichorean circles are going unheard, or, unheard, unanswered.if not Burdock.1 took Burdock in-a round Mr.Mooney cannot be found.Mr.Mooney is the young gout way tn case To Jere being Valentine ho was declared winner of the Imperial contest wed, to the Hol \u201cla r.Moore, his slippy-footed opponent is howling for dock hesitated about mastin Of.| revenge, Moore wants Mooney\u2019s gore because he thinks he could win in a contest where the signals were not switched on *\u2026 \u201cI vaturaily hesitated, as to what should \u2018do until he could prove_to me that what he said\u201d was true.I |\u2018 à decided to shelter him im Montreal i _usitil the following day, .when, if \u201cGriffith then teld her.who he was and that he.had escaped from 8t.Anne's the preceding night.Miss Clairmont shrieked, slammed the depr and ran into was not I would 5 notify the hospital \u2018as to his where- |: - Rboute.We procured a room for him | on Cathcart St \u201cAbout 8.30 o'clock on Bunday , evening, 1 went with Gri£flth to a \u2018house on St.Mark st, where he asked to eee Miss Clairmont.The Jady who answered the door Maid, athe was Miss Clairmont.\u201cGriffith then said, \u201cMrs.Amy James sent me over fo mee if you ~ oould give me a room, you know .whom I mewn, Mrs, Griffith\" Mies _ Clairmont answered, that she knew he pg Amy, So must have made the house.visit APARTMENT \u201cThe following morning, we visited an apartment house on St.Mark ing kept in Ste.Anne's hospital for St where we interviewed a Miss Florence Caveny.This lady seemed.somewhat surprised to see us and leliiig the Déotor loose thas bis wit ° ana hear that Mr.Griffith had escaped from\u2019 Ste Anne de Bellevue.Information received here was, to the The Doctors eald these statements Sloot ian bad faute an po Were not true and he was suffering from a delusion.\u2018on different occasions to dine with ja Mp, \u2014\u2014\u2014 A contractor, and a he said was the right thing.The tra mon met and sat down at a table in a manner that could not be called other tham friendly.\u201cGriffith told bim that he was bethe reason, that, he- persisted in that she had him put into Ste, Anne's hospital for her own ends.him WHERE IS M.MOONEY (Continued on page 8) leaving the choice of wi \"fr = ~ BIG GAMBLERS RUN WIDE-OPEN 5% 3 \"But alas! Mr, Mooney cannot be found! \u201cx public-applause, cannot be ascer- Whether he has hocked the gold |tained.watch he won in the original contest which created such a pother|Maybe Mr.Mooney wants him à when the Imperial Theatre switch-lhave it, but so far Mr.Mooney is ed the signals on the contestants nowhere in sight.and selected à judge instead of winners tp Moare is champing at the bit! Mr.Moore \u201cwants his revengg Boy! Page Mr.Mooney! Mr, Page 3 THE AXE, FRIDAY, JUNE, 22nd, 1923 THE PLAY OF THE WEEK ITH this week's performance W the stock company at The Orpheum closes, being succeeded by a company preseuting , \u201cAbies Irish Rose\u201d.\u201cStock\u201d hus lasted just four weeks this time in Montreal, Many reasuns have been Elven for ite failure.Into these | shail not enter now, more than to \"say the fault is not with the play- es.This week's offering, \u201cNothing Img the Truth\u201d, is a fine exhibitdon of their powers and any one Who + Bas seen it will join with me in @cclaiming it as an effort worthy of the amplest support.It is a comedy upraarioualy funny, well acted, not & point being missed by the capable players, and it sends the audience home in rare good mood.It in wel! worth a visit, As the players leave this week for \u201cfresh ficlds and pastures new.\u201d | simply want to say to bem, \u201cfare- wal and thank you\u201d.There has not been one weak member of the company.In Mr.Robert Glockler and Miss Norma Phillips we have had an ideal lending man wand leading lady.Young handsome, cultured.Mr.Gleckler has shone in every part he has played and I count him one of the best leading men Montreal has known in my time.Miss Phillips I cannot over-praise.Her performance of Jenny in \u201cThe Goldfish\u201d alone marke her out for tril- liant achievements In days to come.Ehe must go far.Her parsanal beauty, her swift intelligence, keen perception, and, above all, the fact that she can act, lift her to high levels; her genivs will keep her there, and I use the word, genius, deliberately.Kenneth Richards, the *Juvenfe\u201d of the Hevia Players, is another who will go far.In the (ast two plays he war not so well cast.But in \u201cWhy men leave home\" and \u201cIts a boy\u201d, he had great opportunities and rose to them magnificently, His carver should be followed, and will be, by his many Montreal admirers, for, given a chance, be should make stardom and roadway ere many years have gone.Another member of the Heviu Players whuse work has appealed tu me strongly Le Miss Virginia Hiohmond.| dd not review \u201cThe Goldfish last week though I aaw the pley.Mis Richmond painted a wonderful portealt of Jenny's friend.She was the coarse, upcoulb, slangy New York Kast-elde girl to the life In the development of ber comedy powurs she will came ialo her kingdom and, carve for herseif à lasting name ad à emodienna, Mr.Civde Franklin 1 commend particularly for his wark es the Count ln \u201cThe Gokifish\u201d, a diffiemdt part exceedingly well done; Mr.Louis Albion for bis fine character work; be Is a \u201clow comedian\u201d who grits there every time, always fitting the charanter and never \u201cmissing\u201d.lle hits on ali six eylindera, Miss Virginia Zollman stands out for her wean] mothera, Miss Susanne Jackson few the cloan-cut presentation of somewhat unsympathetio parts.Mr.William Blajr has scored highly as the producer and in several parts be hum played has demonstrated bis sterling qualition as an actor.Frank Hetterick has also done bits effect- jvely and ham made ap admirable mago mauager.The fatlure of stock this time is not the campany\u2019s fault.The causes He decper.If I could persuade a few of Moutreal's rich men to sub- sidiss dramatic stock with such a company as we have hud at The Orpheum theme past four weeks one of the greatest theatrical successns Montreal has ever known would be scored and tremendous good accomplished by way of social progress, Good bye, folk.\u201c\\Will ye nue come back again?\u2019 JOHN H.ROBERTS.Cabaret and \u201cbright light\" business en Broadway is reported greatly improved since the repeal of the Mullan-Gage law by Governor Al 8mith of New York.The new law withdraws state forces from prohibition enforcement wark, leaving the Job entirely in the hands of the Federal authorities.The \u201cboys\u201d of Broadway take it as an omen that there will be little enforcement work done whatever, Hence the joy.Gus Edwards who usually hits the Princess once a season with his latest bevy of pretty girls | and a new song or two (all for the glory of Gus, but not bad * stuff) is shortiy to present a i new musical comedy in New York | titled \u201cSunbonnet Sue\u201d.Edwards i earned most of his stage fame | by his developemient of young , Girl stars, notably Lila Lee, Georgie Price and Lillian Boardman, | GOSSIP FROM THEATRES AND STUDIOS | Al Jolson, popular \u201cblackface\u201d comedian will be starred in D.W.Griffith's next picture, the story for which is already in band, it being stated that work will commence at once at Griffith's Marmaroneck studio The master-producer holds tho view that the world is ready for a4 new \u201cUncle Tom's Cabin\u201d and Jolson is evidently scheduled to provide posterity with its next \u201cimmortal\u201d role of that nature, The explosion of a reel of motion picture film caused excitement among the audience at Reare\u2019s Hippodrome, Cleveland, but acting on the advice of the girl ushers, who cried, \u201cTake your time,\u201d no one was injured.Some 2000 persons left the theatre in the dense smoke, but returned to their seats after the flames had been extinguished.Nights at 8.30 Mats.at 2.30 ORPHEU MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY ANNE NICHOLS\u2019 LAUGHING SUCCESS \u201cABIE'S IRISH ROSE\u201d THE PLAY THAT PUTS Now Playing in its 2nd Year in New York PRICES: : EVES, 25¢c., 50c., $1.00, $1.50 * WED.MAT., 25c., 50c., 75c.SAT.MAT., 25¢., 50c., 75¢c., $1.00 DAYLIGHT SAVING TINE ALL NEXT WEEK \u201cU\u201d IN HUMOR Kiddies! Don\u2019t Let Dad Forget Circus Is Here We may do good two turns next wcek; bave @ good time attending the Beroardi Greater Shows an the Show Grounds at the corne of Delorimicr and Ontario ami, inci- dontally, help the Montreal Children's Hospital which will be the bene- fidury.There ave fifteen shows, five big riden, and two hundred people all engaged in providing amusement.There 18 ulno what is omtmed to be the largest trained wild animal on earth, Well, there ought to be some fun and | expect the kiddies will enjoy it and the older folk who take them will bo kids again for the time belny.The show opens to-day and will run until Joly Sth, That's all.Let's go * JAY AITCH.TARZAN PROTECTED BY HEALTH BOARD WHILE AT LOEWS The Board of Health authorities are ati thinking about the mistake they made lat week at Loew's Theatre.A police captain, who witnessed the performance there, saw \u201cTarzan\u201d the \u201cmonkey\u201d, and dertded that he would investigate, Accordingly he communicaied with the Board of Health, and a committee was sent to investigate the conditions under which the animal was kept.They arrived at the theatre expecting to tind the monkey caged and chained.Instoad they found him taking a shower bath.After a short talk with him they decided that they had made a mistake and retired, LOEWS\u2019 MOVING OTTAWA THEATRE OFFICE TO CAPITAL At the annual meeting of Loew's Ottawa Theatre, Luk, hold recently, it wus decided to move the headquarters of the company from Montreal to Ottawa in order to effect a more econamic arrangement of supervision.It is understood the offices will be in the Loew Thenter Bullding, Ottawa.\u201cTALENTED CHORUS GIRLS REACH TOP\u201d, SAYS MISS WILLIAMS In reply to question, \u201cwhat are the chances today for the promotion of chorus girls to principals\u2019 roles?\u201d Miss Molie Willlams, the popular Burlesque star, replied 3 \u2018Greater than ever, for the reason that bur- lesquo is no longer a man-oniy entertainment, but an entertainment for the entire family, and the girls today must of necessity conduct tremselves on and off the stage in a manner to please the women more than the meu, and in doing s0 they make friends of the women in the audience who encourage them to make good, and this is made mani ifest in piok-out numbers and chorus girls\u2019 contests for the most applause, and the decision rests with the women auditors, There is no manager of a show on the Columbia Circuit who dares to ignore it, therefore if a girl in.the chorus has natural talent, and the ability to make it stand out, the women in the audience will do the rest, and.the chorister\u2019s advancement is .From what I hear there is to be a | close watch kept on each and every chorus gin on the Cobumbi& Circuit during the coming son, and if they show any indication ef talent and ability they are to be rewarded with promotion, for the reason that new faces are desired among the feminine principals fo replace those who are graduating from burlesque to Broadway.\u201d Ld Charging that they are \u201cblacklisted\u201d from big-time vaudeville, the Portia Sisters, now known as Gladys and Venus, this week sent broadcast through the mails a printed circular setting forth their grievances and soliciting comments as to the merits of their act from all who witness it with the added request that these comments be sent to E, F.Albee, head of the Keith Circuit.Some monthe ago the Portia Sisters published a pamphlet in which they accused the Keith Circuit of having blacklisted them, Immediately following the publication of this statement, they allage they were ousted from the National Vaudeville Artistes, Inc., although they claim that they made no mention of this organization at that time.nS DRAMA = VAUDEVILLE=PICTURE COLUMBIA BURLESQUE, OUT OF GAYETY, SEEKS NEW HOME \u2014 ALLEN AND ORPHEUM ARE MENTIONED The passing of Colombia Burlesque from the Qayety Theatre, which was announced exclusively in The Axe of June 15th necessitates the providing of a new theatre to house the offerings of Columbia In Montreal and it is maid that those behind the enterprise are at present engaged in seeking a new home in the west end for their froliasomne offerings.In this capacity the name of The Orpheum: is mentionod, The lease taken upon that theatre by Mr.Lol Solmon of Toronto prior to the presentation of the Edward Robins Players last autumn expires on September 1st of this year, though It is beloved that J.A.Gauvin as the new lessor plans to use the Orpheum for stock during the winter.It 1e stated, however, that overtures have bean made to take over the Orpheum for burlesque.The puculiar situation pertaining to the Allen, The Capitol and Loews, however, has given rise to another class of rumour.Already the Allen chain bas been acquired by the Famous Players enterprise which \u201cAble's Irish Rose\u201d, which comes to The Orpheum next Monday, must be a remarkable play.\u201cIt bogan running a year or more ago and, like Chanlie's Aunt, is still running.It ran a year in two cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco; then opening a year ago in New York it te still playing to capacity there.Pittsburg has kept It for twenty or more weeks and it is «till running thera The company playing it here bap just finished fifteen weeks at Waahington, D.C.\u201cAble's Irish Rose\u201d is founded upon Jewish-Irish antagoniam, and although religious difference is one of the pivotal themes, it is handled with delimcy and gives offense to neither Jew nor Gentile A Catholic girl of Irish-American parentage, and a Jewish youth fall ardently in love while both were serving in the World War on the battlefields of France.Later on they are secretly married in New Jersey by a Methodist minister.Then trouble begins, for the boy's father Solomon Levy, is an orthodox Jew and refuses to even think of a Christian daughter-in- law.The young people don't dare tell him of thelr marriage, and Abie, the son, introduces bis bride nee Rosemary Murphy, as his sweetheart, \u201cRosie Murphiski\u201d.The father falls in iove with her and insists on an immediate miusriage, of course by & Rabbi, Just as this ceremony is being performed in another room, the bride\u2019s fathér Patrick Murphy, an Irish contractor from California, arrives on the scene.Ile ls furdous also operates the Capitol, and plane are under way for the same esrgora- tion to acquire control of Loews.From the knowledge of this transaction already completed and the Loews transaction which lo pending the story that the Allen will be utilised after September lat te house Columbia burlesque has aptes credence in certain well-informed varters YR ie argued that all that la nood- od by burlesque to place It © 8 footing where it will play to bighe class \u201ctrade\u201d fe to transfer It te 8 theatre fn the west-end, such £9 the Allen ,which already has (he pool will and patronage of peopie whe inaist on good and clean shown Burlesque of late years has become as high cass in ita way as the musical comedy road shows !t bes « great following, and, with lntro- duction into doch a theatre as The Allen should go.In the meantime the local fate of Codmmbia Burlesque is in the Jap of the Gods Th Gayety te definitely out of It, soso Ing to latest reports.Oi-Yoi! Begorrah! Abie\u2019s Irish Rose Comes to Town US whan he learns that hiv daughter has become Mra.Able Levy, and the two fathers-in-law get into \u20ac pétatie ed battle, Cor Abic'u fathor fs alee maddened at the state of affatre Besides these characters thers are Mr.and Mrs.Imac Cohen, friends of the Levys who contribute aide» splitting comody dinlogue and situations, which fit in with the warmhearted, hot-beaded fathers each fighting with wordy weapons ohare ncteristic of their individual races All the lines and ecenes are se comical that there 1s literally e lavgh every minute, which many times rises to the volume of & roar of unrestrained laughter and ag plause.The splendid cast selected pare sonaëy by the author, Miss Nicboly are ail true to type in their characterization and include Lew Welsh as Sulamon levy, Harry fhutan as Isaac Cohen, Henrietta Vaders as Mra, Cohen, Thomas McGrath as the priest Fathor Whalen, Robert Lowe as Patrick Murphy; Fred Strong as the Rabbi Dr, Jacob Samuels, Anne Brunaugh as Rosemary Murphy andl Harold C.Shubert as Able Levy, I believe \"Abie's Irish Rose\u201d te à goud bet.It ought to run the entire summer here.I'd lke to see it de so.Anyhow bumper.houses next woek are sure to be the rule and Ill mest many AXE readers there on Monday night to give the show à goud send off.cm wire @ + + JAY AITCH.TRIP.9.00 a.m.to 700 p.m.ADULTS, 50c.KING EDWARD PARK THE NICEST PICNIC GROUNDS IN THE PROVINCE.IDEAL AMUSEMENTS, \u201cPARAMOUNT\u201d ORCHESTRA SUNDAY, \u2018JUNE 24th; Steamer \u201cImperial\u201d and \u201cBoucherville,\u201d will leave Pie IX Avenue wharf, Maisonneuve; every hour from STANDARD TIME DANCING HALL.CHILDREN, 25c, DOMINION PARK \u201cCANADA'S LARGEST AMUSEMENT PARK\"; (OPEN DAILY: AFTERNOONS AND, EVENINGS, ,.' ADMISSION: ADULTS, 15¢c.; CHILDREN, 7c.| $ A BE qq i WER i 4 J > oy = = D Zi FAMOUS RAGE TRACK i - PLUNGER AND BOOKIE wd RUNS GAMBLING CLUB So Toronto Sports play for high stakes under noses of | ~~ police \u2014 Elaborate protection against raids - guaranteed Club members.- er pen Fo - OLLING the Bones, with the sky the mit is the latest 4 entertainment being provided Toronto men in a ta former tavern, now re-christened the National Sporting _ Club, and operated by \u201cAbe\u201d Orpen, famous race track CL gambler and plunger.au COPIES STUNT.good standing, the latter term im- vo Bootieggers who devised the fam.prided por ho hee played weil and \u2026 Ou revolving \u2018bar which swings from | oN Quebec territory over into United GUARDED BY DOGS.= 155 States teritory, by the simple ex- x: pediont of the building being situat- | A pair of dogs, reported to be ed exactly on the international border | bloodhounds patrol the place aight and day and all members are guaranteed Immunity from the law, At Nine, furnished the cue to Orpen, the main entrance, five buny men Cee Lo.apparently.a\u2018 | The alub is stunted exactly mid.D + way between the city Mmits o(|Mount guard and only those who 0e.+, Toronto and the county of York.[are recognised are permitted to DO .The imaginary border line divides |dter, .- the house and for this reason city| Su perfect is the organisation of Toy Police are powerless to raid the | the line of defence and protection of \" Glace.Should they do #0, the gamb- | members, that only recently the club \u2019 lerw have merely to move across the [received warning fully one half Co room and fling thelr dice to their | hour ahead that a police raid would .heart's content and jeer at the oity | be staged.Wheh the officers ar- officers.rived they found the members all cor chatting pleasantly discussing polit- : WON FORTUNE ica, the weather and the nuisance of private clubs being violated by un- : Orpen, the owner of the olub Is |couth detectives, ca famous off every Canadian track and 5 Bel long been recognised as the DROPS $6,000.The olub was formerly a well- - À ca of Canadian bookmakers.He Co.A ham been a spectacular figure in J > : .Almost every field of chance and is | known roadhouse, the Humber Inn, : pos * Weported to have accumulated a and located immediately west of the Humber river on the TorontoHamdl- Toa : { Coxtune which runs énto seven fig- ton highway.The interdor 1s now .05 * tres, ali In letting the other follow ) 7 fake \u201cthe chance\u201d.lavishly fitted, but always with Ci ; 2.\u2019 At the National Sporting Club the | special attention to the commercial He St, Patrons are chiefly of the more|or, rather, clubicah, requirements.prosperous type.Prominent busi- .ness, professional and society men ie \u2019 : openly drive out to the place In ; their Mmousines or high-powered Toad cars and fearlessly enter the \u201cclub\u201d, .The initiation fee ds said stalled in several of Piay is swift, high and costly.The lowest bet than can be made m week days is $1 on a single throw of the dice On Saturday simply a good stiff bankroll, avenings the lowest bat becomes $5.5 which to enter the various games.| In a single sitting, with play pro- Sal RB = Membership is secured through the|ceeding only moderately a praminent - 8 8 .formel introduction of a member in-l broker is reported to have dropped ne to be with => a T -Bernardi\u2019s Greater Shows * | PRESENTED BY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF Montreal Children\u2019s - Hospital LARGEST TRAINED ANIMAL SHOW ON EARTH 15 Shows.- 5 Big Rides = 200 People T « SHOW GROUNDS, DELORIMIER & ONTARIO © |.Opens Friday June 22nd to July 8th \u201cHELP THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEM- - .- ._ 7 0 rd = > \u2014_ En os \u201c os si 1 nn ae amb 3 1 THE AXE, FRIDAY, JUNE, 22nd., 1923 | ABE ORPEN'S LATEST STUNT Page à NEXT WEEK WORDS AND MUSIC OF THE POPULAR SONG LL BE HERE WHEN YOU COME BACK (but I'll be with somebody else).\u201d will appear in THE AXE, by special arrangement with the Publishers, The Sam Howard Music Publishing Ce, of Mentreal, Order THE AXE early from your mews agent so a8 te be sure of your copy.There will be a big demand.EE 34,000.SAFELY PROTECTED.With true observance of Ontario's blue laws, the place piously closes down all day Sunday.On every other night, the famed white head of \u201cUncle Abe\u201d is to be seen in his private office, a sanctum guarded againat all ingress by a huge mulatto, During the spring racing, which lasted some six weeks, being divided among three tracks, the profits of the ciub are maid to have reached a stupendous figure but even during the quiet, regular summer season net profits are claimed\u201d to be sufficient to maintain a lavish hospitality and the battery of guards, BLAME RANEY.Attorney-General Hon.W, E.Raney, of the farmer government ls es a result of the continued operations of the club, being subjected to à hot fire of criticism politicaBy., The \u2018hveze is that owing to the topographical location of the club it can only be closed by provincial poMce.To date the attorney general has taken no action and the Commissioner of Provincial Police, General Williams has made the statement that he had no official report +n the situation and that in any case the provincial police did not have Tables, capable of wcéomodating 45)°nough men to pay heed ro overy players oc single sitting are in- {complaint brought in to the depart- the rooms.| ment.DORVAL JOCKEY CLUB| (continued from page 1) \u201cGriffith asked Burdock to confess misconduct with the wife in my presence, in order that he might substantiave sanity, Burdock said, that he had met Mrs.Griffith years ago and that she had come to him for help, whish he gave her.ln the confession he admitted that he had stayed ever the week-end near Sutton Junction with her, and that he had spent a week-end at Plattsburg in August 1821 and had stayed at the McAlpine Hotel in New York, September 1921, \u201cHe admitted having taken her out in his car and also her dhildren on several occasions, while Griffith was in the esylusn.Burdock promised to tall Griffith's brother Mr.T.8.Geiffith about it that evening If, he would help him to get free.When [passing along St.Catherine St during the morning,\u2019 we had noticed dining-room furniture coming out of à house, which seemed to be under guard, and which Griffith said waa his, \u2018 APPEAL POR AID \u2018On Tuesday, we visited a Mr.Dobrofski in a store over the Orpheum Theatre.Mr, Dobrofski was the W.M.of Corinthian lodge to which Mr.Griffith belonged.\u201cDobrofski advised Griffith to attend a lodge meeting.on Wednesday night and place his case before the meeting.When we went to the temple on Dorchester St.men were hanging around the door.\u201cOn Thursday, | interviewed Me, , and persuade him to meet Griffith in the Ottawa Hotel.Belisle told us that he would \u2018help Griffith to gst out of the country to any part of the world he wished, but he wanted to know what guarantee Griffith would give that he would not return and molest his wife, \u201cHe admitted having been with Molly Schlesingher, Mrs Griffith and Harry Burdock, on several occasions, when they dined together.wanted to know how much would clear him of the mess and offered a substantial amount, the figures of which | do not remember now, but EVANS DESCRIBES EVIDENCE HUNT IN $10,000 LOVE SUIT which | might say were in the thousands.\u201cGriffith refused any money and stated that all he wished for was, his freedom.Griffith asked him how he and Melly had come to hand over two (2) letters that they had received from him to Dr.McAuley, \u20140 said, \u201cthey were lying on his desk ene day, that Mrs.Griffith came to see hm and that she must have taken them,\u201d : \u201cOn Saturday morning, we.called on Griffith's brother who resided in the Annex.(Griffith told him he was returning to the hospital, as per schedule.T.HB.Griffith wanted to phone the hospital nnd say that he had coaxed him to return that evening.Griffith strongly objected te this, and stated that he had laid out his own plans, had been successful, and wished no one to intarfere.{ told Mr.T.RB.Griffith a few of the things that I knew regarding his brother and his brothers activ- Îtien, during the wek, and what J told him apparently changed his mind regarding the treatment and the Doctors at Ste.Anne de Bellevue, BACK TO ASYLUM \u201cHe told me that Dr.McAuley had told him that Griffith had written for help to the Manñanic Order and to the Roman Catholic Priest of the hompital.McAuley naa also told him, he maid, \u201cthat the hospital author- ides were not aure whether, his brother or a man named Ross had set tira to a pillar in Ward G 4.He told him among other things, that the Doctors had considered the fact that Griffith wet his lips while talking a sign of insanity, and that although he was alnight for a short while, he might wander off and it would only be a matter of a few months before he would be gone fer good.Before we left Mr.T, 8, Griffith, he prosnised to visit Ste.Anne\u2019s on Sunday morning to ses that his brother was not placed in (314 and beaten up.\u201cI left Griffith at Westmount Station on Saturday, after he had boarded the train for Ste.Anne's.(Signed) \u201cE.A.EVANS.\u201d \u201cSworn before me this 30th day of January 1923.(Signed) J.C.STEWART, PM\" SPRING MEETING LAST TWO DAYS, CLOSING, SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd \u2018Important Stakes and Handicaps TO BE RUN TO-DAY AND SATURDAY 22nd\u2014The St.James Handicap, $1,200\u2014One mile.Hotel Handicap, $3,000 added \u2014 One mile and a 23rd\u2014The Queen\u2019s sixteenth, _ First Race at Sl PA.2,00 P.M.Standard Time.\" 3.00 P.M.Daylight Saving Time.Music by the Band of the Grenadier Guards (With kind permission of Gea.F.S.Meighen) : TRAIN ACCOMMODATION : .Every day, two special trains, going directly to the race course, leave C.P, R.Windsor Station at 12.40 and 1.10 p.m., Standard Time, returning to Montreal immediately after the last race.Extra train on Saturday at 12.20 p.m., Standard Time.For regular trains stopping at Dorval, on bo -see local time-tables.i th the C.P.R.and G.T.R,, pe \"Admission to Course: $2.00 (tax included) £; |! | (Children will net be admitted), E | i \\ à I \u201cx TE, Th Lace \u20ac ' GUILTY BROKER'S WIFE SOUGHT.ise Groody rvers are attempting to locate Mrs.Lou meGes.wife of Ww.Frank McGee, who has just pleaded guilty to a charge of bucketing.It is rumored she was given more thas million dollars by her husband and has been sen in Paris resplenden in diamonds and furs.She ig shown sitting on the rail, while standing is Mé~s Helen Groodv, her sister.NEGRO IS ARMY COMMANDER Showing Gen.Moody Staten, Commander in Chief of the Army of Liberia, with his wife and daughter, outside their former home in Spokane.Gen.Staten, enfered the U.8.Army at the age of 21, and served with distinetion overseas, attaining the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge in 1919.After the war he turned his attention to £urthering his education and had just completed a college course when the Liberian- Government asked the U.8, Government to aid it in obtaining a capable\u2019 officer of negro blood to head its army.Capt.Btatén was recommended to _Becretary of State Hughes, who completed negotiations.01 THE AXE, FRIDAY, JUNE, 22nd, 1923 - The News of The Week FORMER METROPOLITAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION PLAYING IN LIKR THE BEACH ROMPERS?Beach rompers are the latest fad which has been introduced by Miss Elsie Norrie at Atlantic City.They will save the silk stiits from being mussed when fair bathers wish to roll on the .Rand : RECENT VISITORS Alexa Stirling, fou tional champion, wh ing splendid golf in t being played on W Biltmore links at R) Mra.C.F.Feltuer of Piping Rock, who In years gone by has six times won the metropolitan championship.Photos were snapped as _ they made their first stroke, _ - \"KING'S NIECE TO MARCY oturesque headgear of the visiting Mystic Shriners was recently noticed on the streets of Montreal, Hundreds of American visitors passed through on their way from their convention at Washington to their hanes in the west.We wonder why?TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS CONTINENT IN 20 HOURS.rtd SPAR Si The biplane equipped with a new rotary nine cylinder Samson motor .of French make in which Lieut.Clare K.Vance, famous U, §.air mail pilot, hopes to fly from San Francisco to New York id twenty hours, breaking the record recently established by Lieuts.Macready and Kelly Vance's .motor Is 260 horsepower and is capable of making 140 miles an hour, He.| is to leave Crissy-Field, \u2018Frisco, at 10 P.M.the first good day, which would bring him to New York at 6 P.M.the following day.Photo #8 of the biplane made after/the recent test fligtit.__.- +: , 7 > _ husband | sa cpp 4 - - ae > \u201c au ; t - Ï Princess Maud, niece of King George of England, who wi!l.m - Lord Carnegie, eldest ron nf the.Earl of Southesk.\u2018She-is the se .daughter of the Princess Royal and the.latp Duke of Fils.Her fi tain ify the' Scots Guards, =.dn + a * THE AXE, FRIDAY, JUNE, 22nd., 1928 Page 6 unt \u2014 ek Through The Camera - GETS $1,000,000 POLICY.DEVELOPING MONTREAL HARBOR A policy for $1,000,000 has been issued by Lloyd's of London to Capt, Eddie Rickenbacker, famous American ace, to be cashed only in case of death while he is flying.Capt.Rickenbacker had sought uch ! Recent improvements along waterfront, a part of the general scheme to extend Montreal's pox pentes Vout in vain, He la now + facilities to meet the ever increasing demand upon its existing resources.Montreal enjoys the reputatio v th the Rickenbacker Motor of being the only port im Canada which is paying its own way without government subsidy.Company of Detroit and plans to make business trips from city to city via the air.It will cost his company $5.000 a year to pay the Lloyd remium, but the ace belleves e will more than make up this SMUGGLED CHINKS DO DEATH TO CREW outlay by the saving of time in the use of airplanes., Alexa Stirling, four-time national champion, who is playing splendid golf in the tourney being played on Westchester CLONIE TAIT, CANADIAN LIGHTWEIGHT.- Biltmore links at Rye, N.Y.- - ak Fifteen starving Chinese drifted into New York waters in battle-marked schooner.Mary Beatrice (above) and told of the battle with their smugglers, in which four of the crew and five Celectinls were slajn.: m0 À » ê.ey ; Fa ._ + Le ; f England, who will marry outhesk.'Bbe-lg the second. - pogo Bra Al battles the poor,| freely expounded in England, \u201c =\u201c # The Carls Case has made history end a union meeting.Carle waa tn securing social justice, and in nes in the partiawent cantly Was Mr.Paradis nf Quabec making ue police nue dh despite | parmitied no defence, given ne merican , ence ® suppros- \u2019 making it easy for men to do right ne an after-dinmer wpeenh when he Won of news by a large soction of | © to stale his case, but was just fired.\u201d \u201cnd what about Alderman Brodeur himself?\" he continued.\u201cAg chairman of the executive committee he la paid six thousand dolkre a year, He gets another two a year from the metropolitan commission, as well as twenty dollars à meeting, Besides that he receive handsome remuneration from a fraternal order of which he ta an of ficer, about five thousand a year, Ÿ am told and is often away from the city for days at a stretch at tending to thedr business.How many hours a day is he in his office?What right has a man like that te discharge & faithfo] municipal servant and so deprive him of the pension which he would have received afler three more yeare of service ?\u201d You SEE 1 MET \\ OH! DER POOR Yr, ASIE GOT ho is pilfhñg\u2019 up riches out of.a cer- ; - tain ile (traffic and what would La ABIE \u201cOVER THERE VAY BADLY SHOT IN THE his feNoôw-Westmounters {think of soe VOUNDED, VASNT ARGONNE! .\u2019 dim if they Knew the facts?wok Who was ithe lady who' rang the alarm bell In-mistake in the Parliamentary Bujldings \u2018at Québec net long ago, thinking she was pressing thé button: for the light, and what did the Pyovincial Police think when they discovered her?ce ME EW What ia the difference between a \u2018bachelor girl and an old maid?i 8 + * + \u201c Does \u2018thë Montreal \u2018Cify Council believe in the principle of \u201cone man, is Chairman Brôdeur allowed to havé more?Je den v How did the Penny World lke ; Fad nL i TON'THE RIGHT © © Scene fram Abie's \u2018Irish Ross, ay thé Q houm next week This - comedy: Is ééclaimed as*the most gensaibhiil 'hit of the decade and \u201chas it\" a?hotable list of record vg ari À eee HEP R= ~~ Page » THE AXE, FRIDAY, JUNE, Zznd, 1923 DELORME IS CONFIDENT BARRAGE OF GUARDS PATROL COURT DOORS AT DELORME RAL Jemy of witnesses pace halls and corridors while! waiting turns on stand \u2014 Sisters in Room 3 \u2014 Promised speed.FFORTS to keep Father Adelard Delorme in an insane E asylum, deprived of the control of his estate and unable to face trial on the murder charge upon which he has been indicted, have finally collapsed.The priest has begun his battle for life, honor and fortune, i \u2018 xx \u201cPLAUSIBLE\u201d SCHEME close attention, his only other action was to smile mockingly at Gustave The now-famous campaign by the [Monette as the latter insisted that \u2014\u2014 are priest's brother-in-law, Adelard Tetrault, to retain control of the Delorme fortune by keeping Father Dalorme from trial has been brought an unsuccessful close, as a result Sir François Lemiecux's decision that the case must proceed.Despite Gustave Monette's vigorous plea that the prisoner has been de- cared inourably insane\u2014a plea that was labeled \u201cplausible by any person not thoroughly knowing the law\u2019 by the chief justice.\u2014Father Delorme has finally won his fight for a chance to vindicate himself.PRIEST DETERMINED Father Delorme\u2019s long incarceration in prison and in two insane asylums appear to have had no other affect upon him than to strengthen his determination to be tried.When he appeared in court at the preliminary opening of the hearing, he waa his old debonair self.The much heralded little mannerisms which he his former client was \u2018tncurably insane\u201d.sir Francois Lemieux in his decision to commit the priest for trial declared that the granting of the Monette motion would create a grave scandal and that it would produce a vicious circle.The prisoner had been committed to the asylum at the pleasure of the Heutenant governor, to be released by the latter if found to have been cured.As the prisoner was found to have been cured by the superintendent of the Asylum, the reopening of the Insanity proceedings would just set the caae back THE AXE WANTS | SUMMER RESORT CONTRIBUTORS Montreal will soon be transporting itself te the country, the mountains, the seaside, and what not.But the same old human nature will otill be at work, And there will be the same human interest in other people's doings, their loves and hates, comedies and tragedice, fallings-out and makings-up, And THE AXE wants to be, as usual, first of all Montreal papers in giving te its readers the live human interest stories they want.80 we require a local contributer in every summer resort where Montrealers disport themselves and carry on their summer gambois (we did net say, gambles), Write te us and find eut what we want and if you can fill the bill.We shall pay geod rates for efficient service.Address: \u2014 THE EDITOR, THE AXE, 20 8t.James Street, Montreal, NEWS AGENTS ! \u2014 In case of any difficulty in obtaining supplies of THE AXE, please \u2018phone the undersigned FREE FOR ALL FIGHTS.GAMBUNG AND HODLIGANISM RUN AMUCK IN NORTH END IN CHARITY'S NAME Fabre Street Carnival running wide-open out door gambling joint with big roulette games as prin cipal attraction \u2014 Professional gamblers toiling for \u201ccharity\u201d grow fat on proceeds.ITH the advent of June and warn weather the Florious days have come when the voice of the grifter is heard in the land, when Honest John the Boilermaker seaks to roll his hard-earned twenty-per into the price of a new tin-liszsie; all for \u201csweet charity's sake.\u201d POLICE TOLERANT There are fights there every night.Montreal in late yenre has become lsaulted, and there is à form of & veritable hive of activity for fairs, oarnivals and similar aggregations of ensy-money people who prey upon the guile of the average citizen by cajoling him to find the little pea, name the card, or indulge his fastidious love for Damme Chance at the roulette wheel.This year {s no different from any at Main 7034, or (evenings), Rockland 631-W.ALPHONSE MOISAN, Business Manager, THE AXE to where it had been before.SAYS DELORME SANE ing to gain admission.I nr > As usual the court room was much [JUTY panels, numbering some 180, too small for the cager crowds who these were reinforced by a battery surrounded the doors vainly attempt- | of newspapermen and artists and by Inside sev- | Scores of briefless barristers filling eral hundred men and one lone wo- | in thelr idle hours by crowding into man spent the first day sweltering.The great majority of those in the room were members of the three is supposed to affect were lacking.Beyond following arguments by the various counsel in the case with KEEP YOUR FEET IN GOOD HEALTH, USE FLETCHER'\u2019S CORN CURE For Corns, Bunions, Callouses and Warts.Price : 25 Cents Simple-Painless-Effective The Corn Cure with the Money-Back Guarantee.Use half bottle, and if Fletcher\u2019s Corn Cure is not more satisfactory in results than any other, return the remainder and your money will be refunded.MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY FLETCHER'S DRUG STORE 631 ST.CATHERINE STREET WEST, MONTREAL, er) EE OS eyes.Father Delorme, too, is the the seats spedially reserved for the press.One of the most significant dov- elopments was the statement by C.H, Cahan, K.C, who with Alleyn Tascherœu, K.C, ls defending Father Delorme, that his client was quite competent mentally to undergo trial, as he had been able to advise his lawyers with great intelligence with regard to the conduot of his case.This is In direct opposition to the statement made by Monette, when the latter made his sensational insanity plea iast year which sent the priest to the Asylum.Monette claimed at that time that Delorme was unable to advise him at all intelligently on the case.ARMY OF WITNESSES The small army of witnesses in the case spent their long vigil pacing up and down the dingy corridor in rear of the.court room or in the little room set aside for their special use.As they number about sixty when the majority of them use the room it is taxed far beyond its normal capacity.Rosa Delorme, who has been so outstandingly loyal to her brother has been an interesting figure around the court and her every step is dogged by thousands of curious target of the hundreds of searching eyes but bears the drilling scrutiny with great composure, The probable length of the trial and its outcome are subjects of intense specufation in all, corridors.Estimates agree generally, however, that It cannot possibly cohclude in less than one week, and .that it might possibly drag along to two or other.Apparently unheeded by the police, fairs are plying their trede.There Le, for instance, an interesting carnival now in progress at the corner of Fabre and Mount Royal Avenue where professional gamblers are taking in the shekels dadly and \"| nightly.Like most of thess affairs the! Bat slowly and mastioate tho- Fabre Street show is \u201coperating for{roughly.charity\u201d, ROULETTE WHEELS It is customary.Carnival promoters have the feeling that If they advertise their attractions as being held to help some worthy omuse, the populace will then flock to the vacant lot where the riot of gambling is taking place and iose their dollars until they are biack in the face.The promoters are right.At least it lends an air of respectability to their nefarious pursuita, At the camivet in question, which has been operating for several days, sight or ten roulette wheels are in evidence, Each wheel {is in the care of a professional operator, and there is no evinced desire to conceal the true motives of the pastime; the securing of easy money from the honest working people of the district who visit them from day to day and gamble, many under the opinion that the money they tose will be devoted to some worthy cause whercag only a small percentage will find its way into the coffers of some budding charity concern, while ninety and more cents from every dollar which comes into view drops into the pockets of the promoters and their satellites and is heard of no more.NIGHTLY FIGHTS Similar episodes are occuring daily, according to reports drifting in from the scene of action, \u201cThe thing is a disgrace\u201d, said one clixen who has witnessed the dally round of pleasure.\u201cThe fair is being held in a worfcing class district and_the people\u201d who are operating {it are just making-mincemeat of many \u20ac à good fellow\u2019s hard earned \u2018salary: And so it goes.The sign on the gate says \u201cBienveau\u2014Welcome™\u2014 and so you will be so long Rs you have a five cent pièce In your pocket to contribute to the cause of \u201csweet charity\u201d, via the grifters and the roulette route.Three meals » day at regular times.\u2014 Avoid coffees and sweets.-\u2014- _\u2014_\u2014_-\u2014-\u2014-\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Axe is published by Joha MH.Roberts and printed by The Ang Publishing Company, Limited, 20 St.James Street, Mentrealtea\u2019 and exces® BOYS WANTED ! 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