The Axe, 17 août 1923, vendredi 17 août 1923

[" LINE PRIE .[4 Iv \u2014 ~ THE CREAM OF THE NEWS IN TABLOID.- unhappy wife burned BEST ANSWER TO \u201cWHISPER OF DEATH\u201d THE AXE SEE PAGE FEATURES PICTURES Vel.un \u2014 Ne, 33 Wooed and won in dashing courtship, Marie Lacroix de Bourgeault leaves husband for second time \u2014 Bares sequence of sordid quarrels which marred home life, METEORIC HONEYMOON TURNS TO TRAGEDY HEN the lovely little W real court-room ?DASHING COURTSHIP, Marie, acclaimed the prettiest gin of the village\u2014popular as a summer resort\u2014was the magnet which drew the batteries of eligible young males summering in the district to the family verandah day and night.Scores inid siege to her heart but in \u2018vain until the dashing young Chabot, reputedly wealthy and undoubtedly fascinating, arrived on the scene.It was love at first sight.\u2019 They were inseparable and one by one other admirers reluctantly withdrew from the field, leaving Chabot secure in his conquest.LOVE TURNS COLD.One evening without even a word \u2018to their friends they slipped away quietly and returned within a few hours to inform Marie's parents and their friends that they had been married.The meteoric courtship was followed by a lightning honeymoon.But, the dreams that the shady elms, the soft warm evenings in the moonlight, and the propinquity of pulsating youth had inspired, failed to withstand the acid of the marital yoke.WAKENS TO TRAGEDY.While she was still trying to realise that she was a bride, the tragic knowledge that she was an its way into her heart., The debonair Chabot she soon came to know as the cold, cruel husband.Her allure, she found, existed only unti} she was conquered.One after another, she saw others take her place during the \u2018thirteen years they lived together when, finally, disillusioned and in terror of her life she left him to teturn to her mother.Lacroix de Bourgeaul wooing of Jean G Chabot, under the shade of the family elms at Fort Edward, New York, did she dream that fate pointed to the shattering of her romance in a drab Mont- NEWS MONTREAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th., 1923 Annual subscription, 82.00 | Price: § centse LOVELY SLAVE-WIFE IS FREED AMERICAN BEAUTY ROMANCE ENDS STARTLES MONTREAL SOCIETY ~~» FATHER WIRED \u201cI AM DEAD\u201d 31 Fake telegram sent ag grudge joke to debt collector Steinman\u2019s: daughters \u2014 Burial preparations made for\" \u201ci 66 ving man, i PRACTICAL joke A petrated upon the wifey: , and daughter of t proprietor of a local collect agency led to elaborate fune preparations and arranged ments fop the burial of H Steinman, who is still ve much alive and enjoying t ealing waters of Moyn Clemens, Michigan, in thé company of another daughtes and one of hig sons.; BUYS UNPAID DEBTS Steinman has been well known ; Montreal for many years, his plac of business being located on st 9 (James Street adjacent to the Cour House, from which office he has op > erated as a bailiff and collectio: ¢ | agent, specialising in the purchasd of bad debts and old judgmen against defaulters with a view t collecting outstanding sums of monies.formerly despaired of by those sel+ ling their claims in his office.It is only natural that bad blood should exist between those forced to make thelr payments to the Steine man office and the principal meme ber of the firm, who has been away from the city and his office for some months as the result of à breakdown.This is given in ex= planation of the curious \u201cjoke\u201d by those who were its victims, THE FAKE TELEGRAM On Monday morning of this week Miss Dora Steinman, who is cone ducting her father's business in his absence, was called to the telephona.A short conversation followed, ina terrupted by the falling of the ree ceiver from Miss Steinman\u2019s hands, as she burst into tears and collapsed over her desk.\u201cFather is dead!\u201d she cried a few moments later to neighbours who \u201c jeame on the scene to ascertain the \u2018Inature of the disturbance, Miss Steinman was at once driven to her family home at 211 Laval Avenue, where she Informed her mother of the sad news received from Mount Clemens by telegram, Bfforts were made to communicate with the hotel at which Steinman was known to have been staying iff Franco-American girl, Marie succumbed to the ardent Fort Edward, N.Y, in 1906, end lived more or less stormily * until July, 1919 when, she alleged, she began to fear for her life and fled for safety.His temper, she swore in the suit which has freed her a second time, |} was highly explosive and its concussions carried a stunning violence.The epithets he flung at her ranged all the way from & \u201c.,.cow\u201d to the charge that she had been unfaithful to him, , Subsequently Chabot filed an action of separation from his wife alleging misconduct with a number i of lovers and named two prominent young men in the case, Hig action, however, was thrown aside by the coyrts who ordered him to pay all costs.in the case.WINS WIFE BACK, Simultaneously with the filing of Chabot's suit, his wife entered a counter-suit seeking separation from him, She denied all charges of impropriety and was awarded an allowance by the court, In February of this year, Mrs.Chabot claimed, he visited her at Hudson Falls, N.Y, where she was living with her mother and pleaded with her to \u201creturn to the conjugal hearth\u201d, admitting.the error of his past ways and promising she would \u201cnever have anything to fear\u201d from him and that he would be.a \u201creal man\u201d, MAJORIE HALLICK, REIGNING SOCIETY BELLE Shocks have been in order during the present Summer social season in the Capital, and last by no means least is the announcement of Miss Marjorie Hallick, twenty-year-old daughter of the late Colonel Hallick, war hero, that she had been \u201cbooked solid\u201d for a year in a classical dancing act in big time vaudeville.Three years.ago in San Francisco Mids Hallick staged her first thrill when on a dare she did a Highland fling on the stee] girders of a fourteen-story building.\u2019 \u201cTORRENT OF INSULTS, \u201cI wanted to live peacefully \u2018 end happily,\u201d Mrs.Chabot declared, \u201cso I returned to him.Soon after he the courts.As soon as I dit\u2014we do with me.As I would leave the had barely resumed our conjugal |door to £o out in the evenings, he relationship\u2014when he claimed I had | would sneer at me:\u2014\u201cWell, kiss him catised him serious harm.hard, because you must get outaide \u2018i.HUSBAND LOSES SUIT, i The Chabots were married at _SENSATIONAL TWIST IN LOVE SUIT prevaileä Upon me to relieve \u2018him of the obligations imposed upon him by - (Continued on page 5) 5.on 45 \u201cWe still remained under the same .roof but he would have nothing to (Continued on page 8) ' - bo ~ 4] an ! Page 2 THE AXE, FRIDAY AUGUST, 17th, 1923, DRAMA=VAUDEVILLE=PICTUREY MONTREAL FAMILIES CLOSING SUMMER HOMES EARLY, RUSHING HOME TO SEE \u201cABIES IRISH ROSE\u201d rs \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Oo date 1 have written, It seems, I fourteen ordinary reviews, une alleged rhymed critique and one excruciatingly funny critic- tem of \u201cAbic's Irish Rose\u201d, while other members of the staff have lkewise laboriously toiled In the service of the public tu approximately the same extent, És-pito all theso cfforts on our (Ov.\u201c.Abie's Irish Rose\u201d is still playing to super-capacity audiences at the Orpheum amd can't find room for all the indigent flappers and cake-eaters who crash in on Jimmy Fitzgera d's box office in scarch of tickets for which, for no apparent reason, they appear willing to pay.For vight weeks \u201cAbie\u201d has been setting the town by the cars, just as it did on Broadway, down in Pittspurg.in Baltimore and out on the Pacific slope.In Washington, Congress and the Senate, it is said, were forre«d to close down during the latter part of \u201cAble\u2019s\u201d run as no one visited the public galleries to hear the Jdemagogues do their stuf\u2019 New York crities panned the life out of \u201cAbie\u201d and succeeded in Keep ing the public away from its doors, not more than fifteen thousand of the folks attempting to gain admission to each performance.We hear that of late \u201cAbies\u201d business on B'way has been even worse and that only about twenty two thousand seek admission nightly at the Republic Theatre.This wretched flop has only done about six hundred consc- cutive performances in N.Y.80 far.and bids fair to go down in history current century, In Montreal it has been just the same, No terrible has been the im-; pression made upon the public by Miss Nichol's frightful fatlure that tho management of the theatre had to move the orchestra away from | the front of the house In order to | make room fur mure chaivs.The | musical gents since that time have been in hiding behind the curtains of the upper left stage box.though occaslonal toots ooze from the horn and squeaks from the fiddle, fore- ing the lads of the village to rush for the street between the acts under pretence of desiring to smoke.\u201cAbies Irish Rose\u201d will not be with us much longer, as à MAN NAMed Gauvin has a lease on the theatre from Labor Day onwards, he being imbued with the idea of producing French stock.As \u201cAbie\u201d 18 neither French nor stock, It will leave us to graze in pastures new.City Hall matisticians informed us late last night that there were still four hundred and thirty ome residents of Mantreal who had not seen \u201cAbie\u201d while the railway companies report that many families which usually remain at country, mountain and shore rosorts until the middle of September arc closing their summer homes and rushing back to town in order to see it before the end of the month comes along to close its run.All I wish is that I owned about a one percent share of the doggon - ed thing.1f 1 did ! wouldn't be speaking to you fellows at all.as the worst dramatic flivver of the L M.R FINE SHOW AT THE GAYETY STRIKES TWELVE AND RINGS THE BELL HE second week of the new ] policy at the Gayety is showing more gratifying results than the first.Business this week is away ahead of last week and it looks as if the new style of entertainment has definitely caught on.This week the musical comedy, \u201cBright Eyes\u201d, is a riotous, roilick- ing affair, full of fun and merriment.Dolph Singer and Abe Sher, the show's two comedians, who have distinctly scored in Montreal, create endless joy and hold the audiences in the grip of humor all the time they arc on the stage.The ladies again acquit themselves with credit, the chorus distinguishing itself for {ts good looks and appearance, its dancing, and general attractive deportment.Altogether the ane hour of musical comedy this week strikes twelve.The whole show rings the bell.The feature picture is \u201cSusanna\u201d, starring the ever-popular Mabel Normand.It is a story that holds misunderstood girh who finally comes into her own, winning the hand and heart of Don Ramon, Bhe has one of the best parts of her life and completely captures her audience.\u2018The story of the picture is dramatic, with plenty of comedy In it, also good photography and splendid ald for Miss Normand by the other members of the cast, the principal supporting actors being Walter Mc- Greil as Ramon, a very fine impersonation; Winifred Bryson, Eric Mayne end Car! Stockdale.There are other picture items that go to round out a satisfying bill, which gives wonderful value for money and enables the whole family to see the show aimost for the price of one seat elsewhere.\u201cTaste and try\u201d is a good recommendation to make to those who love good piotures and bright comedy with songs and dances, and I hope many will follow the advice regarding the Gayety this week.JAY AITCH.thrills and delights galore.As a te \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 = \u2014 Jottings of Stage and Screen Stars Here, There, Everywhere and Elsewhere cult announced the acquisition of Loew's Montreal Theatsr, Montreal, one of the Nathanson Cansdian-United string of theatres.O FFICIALS of the Pantages Cir- Raymond Hitchcock, too, has his serious moments, for the inimitable comedian of musical comedy fame has decided om a career In the drama.He will be starred in one of \u201cThe Old Soak\u201d eummanies under the management of Arthur Hopkins Hitcheock wilk begin-his tour on Labor Day, \\ iting the various cities of the Eas: South and Middle-West with the possibility of a short Canadian tour.The New York daflles recently erroneously reported the marriage of George Bobey and Beryl _Beresford in Eng'and Both parties bave been married for sume time, but not to each cther.Miss Cissie Loftus English music- hall comedienne conceded to be the stage's greatest mimic will probably visit Montreal during the ourrent season appearing at the Princess as a vaudeville headliner, The Pantages Circuit expects to book Miss Valeska Buratt over their étreuit for the coming season, and _ he former musical comedy star will probably be seen at Loews Theatre \u2018here during the course of her tour.< Raymond Fagan, who headlined at the Princess last winter with his band, and later played a long engagement at the Venetian Gardens will appear in vaudeville again this season, opening in Chicago on October 28th.Broadway's youngest producer is Miss Vivian Cosby, twenty year old Boston girl.When it comnes to novelty production work, they say the girl from Beantown is \u201cfull of beans\u201d.Hal Forde, Wilbur Mack, Jack Kennedy and Willie Mandel, rated among the best actor-golfers, are now trying to organize a touring company of golMing-actors for the purpose of playing a two-week tour of one night stands at various coun- tryclubs.The actor-golfers will play the champ teams of each club during the day and give a show in the clubhouses in the evening.There is a report current that Mme.Ganna Wailska (Mrs.Harold McCormick) has been offered a place of importance in the \u201cFollies\u201d by Florenz Ziegfeld and that she is con- gidering the offer.At a band-concert recently In Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Gustav Klemm, protege of Victor Herbert composer of note in his own right, | music-critic_of the local Evening Sun and the conductor of the mu- Westmount Beauty A FAIR YOUNG CHARMER k AN 23 1 A 1 charm and grace have ! Ministers As Advance Agents For \u201cThe Fool\u201d What is claimed to be the most elaborate system of advance promotion for a dramatic attraction has been devised for \u201cThe Fool\u201d.Bach touring company will have a lecturer, who will make addresses two weeks in advance of the opening.Among the apeakers wil be several clergymen, Two have agreed to handle the work, but their names are not announced, since final ar- rangemets securing them a leave of absence from their congregations are to be completed.Former Star of Orpheum Stock Goes Over Big in N.Y\u2014\u2014\u2014 who was one of the big, bright- spots \u2018in the Robins Stock organisation which flivvered so successfully at The Orpheum last autumn has reached Broadway fame and is charming New York with her characterisation of the \u201cflapper\u201d in George M.Cohan\u2019s \u2018Two Fellows and a Girl\u201d.That her success has been notable is established by the glowing words of praise which have greeted this talented young actress.Says ane critic: \u201cHer flapper made all hold their sides with merriment, and a bevy of matinee girls was disappointed when, after the final curtain, \u2018that adorable flapper didn\u2019t take a bow.\u201d M\u201d CLAIBORNE FOSTER, ing to the words of a Gotham interviewer, that the role of Camille, played by her in Montreal, is her favorite part, re PES nicipal band, developed what he contends is the idea of the \u201cYes! We Have No Bananas\u201d -ancestry.Klemm avers that the first part of the now internationally famous pop song is taken from the theme of \u201cMy Bonnie.Lies Over the Ocean,\u201d the mid-part is \u201cI Dreamt [ Dweët in Marble Halls\u201d from Ralfe\u2019's \u201cBehemian Girl\u201d and the last part MISS MARTHA MADISON Beautiful young leading lady of \u201cAbie\u2019s Irish Rose\u201d, whose contributed greatly to attained by Miss Nichol's comedy of domestic relations mow in successful run at The Orpheum.SE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ET \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A Miss Foster st@l declares, accord- Cast In Big Part In \u201cPleasure Miss Norma Shearer, beautiful Westmount debutante, who fore sook society life in that fashions | able suburb to follow a caress | upon the \u201clots\u201d of Los Angolèe has just been cast for an ime portant part in \u201cPleasure Mad\u201d a feature picture which Reginald Barker is filming for Louis = Mayer.William Collier Jr, and Joan Standing are two other screen notables in the cast.Miss Shearer has just finished an ime portant role in \u201cThe Wanters\u201d, eee Francine Larrimore, now Appears ing in Sam Harris\u2019 \u201cTin Gods,\" and Con Conrad, song writen, are said to have hean married three ago in a city close to New York.The ceremony was performed by & Justice of the Peace under condle tion that it bo kept secret.An inadvertent remark by a relative of the bride disclosed it.Venetian Gardens NOW PLAYING THE TWO VEE SISTERS the success Ihe Dancing Harmonists who delighted Broadway.Do not overlook the dinner.dance each evening.EXCELLENT .CUISINE.GOOD MUSIC.CABARET.No couvert Bransby Williams Opens His Majestys His Majesty's Theatre, Mont- charge.real, will open for the pease on Labor Day, Septem 3rd.when Bransby Williams, the not- 602 St.Catherine West od player of Dickens characters will appear with his own company in David Copperfield.DOMINION PARK CREATORE AND HIS BAND EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AUG.4th TO 19th.ADMISSION: AFTERNOON: ADULTS, 18c.CHILDREN, 7e.EVENINGS: ADULTS, 25c.; CHILDREN, 10e.ORPHEUM Oth BIG WEEK BEGINNING, MONDAY EVENING, AUG.20th, MATINEES: WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY ANNE NICHOLS\u2019 SENSATIONAL TRIUMPH UP: 9448.PRICES: EVES, 25c., 50c., $1.00, $1.50 WED.MAT., 25c., 50c., 75c.A SAT.MAT, 25c., 50c., 75c., $1.00 is trom \u201cIn An Old Fashioned Garden.\u201d 1 * \\ THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th, 1928, Page 3 MOTHER-IN-LAW WRECKS HOME YOU WIFE FLEES HOME Mother Gave.PRFERS HER RODUER | CANSHRMOMRNLW | ToBury Son 10LQUGR-LOANE HUBB LABELS HER HEAD OF API\" se FTER41- YEARS RIL So landlord issued evict- jon order and seized Francaisa Brennan, in suit for freedom from hus- Wedded pair a vu Mrs.Joseph Lepage finds; band, swears he dragged her through house by wins freedom from provision merchant \u2014 furniture to recover hair of her head \u2014 Lurid sequel to hone Says he stopped drinking only when asleep.eighteen dollars due for August rent.TRENUOUS complaints .V.RS.HEN her motherdn-law called her a \u201chead of a pig\u201d (8) = Made by 566.Bercy M life for {1 yours: \"OF experimented with married W and a \u201chead of a dog\u201d, and her husband selected greet\u201d against Alexandre dom as land de She weighed her husband against her free.m as lan more emphatic designations for her, Francaisa Brennan, 8 St.Marguerite street, decided there was no place Grabbing her hat she rushed to her mother\u2019s, telephoned a Jowyer, then entered a suit for separation from Ernest Brennan whom she had married less than two years previously ~\u2014for worse, she now claims.lady of a rooming house.The rooming house won, TURNS HUBBY OUT It was the story she told in court that won her freedom from Joseph Lepago.20A Bonsecours, provision Royer, her landlord at that address who has caused a writ of eviction and seizure of furniture to be executed against his tenants and is seeking to turn a poor woman and her Lepage swore he was an inveterate drunkard.That the only time he did not drink was when he fell asleep over his glass or was carried, help less, up to hia bed.Occasionally he did not drink when he slumbered in THE ANIMAL WORLD It all began some six months ago, the pretty little French Canadian girl relates in her petition to the court, One morning when Brennan rose instead of murmuring the usual \u201cGood Morning Sweetheart\u201d, she declares, he looked her over coldly and snapped out:\u2014\u201cYou.cow!\u201d When She {looked surprised he compared her to another animal whose chances of salvation were nil.Then he informed her politely that he considered her morals were more compatible with the city\u2019s proscrib- od area than his home, While she lay in bewilderment he left the house.A short time later when he met his mwther-in-law he told her that the sooner her daughter was in her coffin the soner he would be happy.Thus proceeds her sworn declarations.\u2018 YOU CARCASE! Family amenities continued along this vein, Mrs.Brennan claims, right wp to January of this year when they seemed to acquire even more intensity.\u201cIn January he called me a rotten carcase,\u201d she proceeds, \u201cin the presence of my mothér, When my mother remonstrated he tried to attack her but was interfered with.\u201cThen my mother-in-law\u2014(Brennan\u2019s mother)\u2014called me a head of & pig and a head of a dog and used other injurious expressions to me.Such scenes nearly always occurred when I wanted to go over and visit my own mother.\u201cThings became so bad that I was unable to see my own mother for more than one year.Both my mo- ther-in-law and my husband objected violently to my doing so.Furthermore my husband compelied me to live with my mother-in-law.TELEPHONED POLICE \u201cOn June 18th of this year 1 was taken ill and rushed over to see Dr.Gauthier.My husband followed me over and insisted upon coming in after me.When Dr.Gauthier refused to permit him to do so he threatened the doctor who was compelled to telephone the police, who called and took my husband away to the police station \u201cUpon my husband's return home he rushed at me, seized me by the hair and dragged me through the house kicking and punching me meanwhile.It was only the intervention of some of the neighbors that saved me from a more serious fate.\u201cFinally 1 escaped to my mother's home and I am afraid to leave here.\u201cSince my marriage I have been compelled to work all the time to earn sufficient money to keep me and my baby.\u201d Mrs.Brennan is seemingly satlsfi- ed that she has reached the end of her romantic rainbow.She not only wants a separation from her husband but does not ever want have any further relationship with him as she has not even asked a separation allowance, * The case will be heard shortly in court, MRS.GALLAGHER POSITIVELY WANTS ABSOLUTE DECREE FROM * FOLLIES SONGSTER HUSBAND ALLAGHER and Shean may be enjoying a long run of popularity with the public, but one member of the now famous \u201cFollies\u201d team hag worn out his welcome with a member of the fair sex, for Mrs, Ed.Gallagher has brought suit for divorce against her husband and wants nearly fifteen thousand dollars in heart balm beside, GALLAGHER ABSENT .When Mrs.Gallagher appeared in court to fight her matrimonial tangle through to a finish there was no sign of husband Gallagher, who failed to contest his wife's accicn, Thomas De Vassey, described as a movie dirdetor, was called by Mrs.Gallagher's lawyer and declared that on the first of December 1922 he went to Gallagher's apartment apd was admitted by a maid.\u2019 \u201cWhat did you see?\" asked counsel.\u201cA woman!\u201d \u201cWhat did she look like?\u201d \u2018She was blonde and had very, very long hair!\u201d \u201cWhat happened?\" \u201cWhy, Eddie, as soon as he saw me, ran out of the room shouting to me \u2018Get out of here\u2019.SEDDIE WHOM™ , * \u201cMaddie who?\u201d \u201cEddie Gallagher.\u201d - Witness also declared that he went -.+ .\u201c4 Pyiuaters sporimeit agp.on.ped > the third of June, 1923.\u201cWell, what did you see,\u201d asked counsel for Mrs.Gallagher.ANOTHER LADY \u201cThey were there again,\u201d witness replied.\u201cWho are \u2018they'?\u201d -\u201cOh, Eddie and a woman.\u201d \u201cEddie who?\u201d \u201cBadie Gallagher, of course.\u201d \u201cThe mane woman?\u201d \u201cNo, a\u2019 different woman.\u201d \u201cWhat happened?\u201d \u201cWhen Eddie saw me, Hello.\u201d Counsel for Mrs, Gallagher informed the court that Mr, and Mrs.Gallagher had entered into a separation agreement some time ago, whereby Mrs.Gallagher was to re- celve fifteen thousand dollars from her comedian-husband upon \u2018the signing of the decree, and that plaintiff had received $6,000.on account when the agreement was first reach - pol La 1e Lu 4 wil Ted Set ER sel ik LL E.ax PRE = he sald À to | family out on the streets, OWES EIGHTEEN DOLLARS Mrs.Cournoyer declares that Royer would turn her family out of doors and sell all their furniture for an ecighteen dollar Îtem of rent, the money being wanted for the current month of August.Producing receipts for the months of June and July she pointed to the fact that she had never paid her rent much before the middle of the month, through her lease agreement stipulates that rent shall be due in advance monthly.\u201cOn August first I buried my son,\u201d she states, \u201cand the funeral expenses left us very short of money, as my husband has been ill for six weeks and has only juet resumed his emp- Charles.1 apoke to Mr.Royer about it and explained my case to him, but last Saturday her served evicton notices on us.Some people have no heart, Not even bereavement is an excuse for a little human kindness.\u201d The sturdy, hard-working woman, undaunted by the actions of her landlord has placed har affairs in the hands of Attorneys Lavery and secure justice for their client.LOCAL STAGE FAVORITE SUES FORMER LOVER ERTRUDE HAYES, Jr, long a favonite with Montreal burlesque \u201cfans\u201d and one-time \u201cbaby\u201d of David Nussbaum, vaudeville star, to whom he wrote many stirring love notes, has appear: ed before the Grand Jury in Boston, seeking, according to her attorney, a warrant for Nussbaum'\u2019s arrest for slander.NUSSBAUM ENRAGED ° Nussbaum, in the latter part of June, raced to Boston from Chicago on hearing that his \u201csweetie\u201d had jilted him and wag, engaged to Joseph H.Laffey, Boston millionaire.Enraged, he produced dozens of warm love notes from his capacious pockets.He daimed Gertrude Haves, Jrwas not only his sweethaart, but his wife under the laws of New Jersey.\u2018He then engaged Attys.George Ryan and Anna E.Doherty to file a suit for alienation against Laffey for $50,000.Following this, Laffey and Gertrude Hayes simultaneously declared they were not engaged to each other, but ware merely.friends.Miss Hayes further stated she had never married Nussbaum.Newspaper men 2nd two unnamed surgeons from New York were summoned before the Grand Jury, the former to .testify that Nusshaum had claimed her as his wife, Following her tectimony, Miss Hayes éeft Boston and would not comment upon her relations with the dapper, musician, J \u201c eme loyment at a foundry in Point St.|ÿ Demers who will make efforts to | / merchant, to whom she was married in June 1882, Lepage, she claimed, took a sudden notion several years ago to abuse her.When he tired of abusing her through the exercise of his masculine physical vigor, he rested up by thrashing her orally.His pet habit she claimed, was to tock hor when in hls playful moods.As à result of constant practice he became so playful that she began to fear for her life.WOORD THE BOTTLE In her petition to the court for a separation from her husband, Mrs.back Janes, torious along the waterfront.was one of the bright figures of the low dives and his companions were of a type well suited to their favored haunts, \u2014 His conduct, she swore, was no- He \u2018I just want to keep a rooming house, and I don't want Lepage anywhere near me.1 want him to get out,\u201d she said.\u201cI just want to live some and earn enough to keep me ) ve.\u201d She can do it now.The court decided that the boarders might be kinder to her than her husband proved himself capable of being.PE \u2014 TRIP.AMUSEMENTS, 8.00 a.m.to 700 p.m, ADULTS, 50.| KING EDWARD PARK THE NICEST PICNIC GROUNDS IN THE PROVINCE.- IDEAL \u201cPARAMOUNT\u201d ORCHESTRA SUNDAY, AUG.19th., Steamers \u201cImperial\u201d and \u201cBoucherville,\u201d will leave Pie IX Avenue wharf, Maisonneuve, every hour from STANDARD TIME Gayety DANCING HALL, CHILDREN, 28c.3-SHOWS 3RD.BIG WEEK OF THE NEW POLICY BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER WEEK COM.SUNDAY MATINEE, AUG.19th.FRANK HUNTER \u2014 AND HIS \u2014 Big Jamboree Co.THE SAME FRANK YOU PAID A DOLLAR TO SEE LAST SEASON.See him next week for 10, 20 and 30c.PRETTY GIRLS AND PLENTY OF THEM 60 LAUGHS TO THE MINUTE 60 A BRAND NEW SHOW.\u2014 EXTRA \u2014 1 1-2 \u2014 HOURS OF REAL PICTURES \u2014 1 1-2 A BIG FEATURE AND A REAL COMEDY.A BIG 2 1-2 HOUR SHOW.pe DAILY-3 THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th, 1923, mat + i pet \u2014\u2014rr mrt a = Page 4 VIEWS ana REVIEWS John H.Roberts\u2019 Weekly Editorial.Why I Publi h The Axe HE other day in my reading I came across this pregnant sentence, 1 words have provoked a great deal of scrious thought on my part.Leyond everything else 1 am a democrat.By democrat, I do not belong to them, that I believe in them, that they should rule and govern, and that the affairs of the country, and every country, should be ad- this princple are many and far.reaching.With them I do not propose to decal here and now.disputable.The onward march of the workers has only been made possible through the development of the printing press.When the toil- the newspaper press grew and education became more widespread there came to the common people a sense of their rights and a recognition on \u201cWithout Publicity There Is No Democracy\u201d \u201cThere can be no democracy without publicity\u201d.Those seven mean demagogue.1 mean by it that 1 am of the common people, that 1 ministered in the interests of the common people, The implications of That there can be no democracy without publicity is axiomatic; in- ing masses were kopt in ignorance there was no democracy.But as the part of their rulers that the old days of autocracy were ended.Publicity of the right kind rings the death knell of every form of autecracy, or will ultimately do so.OX ¥ Let it not be thought, however, that because to-day the: common people have a degree of education and newspapers are a part of their sveryday life that democracy is safe and autocracy dethroned for ever.The newspapers read by the democracy to_day are not controlled by the democracy, neither are they written, edited, or printed in the interests of the common people.In the main, apart from a comparatively small number of labor and other class journals and some of independent type, the newspapers are anti-democratic.I hate to use that blessed word, \u201ccapitalistic\u201d, because I may be misunderstood in doing 80.So 1 do not speak of the capitalistic press s0 much as of the commercialised .press.What we have to-day is a commercialised press.And a commer- .dialised press is not democratic, nor does it attempt to safeguard the \"interests of the common people.The modern newspaper is first of all a business enterprise, I find \"po fault with this if it is frankly admitte¢ on the part of those who | gan newspapers so that it may be recognised and understood by those ! who read newspapers.Its first duty is not to the public, much as | proprietors and editors may brazenly claim it to be so, Its first obliga- | thon is to the advertiser and it wlll be found that the business manager, mot the editor, is the one who controls and determines the attitude of | the newspaper to the problems of our common life.This explains why \u2018fn practically every city nothing is permitted to appear which would be unwelcome to the great department stores, for instance, or to any other large advertiser, The newspaper depends for its profits on the advert.fsers and consequently the advertisers control the editorial policy.It is purely a business proposition, e + | \u2018 It follows, therefore, that where the interests of the people conflict with those of advertisers it will be the interests of the people that will and do suffer.So long as any one class can control publicty it commands power.The C.P.R.is all powerful in Canada, because it virtually controls, through its large advertising expenditures aided by other forms of subsidizing, the newspaper press of Canada.The department stores in any city can dictate the pelicy of the local newspapers on almost any public question.AH of which means that the thinking and consequent action of the people are controlled by those who | control the newspaper press.1 | What fs the remedy?Democracy must control publicity or pub.Yicity will control democracy.That is to say, that if the interests which spre opposed to democracy, those special inerests which have reason to #fear democracy, are allowed to control the newspapers, they will control the democracy.Some means must be found to make the newspaper press truly a servant of the democracy from which it derives its \u2018Authority and without which authority it cannot live.Day by day I go through dozens of newspapers.I have to do so to keep abreast of what is happening and what is being said.The amazing quantity of propaganda that appears in the daily press simply ptaggers me.One used to it can discern the propaganda of big corporations, banks, railway companies, even of charity organisations (the Financial Federation of Charities of Montreal, I hear, has just appointed a press agent), filling the columns of the newspapers and all of it anti-democratic, I want THE AXE to become more than ever as the years go by a democratic paper, voicing the aspirations and fighting the battles of the common people.Hence I want it to have a huge circula- gion, reaching out to every corner of Canada.We can have no democracy in Canada without publicity.The people can only have Justice by buying, reading, and helping truly democratic papers which will publish all the news regardless of whom it hurts or offends and will not hesitate to risk everything in defence of the people's rights, = = PL .: .JOHN H.ROBERTS.WHAT THE MAN ON THE STREET WANTS TO KNOW HO was the gentleman, wall Wirown in Montreal Court House circles, who recently lost a couple of bottles of Kcoteh while crossing the line tv the States and was it not too bad that, after getting the stuff over once, the train should be shunted back and another search made?Who is the Gevernment official who maintains two abodes, the abode of love in Montreal and the abede of marriage in another city, and dees this explain the high cost of law?Who was the wel-known Ilebrew actor who was seen enjoying bacon and esrs in Child's Cafoteria a few days ago?x x A Is J.Lambert Payne, the Montreal Stars Railway Statistical Expert, the same person who net long ago wrote and published a series of articles eulogising the Canadian National Railways?* KW Do not the activities of the morality Squad of late indicate that the Red Light District is still with us, and why is the notorious \u201c92\u201d still going at full blast?\u201c ® Having recovered his pyjamas, will the literary man referred to in this column last week take the pledge against eating chicken of which he is so fond?¥ + + Have you sampled the new policy at the Gayety yet?Who is the ex-stenographer who is going around Montreal breathing vengeance on a famous local millionaire, and is it not better that she should forget the past now she is happily married?* kW Why cannot the Quebec Liquor Commission afford to pay the em- ployces in its stores in the Montreal district a highef average wage than $19.08, seeing the enormous profits claimed to be made by the Government monopoly in the sale of booze?» + Who are the unlicensed persons in a South Shore town who are constantly receiving huge loads of beer from a Montreal brewery, and where do they export ale to?x ® KR Why does the Attorney General ignore legally the outbursts of \u201cThe Whisperer of St James\u2019 Street\u201d?® Xk ¥ Is it true that Hon, E.L.Patenaude is to fight to wrest Mederic\u2019s crown from him at the next civic elections?\u201c x % Who conceived the brilliant stroke of conferring Immortality on Arthur Sauve, M.L.A, Leader of the Quebec Opposition, by naming a Smoking Mixture after him\u2014the \u201csauve Smoking Mixture\u201d?(N.B.This is not an advertisement cither for Sauve or the Smoking Mixture.) New Jacobs By-Law Protects Health Aldgrman Lyon W.Jacobs is proudly wearing another feather in his cap.His civic by-law regulating the killing, preparation, sale and keeping of poultry, fish and game is a beneficient measure for the protection of public and private health.Of the three items (poultry, fish and game), fish is the only one we can afford and we are glad to know that we are to have better assurance that the fish we eat is not too aged or unfresh, Lovers of poultry and game will feel correspondingly happy.There are many ways an alderman can serve the public well; in looking after the people's health Auderman Lyon W Jacobs has chosen ene of the best.ie OUR RAILWAY DIFFICULTIES AND THE WAY OUT OF THEM THE BEST ANSWER TO \u201cTHE WHISPER OF DEATH\u201d Pn, van\u201d ras That way is by the nationalisation of the C.P.R.! What Canada iy suffering from is not too much nationalisation, but too little, Suppose that we had two great postal systems handling the people's mail and parcels and whatever the Post Office administers, Imagine if one of these two great postal companies were in private hands and immensely rich, and that the other, after having been taken out of private hands, were burdened with all the debts, deficits, and dificulties wheh had caused its private owners to become bankrupt, Would we not have, in such case, 5 repetition of what is happening in regard to our railways?One company, the privately.owned one, reaching out octopus-like to absorb the other for its own ultimate profit as well as the lessening of competition with itself, while the people's come pany would be fighting for its very life, beset on every gide, stabbed by its friends, maligned by its enemies, and starved by the politicians, Would such a condition be helpful to Canada or not?It would be the reverse of helpful.At every turn the privately-owned company would be hindering and hampering the publicly.owned and operated company just as the C.P.R, to-day is hindering and hampering the Canadian National Railways, as might casily be demonstrated.Yet which one of ua, in the light of the tremendous advantage te the country of a nationally-owned and operated postal system, which nobody will attempt to dispute, would even suggest handling over one part of our postal system to a privately.owned corporation for its private profit?Our railways are as much g public utility as our postal system; just as necessary to the people\u2019s welfare, and just as dependent on the people's suppert, Nobody should make any profit out of our postal system, except the people, and nobody does.And nobody should make any profit out of our railways, except the people, but somebody does.In the case of the C.P.R.it is mainly a horde of foreign stocke holders who have no interest on our country beyond that of the dive idends they can take out of it.T + is one way out of the railway imbroglio in Canada, It would be an easy thing to take over the C.P.R.It could be expropriated at ten or fifteen years\u2019 purchase, payable in bonds, and the profits earned by it in those ten or fifteen years would pay the bonds, leaving us at the end of that time with a railway system entirely our own property, fully ! paid for, and which would have been successful from the ' moment it was taken over.The advantages would be enormous, First and foremost, the C.P.R.would be definitely out of politics.No more would legislators and legislatures be the servants of this octopus which has battened and fattened on the concessions and franchise it has extorted from the people's parliaments and governments, The political domination of this country by the C.P.R.has made ug a nation of slaves, instead of à nation of free men and women.No party can hope to hold power at Ottawa without the endorsement, approval, and financial suppor; of the C.P.R.Whichever way it throws its support that way a General Election is decided.This is also more or less true of provincial politics, mostly more.Why does the C.P.R, support any political party?For what it can get and only for what it can get.And if that is true, as it undeniably is, what it gets is, therefore, contrary to the public ine terest Let us take over the C.P.R.Nationalise it.Remove it out of party politics.Send the foreign stockholders packing! We have earned enough dividends for them.Its time we began working for ourselves, \"7 No injustice will be done by taking the C.P.R.over at a fair valuation.The country would benefit immeasurably, the Canadian National Railways would have a fair chance to become successul, and we should be rid of the eternal scheming of so-called public.apirited citizens to steal our railways for themselves under the plea that they are doing a patriotic gervice in taking them off our hands, Who would operate the C.P.R.after the country takes it over?The same men as operate it now.Mr, E, W.Beatty could remain its Chief Executive at the same salary he gets now.We could even afford to pay him more.And all the officials and employees could remain on their jobs, Only instead of working for foreign stockholders, and a few fortunate Canadian stockholders, they would then be working for the people of Canada and for themselves, They would have better incentives, nobler inspiration, and greater rewards, And they would make good far more than they are doing now.Let us nationalise the C:P.R.That's the way out of our railway difficulties.: Er en a \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 YOU'RE A HE-MAN, FATHER SCOTT ! Rev.Canon Scott, Quebec, P.Q.+ A CITY FATHERS TO RULE FOR EVER?City Hall, Montreal.Dear Canon Scott:\u2014 We observe that your spirited and characteristic appeal for more humane treatment for the workmen of the Bristish Empire Steel Corporation has set the wolves howling.Never mind, Canom Ybu did right.Your Master, if here to-day, would be found on the side of the sweated workers instead of their sweating employers.You have only done what He would hawe done, The best hearts of Canada are with yom.' THE AXE.met > Gentlemen (?):\u2014 You would do well to try to get an extension of your term fromi the Legislature because apart from a few of your number the majority of you will never get another mandate from the electors, Why not make aX effort to got the Provineial Legigé lature to make you Mayor and Als derman in perpetally?\u2018 CN \u2014{\u2014\u2014 ES SUSPECT LOST COW AS PLANNER OF ORIENTATION OF STREETS C Probe into designations of city\u2019s divisions shows), % fr, 2 he tome of the species Westmount should be Griffintown while Model [ico foor or fever.1t ia only City becomes ultra-fashionable section, OME sedate early-Victorian cow, hunting either for ga|blood pressure to the danger point S change of cud or a lost calf, is believed to have been the |and sometimes results in death.In.A lanner A Montres streets, near relative cow after a confere wit the contrary, th - wanderer then decided the city\u2019s orientation, nee ER rand seme of tre one Sener original TWISTED SIGNALS But, apparantly the friends did not moo the same vowels and consonants or else they got their signals switched.The result has been that Montreal may claim the distinction of being the most topsy-turvy city on the American continent.- When Kipling sang the lay that east was east and that west was west and that no amount of tampering with the compass could bring them any closer together, he little recked on the little joke Montreal's famous town planners had up their horns.It just amounts to this.ALL TOPSY TURVY What is now Westmount or west, should be Southmount, or.south; Outremont and Model City instead of being north are west; Maisonneuve and its adjacent districts are not east, but north; and, Griffintown slides back from south to become east.Thus, parochial, modest Outremont and still more Model City find themselves suddenly flung into the spot- tight of being actually the ultra- fashionable and naughty westend.Smug Westmount for all its chaste lawns, smooth fronts, flowered borders and lumpy, prosperous residences should be called Griffintown.It should, that is, if the present city deaignations are realigned to conform with the compass, GRIFFINTOWN'S REVENGE So that Griffintown, if ired hitherto by the supercilious %neer of Westmount now seeks retaliation it has its chance.For the re-orienta- tion of the city while it gives Griffintown but a slight climb up the social ladder plunges the former leader down to the bottom rung.An exodus from Westmount how that it has lost caste is confidently expected.Of course.Yes.President Coolidge Honeymooned Here President Calvin Coolidge of the United States was married eighteen years ago to Miss Grace Goodhue of Burlington, Vermont, and the happy couple spent a week's honeymoon in Montreal.THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th, 1923, EEE Page 5 IS WESTMOUNT GRIFFINTOWN: Kissing Hurts The Boys But Not The Girls OLD-bloode& medicos throw another monkey-wrench into love's young dream with the sclentific statement that kissing ia injurious to the male participant.Bo far as the fomale of the species MONTREAL sen is only who will suffer {ll effects from the practice.Oasculation, according to the acien- tiflo joy killers, raises à young man's -\u2014 dications are, however, science to tion\u2014and some of the older ones\u2014 \u2014 AT THE GAYETY NEXT WEEK Lloyd Hughes ead Florence Vidor isa Shomas HInce Speoil, Beau Revel.4.9 uv ¢ A Paramauns Picture | wilt go right ahead using as their text: \u201cOh, death where is thy sting?\u201d and, if need be, die happily.Beat Her and Left In a series of tests conducted in The complaint in the divorce ac-|Chicago while a youth and a girl tion brought by Marjorie Rambeau were going through , against her husband, Hugh Diliman, going gh an osculatory has been filed in the Superior Court Specialty, of San Francisco.Cruelty is charged |gtruments showed a zero registration no several counts.Attorney Walter McGovern, for Miss Rambeau, charges | When attached to the arm of the that Dillman has failed to contribute girl, but the Indicator raced toward toward his wife's support for a year: that in February last he beat her the 160 count when attached tc the with his fists, and in April deserted | man's arm.Marjorie Rambeau, Declares Husband specially constructed in- her, \u201cMen's kisses ars warmer than A MEAN TRICK, women's,\u201d Dr, Schmack, of Strasburg Returning from the dentist's, | University, declared after the tests.where he had gone to have a tooth|, | J pulled, Henry reported as follows: \u201cWhen a man kisses a woman his \u201cThe doctor told me \u2018fore he began |blood pressure leaps to the count of that if I yelled it would cost me 75 , cents, and if I was a good boy it from 130 to 160.High blood pressure would be only 50 cents.\u201d isa dangerous.It goes with harden- \u201cDid you yell?\u201d asked his mother.\u201cHow could 1?You only gave me||N# of the arteries and might be fatal,\u201d half @ dollar.\u201d AIDS BELEAGURED MOTORISTS SLR % Towing-car of U, A, S.: automobilists Service, | a veteran of many hot and weary battles \u201cof the highway in aiding members\u2019 cars in trouble on country roads.FATHER'S WIRE | and well, (continued from page 1) the Michigan town, but it was not for some hours that a conection was established.STEINMAN ON PHONE When the call was finally put through the voice on the American end of the wire proved to be that of the supposedly defunct Steinman.On hearing the sound of Stelnman's voice, his wife collapsed and had to be carried to her bed Describing the perpetratton of the \u201cfunny joke\u201d, Miss Dora Steinman declared:\u2014 \u201cIt must bave been done by someone with a grudge against us.I remomber one man who made the last payment on an account we had against him not long ago, and when he gave us the money he swore he would \u2018get even with us\u2019, for what, 1 don't know.It must have been someone like that who had a supposed grouch and wanted to get even.\u201d SIGNED BY FATHER Questioned as to the nature of the information received by her, Miss Steinman sald, \u2018I came to the phone and a party at the other end said \u2018Miss Steinman?and when I sald it was, the same volce asked me if I would take a telegram.The message read something like \u2018AFTER TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE PASSED AWAY SUCCESSFULLY.HYMAN STEINMAN.i don't remember the rest.After that | collapsed.\u201d \u201cDidn't you think it at all strange that a message announcing your father\u2019s death should bear his own name at the foot?\u201d \u201cYes, we did think about that, but thought that maybe as the doctors AN DEAD\u201d PLUNGED FAMILY INTO PREMATURE MOURNING Telegram from Mount Clemens where Hyman Stein man, debt collector, recuperates from illness plunged household into mourning, but turned out to be work of an enemy\u2014Steinman alive had decided that he was dying they let him dictate the message himself, firet\u201d FUNERAL PLANS \u201cCan you imagine such a thing?she continued \u201cTo come down te the office on Monday morning to be greeted with such a message aS that.Only on Saturday we had wonderful letters from father saying how well he was getting along.After we got the message I went right home and when we couldn't get Mount Clemens on the phone we started all our preparations for the funeral, even covering up all the mirrors in the house, arranging to have candies placed in the synagogue and seeing an undertaker to arrange for the disposal of father's body here.I never heard of such a trick in my life.\u201d Meanwhile Steinman contentedly pursues the recovery of health beneath the shady trees of Mount Clemens, while family and friends vow vengeance upon the perpetrator of the practical joke which led them to believe that Hyman Steinman would buy no more old debts in this world.CLOTHING SALESMEN WANTED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.To sell our tailored to measure men\u2019s all wool suits, at $30.00.SPLENDID COMMISSION, Samples and style book on request, experience unnecessary.Honley Mills Tailoring Co., 110 Church St., TORONTO.Department 22.PARTNER 15 PER CENT PER ANNUM.WITH THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO PUT THROUGH A REAL ESTATE DEAL WHICH WILL NET YOU TIMES BE ABSOLUTELY SAFE, ADDRESS \u201cINVESTMENT\u201d, CARE OF THE AXE, MONTREAL.WANTED YOUR MONEY WILL AT ALL THE BOOK THAT HAS STIRRED TWO CONTINENTS.MARRIED LOVE By Dr.Marie Stopes.Price, $2.50; By Mail, $2.65 DEALS WITH THE VEXED QUESTION CONTROLS.ALSO THE COMPANION VOLUME: RADIANT MOTHERHOOD BY THE SAME AUTHOR, AT THE SAME PRICE, EVERY MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD READ THE TWO - ABOVE BOOKS AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE By Dr.F.Hollick.Price: $5.00; By Mail, $5.25 THE POPULAR BOOK STORE 16 ST.CATHERINE W., Cor.of Clarke, Montreal (Tel.Plateau 4646) WHERE YOU CAN ALSO GET ALL KINDS OF FICTION .AND TECHNICAL BOOKS, OF BIRTH es \u201cing Pose e THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th., 1928.THE AXE'S POPULAR COPYRIGHT SONGS, NO.8 LEST YOU FORGET Words by SAM HOWARD ; Music by WILLIAM ECKSTEIN Moderato dbat will make you otay list we wo must port Chorus This Song PUBLISHED BY THE SAM HOWARD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., Some-bow I know that You broke your wow and 1 dothnight and: day Sweetheart of will break my Deart jg lest you for - get where-'er pou Therell come a feel that Riso ea will Ve just à turn right in-to row sadtden o - gala NEXT WEEK SWEET LONG AGO Weorde by Clara Spell Muscle by Sam Howard.time dess 1 know that youl re » greé \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 willbring à sad te veau ery is vais \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 s-lone 1 am surewill be to blame ty-gonemem-o = 77 \u2014\u2014 Swuot-teurt dear-ert Lest you for » Bet.mmm OBTAINABLE AT ALL MUSIC DEALERS IN FULL MUSIC FORM, AT 35 CENTS PER COPY.URING my short term of serv- D ice as \u201cThe Trouble Doctor\" I have become most deeply interested in the department I am conducting for THE AXE.My orders in commencing were simply that I was to become as helpful as possible to those secking my aid, especially to the lady readers of the paper, though not to confine my work to them.As readers will have noticed there has been a continual flow of letters from people seeking my advice, To some it may have appeared that these letters came from people who should not have sought advice and help in this way.1 have gone far enough through in my work to discover that people simply must tell their troubles to someone, and that the mere telling of them is a great help to these poor troubled souls.And I now know that in very many cases the advice I have given has been the means of help to those I have advised.As to the publishing of these letters and replies 1 am sure that it does great good.The problem of one Is the problem of many.In giving sane, helpful advice to one distracted girl, torn with a desire to do right yet with great elemental forces tearing at her to take another direction, I am giving advice to a dozen or more girls in similar case, I know this from the letters I receive which are not for publication but assure me of help received by the writers from answers given to others.\u2018 I want all who read this department to write me and state their | THE TROUBLE DOCTOR Conducted by Mary Kirklandpersonal problems and difficulties.Every ietter receives the most careful consideration and, although I cannot promise to administer the wisdom of Solomon 1 shall strive to give plain, practical helpful advice and counsel which, if followed, will be of real service to those needing my help.So write me, those of you who are in trouble and needing advice.Tell me your problems.State your difficulties.I am here to help you, not to criticise the construction of your letters nor to criticise your faults.MARY KIRKLAND.AN OFFER TO WED Dear Mary Kirkland: \u2014 I am a widow with no children and fave a few thousand dollars in the bank, which my dear husband left me.My income is not sufficient without my working, I have had an offer of marriage from a very decent man, He is a widower and has three children, the youngest seven.I like him but fear the role of stepmother may be: a hard one to play.Would you say, marry him?\u201cCANADIAN WIDOW\", * ¥ » \u201cCANADIAN WIDOW\" ~It all depends whether you love him or not and if he is able to support you properly.There is no reason why a stepmother should be unpopular with her stepchildren.It would be up to you to love the children and make them / love you.It can be done.Follow your heart and your judgment but don't let the fear you express deter you from renewing your happiness.MARY KIRKLAND.A GENTLEMAN'S DUTY.Dear Mary Kirkland: \u2014 Can you help me break away from the life I am living?Years ago I was a domestic servant in the home of a gentleman in this province.He took a fancy to me though he had a good wife and several children, Ultimately 1 yielded to his advances, He sent me to a school and had me educated and set me up finally in an apartment in Montreal.I have borne him several children.He still provides for me but I know he is tired of me and that the care and expense of keeping me and the children ts telling on him.But where am I to turn; what can I do?I know I did wrong in the first case, but there are my children\u2014they are innocent.I fear the future which looks very black.Tell me what I ought to do.\u201c\"MADELAINE:\u201d \u201c * * \u201cMADELAINE\".\u2014] print your letter because it may help othr foolish girls and women to realise that our sins will find us out.In your case they are finding out the innocent children of your love.You did wrong, but it is not for me to condemn you; only to help is my part.| think you must take up the question frankly with this man.He is the father of your children, The law will compel him to support them and probably you.He cannot afford to face the publicity of such proceedings.| advise you to tell him frankly that your \u201cfriendship\u201d is at an end and that you expect him to provide for you and your children, Will you come to ses me?MARY KIRKLAND, r=\" must nu: ce cut and sold apart from THE AXE.Anyone disregarding this intimation will be proceeded against.633 ST CATHERINE STREET WEST, MONTREAL.AN we afford a car?C Can we afford a maid?Can we afford Oriental rugs in the living room?Can we afford to send the boys to college ?Can we afford to go away for summer vacation?These are some of the questions that present themselves to Canadian families all the time, and very often it ia up to the housewife and mother of the house to decide the answer to the question.Very often the way people go about answering any of these ques- about equal to the Smiths.They have a car, so why shouldn't we?\u201d or \u201cThe Smiths have more money than we have, and Mrs, Smith does all her own work, so 1 don\u2019t suppose I can keep a maid.\u201d Now, really this isn't a very wise way to proceed.Problems of expense should be figured out by each family for itself.Just here is where it is an excellent plan to keep household accounts enough so that you can have a general idea of the amount of money you need to finance the various departments of your housekeeping undertaking, Some persons shrink from such definite figuring.\u201cWe always have been able to meet new responsibilities,\u201d they say.\u2018If the money doesn\u2019t go one way it goes another, so what's the use of figuring?\u201d Visitors in Canada are usually struck with the amazing number of Burope have cars\u201d they say, \u201cbut here people buy automobiles on a shoestring.\u201d Problems Which the Housewife Decides \u2014 Budget Helpful in Acquiring Luxuries tions is to say: \u201cOur income is|\" automobiles.\u201cOnly rich people in On the other hand, the Canadian housewife gets along without a maid far longer than does her Eue ropean cousin.Often she would rather indulge in the duxury of having a car than of having a maid.This js rather difficult for a good many Europeans to understand.Consider the Kitchen; Is It Convenient ?kitchen from the point of view of convenience as well asmtile ity?If not, look it over and eee whether the preparation of meals entails unnecessary work and too many steps or whether there is à lack of devices, many of the simplest description, which save time and effort on the part of a busy housewife, A kitchen is primarily a place for the preparation of food and should be arranged accordingly.White walls are most attractive, but cream or deep yellow tones are quite a® pretty, much better for the eyes and easily cleaned if the wall covering is of the oilcloth fabric.An - - important feature of the kitchen is its ventilating facilities, Two windows are better than but a window and a door \u2018 at ops posite sides are effectual in provide ing proper ventilation.For working after dark several side lights \u201c3 hired results than one t - H« you ever considered your Co \"receipt of 15c in silver or stamps.: Mary Kirkland, Are The Thing To-day, Ladies ! find smart women wearing little clse in the way of hats than short-backed cloches.These smal crepe de chinea atrawa or felts are oftener white than any other volor, with whatover little trimming they have in tho same color.Like the earty robin, the early velvet hat tells us that a new season is at hand.These new velvet hats, toques mostly, are now perched in windows of shops where Dame Fashion rules, The first secn had a hugo splash of red on its white front.Noarer inspection showed It to be the dill of a parrot on a white velvet turban.Much out-out leather, embroidered in colored beads, appears among the now trimmings.Same mm over, and you will Ten Specifications Of A Perfect Wife THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th.1923, r PAGE Distinction and Dignity Are Revea Soft Woolens, Flattering Fur and Novel Details e WIIG HAT do you think of W these ten specifications for a perfect wife?1.She must be between the ages of twenty and twenty-five (in spirit).2 She must be pleasing to the eye.8.She must be \u201cmodern\u201d, 4.She must be capable of earn ing her own living, 8.She must dance.6.She must be healthy in mind and bedy.7.She must be calm-spirited.8.She must have an appreciation of beautiful things in books, art and life.9.She must be capable of retaining her individuality after marriage.10.8he must like children, These qualifications of a wife are the result of a discussion by a group of very modern unmarried peoples in Greenwich Village, New York.(She must have a sense of humor, too \u2014Editer, THE AXE.) intuitive and Femininities A Spanish law gives a woman the power to appeal to a magistrate if she wishes to escape a marriage | union which is distasteful to her.When Queen Mary of England travels by train she will not allow a speed of more than 50 miles an hour to be made.A PRACTICAL ONE PIECE MODEL FOR THE GROWING GIRL em- 4442, Linen or ratine, with broidery or contrasting material for collar and cuffs, would be good for this style.The closing is at the left side under the plait, .This Pattern is cut in 3 Sizes: 12, 14 and 16 years.A 14 year size requires 4 1-4 yards of 40 inch matérlal Collar and cuffs of contrasting material require 3-8 yard 40 inches wide.Pattern mailed to any address on Address all orders for patterns to Editor, The Wo- rem A Chinese influence is strikingly appurexé-in the Page 1 epee ~v ra led in New Modes, Featured © §™VL8 SERVICE Fashion says black satin for fall and brightens its somberness with deli- To the exceptional charm of a coat of velour is added the chic leather cut and details of a two piece suit for autumn days.cate frills of pleated crepe.To the feminine mind there is no more thrilling adventure than choosing new clothes and the less one has to spend the more thrilling it is.Shopping for the girl with a limited dress allow- anco is almost like a game.She is betting on herself to evolve & wardrobe that will be quite as \u2018emart and equally as appropriate as the one selected by her friends, whose purses have no limit.It is no small thing to do this successfully and really takes a good deal of cleverness and above everything else a fla for fashion.Mistakes are fatal to a woman \u2018who must make every dollar count, but one quickly learns by experience not to buüy haphazardiy or to dash headlong into a new mode, One must study the fashions as they are brought out, assimilate them carefully, consider them ag pertaining to one\u2019s own need and only after that start about the actual purchasing.Every article should be chosen not as a thing apart but in its relation to the perfect ensemble as visualized in one\u2019s mind.It is well to avold extremes of fashion, if one is not in a position to ir | discard a particular model once it be- comes too popular and it is just as well trimmings and the Battery of fur.not to take up a fashion which springs up overnight, almest Ike a mushroom and is secn everywhere, These fashions dis quickly and once dead are quite hopeless: 50 far as possessing any claim to distinction.Early as it is there are several poirts that stand out in the new fashions.One is the distinct Chinese infiuence.The line of the coat, the cut of the sleeve and the characteristic shape of the collar, have unmistakably been inspi by the mandarin coat, and the effect is further intensified by en:broidery, which is either actual Chinese embroidery cleverly adapted to modern dress or else simulates this delicate work of Oriental, fingers.i Another new mode which promises, well is the coat of three-quarter length\u2019 either worn as à geparate coat or as part of a three piece costume.In this cass the wide band at the bottom of the dress ts of the material of the coat and the rest of the frock is of chiffon or crepe de Chine in a contrasting color.After an orgy of colors, we are promised for red | autumn charming costumes which exploit the rare charm of monotones, com= bining the soft flattering shades of beige, browns, caramel and as & distinct novelty a new tone of bottle green.| SECRETS TO BANISH COLD-SORES An annoying thing is a cold-sore, and here is an easy and speedy way to rid yourscelf of them.Squeese a lit- the peppermint toothpaste, which is a very powerful antiseptic, upon it and let it remain until the sting is ali out.It will then go away without the msual long drawn out healing.TAN AND SUNBURN Buy three ounces of Orchid White at any drug store or toilet counter.Squeeze into it the juice of two lemons, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best bleaching and skin-whitening lotion and complexion beautifier, at very small cost.Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, a ms, and hands each day and see low tan, redness, sallowess sunburn and windburn disappear, and how clear, soft, and rosy-white the skin becomes.\\ ; Mme Jane Misine, who has\u2018 full charge of -the woman's page.in L'Opinion, & leading Paris datty, fs the only woinan newspaper editor mans\u2019 - Page, THE AXE, 20 Gt James: 8t, Montreal, .France, a being displayed in Parisof the old-fashioned leg-of-mutton TWO-MATERIALS Simple navy blue or black day dresses are trimmed in the usual manner ofsthis modiste with much military braid and buttons, She also uses tassels very largely besides fringe, fur and embfoidery.Long necklaces of belipull cord, with {large tassels reaching the knee are featured.Two-color, two-material effects are used In nearly all the dresses, made without a belt, Many have the three- quarter length tunic effect.She uses either the bateau neck or a high collar,.The materials used are printed plain\u2018 velvets, brocaded Ottoman, plain Ottomans, Chivetyn moire, metallic moire metal and.lace brocade, - Lo Meny èvening dresses are draped over.one shoulder, leaving the other bare.The majority are embroidered LEG-OF-MUTTON SLEEVE IS DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF LATEST PARISIAN MODELS! à tree died ASHIONS of the \u2018nineties are vividly recalled in the latest models One of the most prominent of the ultra-fashionable modistes displays a model the distinctive feature of which lies in the restoration sleeve, with its large puff and tight fitting wrist, The model keeps to the straight line with short skirts, all over in blacks or silk, with Chinese or Indian designs.A big bow on one hip is a feature of the collection.Another modiste chiefly shows three-piece moddls, with the jacket or long coat matching the dress.She uses fancy printed velvets or plain ones, embroidered in heavy lacings and cord, also bright flowered effects in chain stitch, The favorite stuff there is plush \u2018broadtail.The leading colors are all greens, and black and green, The lines are simple and unbroken, the bodices plain, and the skirts gored, or with draped fronts fastening over plain backs.The straight dresses cross over and fasten to one side.Long shirred panels are worn over shorter linings.The general effect is that of much embroidery and bright colors on black, and ampler skirts, | REMEMBER P REVENTION is always easier than cure, and the liberal use of creams will prevent a great many complexion ills, Tiny wrinkles at the corners of the eyes can be prevented vm driving in sun on sandy roads or working outdoors, .Bathe frequently with warm water, pure soap, then a cold spray to tone up the muscles, and be improvident with talcum powder during the hot months.Facial treatment will do much to remove the ravages of wind and weather.: Peach Sponge Pare one pound of peaches and remove the stones.Press the penches through a colander, add a half pint of boiling water, one cupful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.Cover a half box of gelatine with a half cupful of cold water and let it soak fifteen minutes; add it to the peaches, stir.over the fire until the gelatine is dissolved; take from the fire, turn the mixture into a bowl, stand the bow! in another of cracked ice or ice water and stir carefully until it begins to congeal, but is not stiff.Fold in the well beaten whites of three eggs, turn at once into a mold and put away to harden, Ts Page 8 THE AXE, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 17th., 1923, BOMBSHELL IN LOVE DRAMA ~~ PRINCIPALS IN SLATER CASE AMERICAN BEAUTYS SEEK JAIL FOR EACH OTHER.ROMANCE ENDS IN \u201c BILLY \u201d STARTS CONTEMPT SUIT MONTREAL COURT Invictus Shoe King\u2019s son alleges that wife has not Wooed and won in dashing courtship, Marie \u201d obeyed court rulings \u2014 Absent from apart- Lacroix de Bourgeault leaves husband for ment on days when husband permitted to see second time \u2014 Bares sequence of sordid children \u2014 Says wife ignored attorneys\u2019 quarrels which marred home life.| | letters.HE love-tangle of \u201cBilly\u201d Slater, heir (> the Invictus NEWS AGENTS ! In case of amy difficulty in ob taining supplies of THE AXE, please \u2018phone the undersigned at Main 7934, or (evenings), Rockland 631-W.ALPHONSE MOISAN, Business Manager, THE AXE.Dinner At The Venetian Can't Be Beaten In Town This week Venetian patrons are being regaled with songs and dances rondered by the Two Vee Bisters, Vialetta and Valerie, who sing blue songs harmoniously and otherwise add to the gaiety of nations.I dropped in at the Gardens on METEORIC HONEYMOON TURNS TO TRAGEDY Shoe Works fortune and his beautiful wife, Lodge, reigning belle of Montreals smartest \u201csmart set\u201d, continues to be the pièce-de-résistance of society gossip, due to the weekly injection of \u201cpep\u201d provided by first one, than another of the principals.Maye Wednesday evening thinking couple the business of eating with than agrecably surprised.many Montrealers, I have always re- to the reviewing of the performance, and I must admit that I was more Like so was forced to leave Montreal on business, evidence has already been heard, despite the fact that hearings of this newest angle of the caso have not yet taken place.The evidence taken to date is that of a man named Kelsey, who has sworn that he visited Mre.Slater's MORE BOMBS FIRED Mrs.Slater won the first round of the heart-imbroglio when she secured a separation from her young husband late last autumn, but Slater has not failed in returning her salvos and is still conducting heavy artillery operations upon his charm- Apartgarded this charming rendez-vous as a spot to which one repaired late in the evening to dance and sup or else as a haunt of the afternoon for thé dansant.The \u201cdance and dine\u201d slogan 1 had completely missed, and in doing so had .overlooked something worth while.As a matter of fact there is not a ing wife.Not a week slips past without the introduction of some new and startling development.The Intest is perhaps the most sensational of all! Heavy bombardment apon Mrs.Slater's camp was opened when her husband came forward and named Clayton Smith, bondbroker and clubman as the \u201cother man\u201d, alleging that Smith had superseded him in his wife's affections and that she had travelled with him as his wife in a sleeping compartment on a Delaware and Hudson train bound from New York to Montreal.Smith, it was alleged, signed Canadian immigration papers to the effect that Mrs.Slater was his wife, whereas Mrs.Smith died last winter, JAIL FOR EVERYBODY Confused with the filing of suit against Clayton Smith for alienation of Mrs.Slater's affections were the counter actions of Mrs Slater in the courts in which she sought to have her husband incarcerated in the common jail on grounds of nonsupport.In his action against Clayton Smith, Slater asked that the bond broker be condemned to pay $20,000 damages or else be sent to jail Now \u201cBilly\u201d has taken contempt of court proceedings againet Mrs.Slater and asks that she, too, be condemned to prison unless she can show suitable cause for not obeying apartment in the Claridge ments, St.Mark and Tupper Streets, in company with Slater, on two of the latter's \u2018visiting days\u2019 In July, and that Slater was unable to gain access to his wife's apartment to call upon his children.Mrs.Slater, it is alleged absents herself from her apartment upon the days set aside by the courts for Slater's visits and has left it untenanted during the hours when her husband is allowed to call, Prior to the contampt of court action Slater's attorneys are alleged to have written several letters to Mrs.Slater calling her attention to her apparent oversight.When she ignored the letters action was commenced by Slater on the contempt charge.Hearing of the case is set for August 21st.better place in town at which dine, of the show.There reasonable as most places, more reasonable than many.\u2014L M.R.Frank Hunter At Frank Hunter and his big Jamwhom are girls, will be the Musical Comedy attraction at next week, This played here last season at dollar the best known comedians to-day and he positively will be with this show and appear at every performance.One of the funniest stunts which was seen at the Gayety last season was in this show when Hunter was trying to put his balloens in a basket.It was not only a laugh it was a scream and he is doing the same stunt this season and is funnier than ever.This show is playing in New York this week and comes direct from New York to the Gayety here.It is a brand new show in every- What's All The Shooting For ?Residents of Inspector Street are highly indignant over the conduct of detectives in that thoroughfare late one night last week.A man was being arrested and ran away.Immediately the dicks set up a fusilade of revolver ehots and acted very to The cuisine is excellent.One may either dance between courses or, if mans lady, may sit and enjoy good music and take In the caharet side is no couvert charge at dinner, a mighty good table is provided and it is just as Gayety Next Week boree company of 26 people most of the Gayety same company prices and Frank Huater is one of (Continued from page 1.) what you can't have in your own home.\u201d FLAUNTS OTHER WOMAN.\u201cHe would amuse himself telling me I did not compare with the woman he had lived with while I was away from him.Frequently he would leave the house to visit this woman, \u201cAt all times he treated me with supreme contempt\u2014worse than a servant, allowing me only two nights out each week.His attitude was always that of & master and he ould tell me that I had to obey im.\u201cHe barely gave me sufficient money to keep me from starving, although he was quite wealthy.His delight was to get me in a room away from all others and there threaten to have me interned in some institution or sent to prison.= means $10.00 saved.and 8 cents per quart on oil.\u2014 AUTOMOBILISTS ATTENTION ! BEFORE JOINING OTHER MOTOR SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS, COMPARE CONTRACTS 1 1-2 gallon of gas, a day bought at any one of our stations A reduction of 2 cents per gallon on gas, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE WONDERFUL SERVICES OFFERED BY U.A.S.CO,, LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: 314-316 CITY HALL AVEENUE.WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK AND LEARN MORE OF THIS WONDERFUL SERVICE.WINS HER FREEDOM.\u201cAbout the end of June he brought a woman named Jeanne Bergeron to the house ad began living there opely with her as man and wife despite my presence in the house.\u201cI couldn't stand it any longer, X was terribly humiliated and injured so I fled to a friend's for refuge.I was in constant terror of my life ag his hands as he was crazed eithes by drugs or lMquor.\u201d At the conclusion of the hearing of the case Mrs.Chabot was awarde ed a provisional allowance and permitted to return to her mother iB Hudson Falls, New York\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Axe is published by Joba H.Roberts and printed by The Ass Publishing Company, Limited, 20 St, James Street, Montreal.J mp way and the costumes and scenery are most elaborate and the chorus is not only composed of pretty girls but girls who can sing and dance while the cast are all well known favorites.Next week which is the third week of the new policy Racing at Maisonneuve than ever.The picture program will Au gus t 1 8th to 254 h .consist of a big first run 6 reel featuro and a rip roaring 2 reel|l] CARD OF SEVEN RACES DAILY.FIRST RACE, 3.00 P.M, court orders.At the time of the original suit for separation \u201cBilly\u201d Slater was given the right to visit his wife's home > each Wednesday and Sunday afternoon between the hours of three and gix for the purpose of seeing his children.Slater contends that Mrs.Slater has not complied with that ruling and his attorneys have, therefore, proceeded on the contempt of careless of the innocent bystanders and passers-by.Seeing he had no chance, the pursued man threw up his hands and said, \u201cI give up\u201d.Detectives seized him and battered him about the head unmercifully.Many people looking on cried, \u201cShame\u201d, \u201cHave a heart\u201d, and other things, and were told off in very court charge, EVIDENCE IS HEARD - Writs were issued on the sixth of August and were returned to court upon the eighth.Owing to the fact that one of Mr.Slater's witnesses uncomplimentary language by the representatives of law and order.The criti¢lsm of the plain clothes men is severe, If they have anything to say in justification or explanation we'll be glad to hear from them.Say,Can You Spit Matches ?DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, .RAIN OR SHINE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TO THE PUBLISHER, \u201cTHE AXE\u201d, 20 St.James Street, in payment.Send Your Subscription Montreal, P.Q.SR: ve send mo à copy of \u201cTHE AXE\u201d every week for one year, beginning with the mest issue after date.1 enclose Twe Dollars DoBucs se mee tee sees suse pond ut GW SP TF Usted States and shoead, $150 per your, : \u201cA choques payable at pan Mintvasd,- \u201cSpitting and scratching matches in this car prohibited\u201d\u2014s0 runs a notice in the elevator at the Albee Building, Montreal.Should any passengers persist in the practice after this warning we hope they will only spit safety matches.Any other kind might start a fire of indignation on the part of the colored gentleman * who runs the car, .Sai i A PERFECT EXCUSE.The tittie girl had thrown a stick at her sister, & year or two her senior, oly.a \u201cwhy did yoo do it PS PAS - Red Top =n a i VG SA.Le ge ads po = 3 MATT Lill Taxicabs =}: UPTOWN 4101