New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1919, Page 7

FRANGIS WILSON Wilson is president of the Actors’ Equity association which called ' a strike when New York managers re- fused to agree that eight perfor- mances constitute a week’s work and all over that be paid for pro rata. E H. SOTHERN Sothern disapproves of the meithods of the Actors’ Equity association and is organizing a rival association of actors which managers declare has already attracted many of the lead- ing members of the stage. CrIRS MINME M. FASKE | Mrs. Fiske, who has been declared America’'s foremost emotional actress is supporting the plan of E. H. Soth- ern for an organization of stage people in opposition "fo that of the Actors’ Equity association, now on strike. William the stage A. Brady hasn’'t been on for years, but he an- nounced he would assume the role of a butler in “At 9:45" to keep his playhouse open, and resist the de- mands of the striking actors. George 1. Cohai, who 1s the stage and a manager as well resigned from the Friars, of which he was one of the founde the Lambs’ club and says he'll an clevator before he’ll give in to the strikers VOLCANO OF KALUT - SEEN IN ERUPTION A Veritable River of Boiling Mud “ and Lava Is Description | i . ‘Singapore, via Tokio (Torrespoud- | ehcerof The Associated Press.)—The | awful scenes which prevailed when | the volcano of Kalut in Java burst into eruption on May 20, destroyed 26 villages and caused a loss of life estimated by some at 50,000, are vividly described by Miss K B. W. Cranen, who has arrived here from Sourabaya. A river of boiling mud and lava which overwhelmed the village of Blitar, wheroe Miss Cranen was stay- ing, she says, was 10 miles wide and four feet deep. The first symptoms of the coming eruption, Miss Cranen said, were sounds like thunder and vivid flashes in the sky. Enormous boulders were fiying from the volcano into the low- lands around it for immense dis- tances. - There was pitchy darkness owing to a rain of ashes. fFhen ame ;warning to the occu- pants of the hotel at Blitar that the river of larva and mud was approach- ing. “We were almost heside ourselves as to what to do to avoid a hideous end,” she said. Twenty-four of those staying at the little ones, who perished before his eyes. One European, while in bed in his house, was carried away and de- posited miles distant. A Sourabaya paper, which places the total loss of life at 50,000, says that 15 Europeans perished and * after the volcano subsided the arms and legs of the victims were seocn protruding through the mud all ov Kediri district, in the vicinity of Kalut. Many thousands of persons are reported missing. It is learned that three lava streams flowed from the 'volcano, all taking the same course as in the eruption of 1901. One of these destroyed Blitar. Government geologists who ascended to the crater of Kalut after the erup- tion found it empty. The Dutch governor of the devas- tated district reported that 5,100 persons were Kkilled in the eruption of Kalut. ENGLISH ANTHEM War Caused Revision of Old Anthem and New One Featured Peace Cel- ebration. London, Aug. 15, (Correspondence of The Associated Press.)—With the approval of King George the British national anthem was revised for the period of the peace celebration so as to include certain sentiments that will appeal to the entire empire. The re- vised anthem, as sung in the thanks- giving service at St. Paul's, retains the first stanza of the time honored hymn. but the next two are replaced by the following: COMMANDER DEGORATED Major Gener Graves Is Presented Distinguished Service Cross for Siberian Duty. Viadivostok, Aug. 15, (Correspond- ence of The Associated Press.)—Ma- | jor General William §. Graves, Bhe American commander in Siberia, 3 cently presented the Distinguishedy] Service Medal to General K. Otani, senior Allied commander in Siberia. In doing so General Graves said he desired to testify to the courteous and careful consideration given by the Japanese commander to all questions | placed before him. General Otani expressed his grati- | tude to the President of the United States for the honor conferred and tendered a dinner to General Graves and the American staff. In propos- ing a toast to General Graves, the | Japanese general stated that ‘“the harmony and co-operation which ex- ists between American and- Japanese | forces in Siberia is largely due to the wise manner in which General Graves has guided affairs.” General Otani said that he had*is- sengers do not object every compart- | ment becomes a “smoking car.” The Great Eastern general manager is Thornton, formerly of the Pennsyl- | vania and -Long Island system in | America, is the first of the railroads to change the existing order and move | for a return to pre-war conditions. | By a recent order only such compart- | ments as are designated ‘‘'smoking” can be used for that purpose and even ! if all of the passengers ma no concessions are made to railroad, whose | General Henry fokved-to go to the regular smoking compartments. consent, women. | sf they want to smoke they are to be MOVIE HOUSE ACCIDE Yokohama, Aug. 18.—Two balcon- fes in“a moving picture theater here recently crashed to the floor, bring- ing many hundreds of people them. Seven persons were killed and two hundred injured. Insecure gal- lery supports caused the a sued an order to the Japanese forces in Siberia informing them of the bestowal of the medal and urging them to redouble their, efforts “to promote and to make still stronger the spirit of concert and friendship existing between the armies of Japan | and the United States.” | — ey WOMEN CONFIRMED SHOKERS. Infected The Ladies’ Home Journal for April, a star of has | and from | run Bbeautiful W, C. Elis with | ANOTHER OPPORT! CONTINUES ALL THIS WEEK. DEMONSTRATION AND CLUB SALE OF PR\ AN Most Beautiful MEMBERS GET old Club discount if you ha: any to exchange. We are of the high rent district. sewing machine, you to visit our big store Embrox Belding fines®psilk—Free to ladies a gentlemen—Pig:e of art work. pay Silk artist andi factory expert will with us during this demonstration. 132 Main Strest John A. Andrews & C0. 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