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Railway News Montreal.--Graham W. Curtis is wppointed Industrial Commissioner for Eastern Lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, succeeding Mr, H, P, Tim- merman, retired. r. Curtis joined the C. P. R. service in February, 1904, as stenographer in the Freight Traffic Department, Montreal; in April, 1904, he was. transferred to the office of the Vice-President in charge of Traffic; January, 1909, clerk, same office; April, 1909, chief clerk, same office; February, 1913, Industrial Agent; "November, 1916, went on military 'service; January, 1919, returned to C, P, R, again as Industrial Agent, Montreal, -- Total acreage pre- ared for seed in the Prairie Prov- es, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, is reported to be 28.8 per cent, greater than that of last year, with a total of 16,468,548 acres, ac- sording to crop bulletin handed out by the Canadian Pacific Agricultura) Agent, who adds t conditions are, on the whole, very favorable, Ground conditions are stawed to be excellent, a large amount of mois ture having assured the spring needs. In some respects conditions are reported to be the best for many years past, As to farm help, no shortage is anticipated, a large supply eing available frem the cities where un- employment has been acute 'during the past winter, St. John.--George E. Carter has been appointed C. P, travelling pas- senger agent in this district. He ham been in the employ of the C, P. I since 1914, At that time he joined the ticket office staff and early in 1915 was granted leave of absence to proceed overseas. He wen: ever with reinforcements from McGill University to join the Princess Pats, and later was transferred to a ma- chine corps. While with that branch of service he obtained a commission and was slightly wounded during one of the late advances prior ts the signing of the armistice. On his re- turn he was appointed to the port staff of the C. P. been engaged with them both at Quebec and St. John, Winnipeg. -- Staring from - Re gina the latter part of May, the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- rd with the co-operation of the askatchewan Government, will run | a better Bull Special train through the central and northern parts of the province. This train will correspond an many respects to the Livestock | Improvement = Special which the Manitoba Government, Canadian Pa- cific Railway and Cattle Breeders' | Association operate through Mani- toba during the month of Saskat~gewan itinerary is an elab- orate one, including visits to at least fifty-four towns and covering | nearly seven hundred miles of Raii- way. Many points will be includea which have not heretofore had the temin. The C. P. R. is assuming all expenses in supplying, equippin and operating the train. An officia of the Company's Agricultural de- gariment will accompany the train uring the tour. Winttipes. -- The first Jossenger train in the Dominion of Canada tquibped with a radio apparatus left innipeg Monday morning, May 1, | from the local yards of the cials announced recently. The radio- graph has been installed in the live- stock improvement train which con- sists of seventeen cars scheduled to tour the province of Manitoba prae- tically the whole month of May. The radiec machine has been im- stalled by a local commercial con- cern at the request of the Canadian {and won't pay any of it to the Allies Pacific Railway; two Marconi rep- resentatives and a mechanic acesm- pany the train. Demonstrations ars iven on the train each day and it s clearly indicated that this featur: meets with keen interest by those attending the lectures. . Arrange- ments have been completed for the receiving of concerts and general world news from Winnipeg. The livestock improvement train is equipped and maintained by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The pro- ; ject is backed by the Dominion de- | Jaziment of agriculture, the prov- neial department of agriculture, the agricultural college, the livestock ex- | change, the packing companies, the cattle breeders associations of Mani- | toba. While the lectures' are being | carried on for men in one car, classes ave held for women, boys and girls n o Special addresses on birds are giver to the boys and girls attending. The train is one of the best equipped of iy kind which has been assembled | Canada, As an ¢xample of the way in which railway crossing accidents fre. quently occur, an event which took | place at an Ontario town last week was an outstanding example. A lady | driving a horse and buggy along a eountry road approached a level grossing at the same time as did a frain. It is Apparent that ordinary precautions such as are altogether y when crossing a railway were not in this instance observed. The first part of the i R. and has since | ay. The | an. i oh. | doctor. ¢ She recovered soon after. | wards, and admitted that there was | no one to blame for the occurrence but herself. imams! r sections of the train. | OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922 Baailton. -- Announcement was made recently by Jas. Lahey, man- ager of the local office of the C,P.R. elegraph Co., that in future, the head office here will remain open all night for the transmission and re- ceiving of messages. Telegraph offices are considered the business and industrial barometers of any community, so that it is significant that an all.night service has been found. necessary, "It has been evident to us for some time that business conditions were rapidly returning to normal," said Mr, Lahey. "There has been a noticeable increase in the volume of business in our office." A "Careful Crossing" campaign is now going on in the United States, he public are advised to stop, look and listen at railroad crossings. An article by J. W. Ludden in St. Paul Pioneer Press says: "Virtually all accidents at grade crossings could be averted if the public using the highways would ex- ercise reasonable care, the engi- neers contend. "The railroads are doing "all they can to prevent these accidents. They believe that co-operation of the pub- lic is necessary. "Automobiles were involved in 76 | Revell, sisters; | Buccess on | don m------------------ ee 1 Theatrical News RAARARARARARAAARARARARARARARARARARAA down from the studio for the play- ers and extras. The chief of the ee -- ------ mn wt | S-- Lasky studio wardrobe and three of his assistants accompanied the unit, to check and take care of the ward- robe supplies, The property man took along nine hundred. guns from the studio prop FIRST DUAL PART FOR ALICE LAKE, Infamous Miss Revell" Star Portrays Two Sisters. The first dual role of her career as a star is in the double portion of Alice Lake in her latest picture for Metro, a Dallas Fitzgerald produc- tion of W, Carey Wonderly's story, "The Infamous Miss Revell," It will be shown .to-night for a three day run at the New Martin Theatre. , The two characters Miss Lake en- acts are those of Paola and Julien They are, in 'the story, the one a violinist and the other a pianist, who have made a the stage. When their mother dies they are forced to aban- their professional careers to look after the family, Then Ju lien dies, soon after a wealthy "The Metro k |friend has left her a bequest; and pe. cent of the 1920 crossing acci- | Paula poses as the beneficiary of dents; 1,701 persons were killed,~+the will in order to have the money 5,077 were injured, of whom 116 died subsequently." While deaths from railway cross- ing accidents in Canada are not so | numerous as in the United States there have been too many. Some auto drivers thinking they can beat a train to a crossing beat it to eternity, Montreal, -- Not only does the Canadian Pacific Railway recognize acts of bravery by its own em- ployees, but it acknowledges them when performed by those outside its service, Canadian Pacific recently applied to the Canadian Royal Humane Society | for recognition for Samuel J. Dixon, of Pendleton, Ontario, for his gal- | lantry in saving Miss Amelia Boud- reault, of St. Pauscal, Ontario, from serious injury or probable death, At the suggestion of Mr. A, D. | MacTier, vice-president, C.P.R., sev- eral affidavits from witnesses of the incident and others bearing on the courage and presence of mind dis- | played by Mr. Dixon were supplied to the Royal Humane Society, and as a result the society has decided to grant a medal for bravery to him. he incident happened at 6.30 p.m, on February 11th last, when Miss Boudreault, who was late for the train, ran after it as it was leaving Pendleton station, and in attempting to board it fell between the end of the platform and the train wheels. »Affidavits of several witnesses pay | | a tribute to the pluck displayed by Mr. Dixon. They show that as he was walking on the platform he no- | ticed the young lady clinging to the | bars of a coach. : : oleased her hold and fell, benefit of a visit by a demonstration | her site veleased her hold & Just as he reached her head striking the oil waste box of the car truck. This swung her around with her feet on the rail. | | Part of the train hit her, throwing her head and shoulders across the rail. At this instant Mr. Dixon grab- | bed her and pulled her clear of the | moving train wheels. While holding her until the train passed out, Mr, Dixon himself was hit on the head by a coach step. The injured woman was taken to the C.P.R. agents re- gidence and attended by the local I Solo by the Sultan, "0, O, O. It's a Lovely War-r-r."'-- Ottawa Journal Germany hasn't got any money, till she has to.--New York Tribune. | bracing such { Condon, This was shown when the | to care for the fight to keep her her final exposure children, Paula's identity and its results constitute a most unusual story. In support of Miss Lake in "The Infamous Miss Revell" is a cast em- prominent players as Cullen Landis, Jackie Saunders, Ly- dia Knott, Stanley Goethals, Francis Carpenter, May Garaeci, Geraldine Herbert Standing and Al- fred Hollingsworth. Arthur J. Zell- ner adapted the photoplay from the gtory in the Pictorial Review. The hidden, room for use by the soldier-extras. Twenty carriages of the nobility type were secured in L.os Angeles af- ter the city had been scoured by property men, and taken south to he used in the scenes. Horses were hired on the spot. More than two thousand spectators congregated ev- ery day to watch the filming of the scenes, The appearance of a mo- tion picture troupe of such propor- tions in their city was an event. The two armies were drilled for hours by former army officers, They were kept in strict military formation when going from one lo- cation to another, photographer is R, H. Klaffki. Jo- seph Calder was art director; PICTURE MAKING DUSTRY, ACTIVE IN. Great Army of Men and Supplies Required for the Filming of Wal- lace Reid's Superb Paramount Picture, "The Dictator." When a big motion picture troupe goes on location, there is a whirl- wind of activity, exemplifying the immense scope of motion picture production as' an institution, For example, see what was done when. James Cruze, director, took Wallace Reid, Paramount star; Li- la Lee, his leading woman, and his ! company to a Southern California location to film South American scenes for "The Dictator," which will be shown next Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday at the Regent Theatre, It requiyed all the spare rooms of four large™yotels to provide accom- modations for the troupe, which con- sisted of more than a hundred peo- ple, including staff, cast and ex- tras, Eleven hundred additional people were engaged by advertisement, on the site of the work, to play the pseudo-South American rebel and fe- deral armies which have a battle in the story. These men were employ- ed several days, Large supplies of South American wardrobe and uniforms were taken Monday Night is Ladies' Night. Two ladies or one lady and one gentleman ad- mitted for one admission ticket. $5.00 In Gold $5.00 FOR THE BEST DRAWING REGENT SPECIAL ATTRACTION SATURDAY = "Charles = Hutchison " Ts Tries -A- Minute Stunt King m AFTERNOON FOR THE CHILDREN HURRICANE HUTCH "Felix The Cat" rs Review SUBJECTS NEW MARTIN Mon., Tues., Wed. 4 The Home of Vaudeville THE 'New Martin REFORMER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS THEATRE {H) If It's at the New Martin It's Good Tonight - Friday and Saturday Which Means More to a Woman ALICE LAKE IN HER BEST PHOTOPLAY "The Infamous Miss Revell" APPEARS AS A GIRL WHO MUST CHOOSE VAUDEVILLE & i a -- Fordie and Dean VERSATILE COMEDY OFFERING _& =p Conway and Weir A NOVEL DANCE REVIEW SPECIAL SCENERY - Children or Romance? "Hurricane Hutch" IS COMING FOR THE Special Drawing Contest CHILDREN Mothers Serd the Children to the REGENT Saturday Afternoon hws Satisfios 72 |b. tin 80° Saturday REGENT One of Canada's Best 4 h) (Fe | / Entertainment Thursday, Friday and Lads add "The a I I Et a ------ Be i ictator" SPECIAL CHILDREN'S MATINEE--SATURDAY Owen Moore Coming-Next Mon., Tues. and Wed. in 'Reported Missing'