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ENTIRE BLOCK BURNS IN A FILM SPECTACLE TO BE PRESENTED AT LYRIC THEATER THIS EVENINGONE ot the most stupendous fire spectacles ever offered will be gelt; n at the Lyric theater this evening It la one of the sensationalscenes in the highly dramatic Vita-graph super-productlon, “The Mid-nigh Alarm, whcth Is being staged through the courtesy of John Jo-hunnsen to help the Yuma Volun eer fire department augment the fundsfor the 4th of July celebration inYuma for the pleasure of the children Two performance will he given, one at 7:1-* and the other at 9: ID o’clock this evening.In “The Midnight Alarm” 1h shown the destruction by fire ot an entire block of buildings including a six-story structure. This was one of the most costly structures ever built for the sole purpose of destruction, and was in keeping with the* policyof David Smith, Vltagraph director.that nothing be shown unless it was realistic and that fakes and the lik* he barred. Director Smith also sought to make this production morespectacular than even Ninety andNine” or Masters of Men” both of which tremendous successes were*directed by him.He personally supervised all construction for this picture A largnortion of the twenty-three acr*-studio owned by the Vitagraph company was devoted to the erection of a metropolitan business district. The set reached across the width of th** studio grounds and consisted of a street and a group of bnPdings from three to six stories in height. At the farthest end, a practical six-story building was erected.The spectacle wa sso tremendous In scale it was necessary to obtain the permission of the Ixs Angeles authorities to carry it out, because o fthe danger of the flames spreading to the studio structureFive thousand persons witnessed the destruction of the buildings and played a part in the picture. The crowd was so dense special precautions had to he taken to preventonlookers from being injured. Thefire had to he roped off, while a crew of picked guards and policekept the throng within bounds. The chief danger was the menace of on-ru-hing fire apparatus.Nine cameramen protected by safety shields in vantage points crankedas the flames progressed and the film fire brigade battled it With the flames licking their clothes the firemen mounted ladders and rescued the persons imprisoned in theburning buildingsAlice Calhoun and Perry Mar-monf leads in the picture were ingrave peril when the ladder hoisted to take them to safety caught fire iu spite of the streams of water j.iaying on it. In desperatafion they were forced to plunge to fire nets that were hurried to the scene by the Los Angeles fire department. Their bravery was greeted withfrenzied cheers of the spectators.Extra pumping engines were drafted to force water through extra pump lines from the studio reservoirs.Throughout the night the firemen worked to extinguish the blaze. They were menaced by the falling timber of the structures and many of them sustained cuts and bruises. The filming of the fire was hailed on all k ' as one of the most gigantic feats ever accomplished for the screen.ENOCH ARDEN RULE IS PROVIDED IN NEW CZECH WEDDING LAW(By Associated Press)PRAGUE. May 27.--The newly formulated bill regulating marriage in Czecho-Slovakia contains antmEnoch Arden” clause. It provides that, in the event of the return of a husband though dead after the woman has remarried, lie has no legal rights that can affect the newmarriage.The conditions that prevailedthroughout Europe in the period just after the war. when the return of men missing or reported dead to find remarried wives, was an ordinary affair, probably inspired the law.otherwise the marriage act as framed fllos those of most countries Both civil and religious ceremonies are recognized, Th'* mar-riag‘*able age for males is fixed at1? and for females 16.NEW ZEALAND PROSPERSt Hr s Prlt;%n*\WELLINGTON, N. Z , May 27 -New Zealand has Just completed the most successful trade year In the history of the country. Imports and exports amount to $480,000,000, being an increase of $67,600,000 overthe previous year1 USE ALARM BOXESDOUGLAS For the second time in three davs. firemen, answering a telephone fire report, hurried to the wrong address The indignant chief warns all residents to use the alarm boxes, as they don’t lisp or stutter wrong directions.”
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Yuma Sun
Yuma, Arizona, US
Wed, May 28, 1924
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