New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1924, Page 23

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[ATTE r-' I el "'1'" Culess otherwise Indicated, theatrl written by Lhe bress agencies for SPTVIVIIVI VI VIRV ITVTTIVI PP PRI PITVRII S VIOIIVIVET PO PARAMOUNT QUINTET, CAPITOL oday -nq Buturday the Capitol will offerfMeven Keith vaudeville acts as the feature attraction on the Iall Carnival Week blll. Topping this bill is the Paramount Quintet, flve brilliant soloists in “Song Gemy." Zach of these singers has appe bither in opera or concert and th huve wonderful voices, Other acts on this bill include the Great John- | son, & contortionist, who unlike pthers In his line, offers contortion cots on a swiftly moving trapeze. juro and Costello offer a splendid iingin « and talking offering that kmucks with original humor; LeRoy und Lytton will present a skit built or laughing purposes only in which his couple ghow marked versatility jordon and White are “Smart Syn- sopators” and have an offering that vill please Capitol patrons; Tahor colored entertainers “Two Dark A miniature revue is pre- onted by & cast of five clever enter- ainers and called “Willie's Recep- Jon.” Tt is a fast dancing offering vith the caset entirely of sover The photoplay fenture pros it Famons king Richard nadze in “In Fagt Company.” QUE AT PALACE Today and Saturday the Dalace vill offer a first class . hurlesque \how, the first that has played this dty In a good many years. It is ‘Stolen Sweets,"” a mutual show with of 35 competent players. ling the cast is Margie Pennette hne of burlesque’s most talented eading ladies, Frank Penny, Al Natson, Smoke Johnson, Billy Wain- vright, Grace Howard and Grace “remaine. The chorus is composed LYCEUM Tonight and Saturday HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Featuring AUSTIN & ARNOLD and His St. Louis Rl\ythm Kings “SINNERS INSILK” CONRAD NAGEL NEXT WEEK Mon., Tues., Wed. JOHN BARRYMORE in ‘Beau Brummell’ hnd Greene are vho call themselves <nights.' omposed stonpers stunt BURLES i ‘offers a very fine photoplay, ,ring John Barrymore in his famous | fififi“ “iil'l,ll % 2y W this colamn respective amusement compuny. of 16 young ladies who are excep- | vor singers and dance no photoplays offered | as “Stolen Sweets™ 15 a popular two and one-halt hour production, There will be two performances caily, The matince beginning at 2:15 and the evening show at 8:15, VAUDEVILL LYCEUM A fine program of vaudeville and a motion picture program that can- not h¢ beaton is being offered at the Lyeeum today and tomorrow, Ope Ing with the latest news reels comedies, the program 13 inter- sperced with vaudeville hits, the big feature of which Is Austin and Ar- nold and their St Louis Rhythin Kings, This is a big jazz band | specialty, carrying seven' people and special scenery. In addition to featuring the latest hits from melodyland, this act introduces | several original novelties. Sey- mours’ Happy nily, a collection | of trick animals, proves: highly en- tertaining and amusing and Mayo and Mayo, featuring song and piano numbers, make 4 big kit. Adrian’s act is distinet)y causes a surprise at cach showing. The movin feature stars Adolphe Menjou, Elaiior Boardman and Con- rad Nagel:in “Sinners in Silk.” Next week Monday the Lyceum | star- | FINE novel and stage and screen Jrummel."” IS ELECTROCUTED success “Beau- | Indiana Man However, Maintains Innocence to the Last, Michigan City, Ind, Nov. 14.— Proclainiing his innocence to the last Harry Diamond, 26, convicted of the murder of his wife, who was shot to death near Gary, Ind., last Febru- | ary, was electrocuted at the state prison here at 12:01 o'clock this | morning. Diamond went to his death calm- | ly, stating to prison officials just be- fore being strapped in the chalr: | “You men are more guilty of mur- der than 1.” Although infarmed lats yesterday that Governor Branch had refussd | his plea for clemency, Diamond | waited expectantly up to the time ot his exccutlon for word of a re- prieve from the executive, PALACE Saturday Morning Only AT 10:15 SPECIAL CHILDREN'S SHOW Harold Lloyd “Hot Water” ADMISSION 10c BEGINNING SUNDAY GLORIA SWANSON In “HER LOVE STORY" . Not Return Liquor As Court Ordered | 4. | rels contiping water, | only to bring Meely': | quashed the warrant against Meely | NEW BRITAT'\’ BANDIT GAPTURES PURSUERS' MACHINE He Wo N. 3.5, 0UTLAWS | CONCAVE’ DANCING Shimmy, Face o Face and Cut-| ting in Are Verboten Nervous, s Girl Vietim, and Immediately Kills Himselr New York, Nov, 14.—William E. Burns, 34, an unemployed chauffour, attemptod his first “stick-up Job" yesterday, bungled it through nerv- ously and committed suicidg after he had accidentally wounded his in- tended vietim, Miss Nellie Hansell, | dan by new regulations, At midday, Burns entered an of-qThe practice, on the part of the flce bullding at Fifth avenue and | YOUng women, of leaning backward Iifty-Seventh strect, in the uptown |A9 also tabooed. 'This formed the “dead line zone" recently imposed | subject of a recent lecture to the by the police against known crooks, | Kirls and the authorities are deter- proceeded to the offices of Wal- [ mined to put a stop to it » D, Tusten,’ a jeweler, The new rules which were read in Hansell, Tusten’s sccretary, “s rooms and then posted on alone in the place 8he placed her | bulletin hoards, apply to all func- 1ds above her ) when Burns | tlons given at the 1 & gun in her face. His hand [ which authorities are shook nervously and the gun fired. | They are as follows Miss Hansell dropped to the floor, | “Deportment to be observed at all Lividently convinced ho had killed | dances for which the school s, in his victim ,Burns placed the gun at|any way, responsibie his temple and’ shot himseif He| “1 he young woman is not to was dead before ald could be sum- | have her arms around her partner's moned , | neek, Miss Hansell, shot In the mouth, | “2. The was but slightly injured, her teeth | Lave having deflected the hullet | side; Burns had five children and his | e wife again is to be a mother in a few months, the police said. WATE Shimmying. and cut school face-to-face dancing ng in are forbidden at high responsible, Young w her arm beyond her partner's that is, her arm should not extended to the middle of her The young man's be ahove his part- partner's back t arm must walst. The fnvolving the concave appearance of the young woman's hack is to.he avolded The practice known as ‘shim- | mying’ is forbidden. Dancing that is confined to a =mnall portion ot the floor is forbid- den 8. The practice known as ‘cut- {ting in" is forbidden “Ali teachers will kindly take ‘rose perfume” were made hefore | €VOry opportunity to help in the en- ederal Judge Thompson today by | forcement of the committee s find- James M. Meely, former owner of g | INg8: as occasion may arise, the ex- , NOT HQ(UI( Phila, Man (Inlnlt IH\ posturs Agents Did | Philadeiphia, Nov. 14, — Allega- tions that 875,000 worth of whiskey | which the federal courts ordered prohibition agents to return him, were not returned, and that an at- tempt was made to give him bar- vinegar and | | 1ocal cafe. Mecly also alleged that a |ample of teachers may be male very servieealle, “It gheuld also | that, in accordance with the |toms ¢f the school at our ev lances no' one 18 allowed, exc:pt by speclal permission of those in charge, to leave the building and re- turn.” man approached him with an offer | to return the liquor “for a price.” | The chafges were made during | technical contempt of court pro- ceedings against Johu T. Davis, for- mer prohibition director of Pennsyl- vanfa. Federal officials said the charge against Davis had bheen mada case hefore th court and to start an investigatio Meely's. cate was ralded by pro- | hibition agents in March, 1922, | Torty barrels of whiskey were seized | in an adjoining building, also occu- | pidd by Meely, Judge Thompason be rememberad sning Price of Tickets for Yale Game Going Upward New York, Nov. 14.—Demands for tickets for the Yale-Princeton foot- ball game at Princeton Saturday | have sent soaring the prices of the few pasteboards reported to have found their way into the hands of speculators here. Tickets regilarly priced at $3 sold in several in- stances at $20. and ordered the liquor returned. KILLED IN CAV l,-lV New York, Nov. 14-—One man was killed and another serfously in- ured yesterday when the gides of a deep excavation in the Bronx caved | in, burying 12 laborers. Although | they were huried for nearly 20 min- utes, ten of tha laborers weras none the worse for thelr experience, | RICRS ¢ TO FAME Jonos of Mass. Aggies Uses Kicking Ability To Good Purpose New York, Nov. 14.—L. L. Jones, star of the Massachusetts AE»U*\ football eleven, has bhooted him. into a position among the | eastern scorers. | Jones leads all rivals in the east- orn sector in kicking goals for tha |extra point after touchdown. IHe ; has twenty-one to his credit, which TODAY AND SATURDAY 7TKe'th Acts 7| tal of 36 points and a comparative- |iy hign ranking on the individual ecoring list despite the fact that he | has not tallied a single touchdown. He leads Hazel, of Rutgers, by two points in the scoring, after touchdowns, and in field goals is |only two behind the eastern leader, | McBride, of Syracuse. | 1 Cleveland, |=on, of Chicago, and Willla Ames, Akron lightwelght, meet here to- [night in a 12-round decision bout eg i |Ames is substituting Fddie glatizy Rrady, Brooklyn, d his arm in a workout Tuecsday. Three other houts are on card. Benny Gershe, Cleve meets Fddie Goozeman, New York Paramount Quintette |5 e New Yor ot sl bt rmm'!rv Brilliant Soloists | who spraine the and, “SONG GEMS” GREAT JOHMO\"fi RO & COSTELLO LE ROY & LYTTON " GORDON & WHITE Smart Syncopaters LET'S GO TO THE BIG SURPRISE DANCE! Given By RED, WHITE AND BLUF FRIDAY NIGHT, NOV. 13 354 Park Street, City TABOR & GREENE “Two Dark Knights” " WILLIE'S RECEPTION 5 Clever Entertainers |n a Fast Dance Oflonng [ = " The Stunt I\mg ODD FELL()WS| RICHARD TALMADGE H A L L INDOOR MIDWAY | “IN FAST COMPANY” Laughs—Galore Ry Thrills—A Plenty Excitement—Oh Boy! AHLBERG'S 6 - PIECE ORCH. Tun and Surprises LEI'S GO The New RBritain Odd Fellows FLORENCE VIDORL and EDMUND LOWE. /p, ‘BARBARA FQIETCHIE" RELEASED BY PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION CAPI BEGINNING SU T O L NDAY NIGHT Inc, Benefit Building Fund Assn. ) OPENING SAT. NIGHT, NOV. 1 With MARY DUCEY’S MUSIC B O X Pretty Girls PALACE TODAY AND SATURDAY BURLESQUE “Stolen Sweets” With MARGIE PENNETTE FRANK PEANNY And STOLEN SWEETS CHORUS 20 GIRLS UNDER 20 Snappy Songs Clever Dances Clean Comedy A SURE FIRE HIT toplays—A 21; Hourshow | | [[Music, Pancing. Admission 10c $1,000 Given Away Eves, at 8:15 §| _—_———_JJ high school or for | not to | cus- | His | leading with five field goals, gives him a to- | ov. 14.—Eddie Ander- | ill |track at the ri g'w? minute,” she said | "got him a good job in an offtca and CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1924, GIRL ScouT NEWS ’ Troop 10, of Nowington and Maple Hill, under the leadership of Mrs Harry Miles, captain, went for a Iuh'- Thursday afternoon Troop 6, Central Junlor high school, has invited troop 2, Cente h to an inter-troop frolic nest | Huu\.m Thera will be races and | ‘L-mw of varions sorts ineluding | | kot tying, darn- | [1ng, dressing and whistic relay, and sunbonnet yuce, Miss Rose Miller, fo:nierly leader of the Nathan Halo *reopst will be | captain of a new troop at the Wash- | {ington street [ il be organtzed ber 18 eral new members have Joined the Tugle class whicn meets Thurs- | day evenings, | the direction of (*, 1 ning class is held W 2 o'clock 8t. Joscph's scl Carl lagist, captain will hay | membership contest, each girl registered to bring In at lea new girl for the next meeting, day aftern Troop 1, South c} prosented thelr cay Miss Agnes Johnson | with & Girl Scout ring on her birth= antelope, stocking race, cat 1roop eme under | Drum- 7to] 8 o clock, Abell snesdays froop, Mrs, Mon- | Central Jun- number of Cross work appointed color ice Day parade. of troop 6 for high, gave the mo: hours service to the 1 and were therefore | guards for the Armi GREAT FUNERAL FOR MURDERED LEADER Thousands File Past Casket of | | 0'Bannion, Chicago Rum-Runner Chicago, Nov. 14.—Thousands of persons filed past the ornate, flower- | hedecked. casket of Dion (Dean) | O’Bannion all night and this morn- | ing in final tribute to the florist, | gunman, rum runner and hijacker, | slain Monday morning in his flower | shop hy three gunmen who called him from his task of trimming | chrysanthemum stems, His funeral today was looked for- ward to as the greatest in Chicago's | history, even surpassing that yester- | day of Michael Merlo, friend of (’Bannion and leader of the Union | sicillana when 1,000 automobiles, 25 | of them carrying only flowers, form- | ed the cortege from St 4,‘;»mom'a1 | chureh, where 10,000 persons had | gathered for the last rites | | today | O'Bannion's funeral was | without the blessing of the church, | |although burial in consecrated | |ground was permitted. | It brought a new cra in Chicago's | | civic affairs, as well as marking the ,pawmz of the 32 year old gang lead- {cr, termed by Morgan Collins, chiet of police, Chicago’s arch criminal ‘-uM responsible for at least 25 mur- . It resulted, however in the ement of William Dever, | nayor, that the * of the gat"” had been ended ensed by the {great amount of publicity and the |open threats of O'Bannion's follow- ers to “shoot it out” with adherents of other groups of gunmen, Mr. | Dever directed that every knnwn‘, {pistol toter he searched on sus- | cfon as frequently as encountered., | He planned for eliminating pistol carrying or forcing the gunmen to |leave Chicago “Tt is time to determine whether organized outlaws shall continue to |shoot and rob with {impunity or lLer decency and order will pre- | vail,” the mayor said. | "Untit the hour of the funeral the ine of men and women representing {all conditions of life continued o |stream past O'Bannion’s silver and | bronze casket. Some in threadbare garments timidly added their poor houquets of a half dozen withered |buds to the pretentious floral dis [plays made up of thousands of ssom® the affluent had sent. | One gray haired and bent old |woman shuffied by. She spoke of the dead gangster's friendship. “He put boy on the right gave him a suit of clothes to fit the Job. Tt his enemies had known him [the way T did, he'd be alive toda “Gee, he was a swell feller,” was a ragged newshoy's tribute, “He bought all my papers one awful eojd nright last winter and paid $5 ‘em, and then took me to a restau rant to ¢ Ton men worked all yestorday and ight on a great hlanket of pin) ilies of the valley a the corn ne to b orchid 8 with sitver ril over the mound tions, wound around with tim roses, and protruding from a Le n filled wit ms and rose heavy chrysant AARTFORD NOW PLAVING Matinee Saturday ROBERT B. MANTELL GENEVIEVE TONIGHT CHANT OF VENICE YOU 3 Eve Eve. 50c.-82.00 —Seat Sale Open.— W ER NOVEMDER Matinee—Wed. and Saf JORN GOLDEN Presente -~ T Yenrs Booth Theater, N. Y Night Prices 58 Wednesdar Matinee—Rest Seats $1.00 to §2.50 ng | » pleces bore | ofticials and of Chica ! known gang and underworld leaders, Police Investigation of the hud made one man arrested in connection with |it was relensed Other arrests possibly at the funeral and burial, intimated. Concord, N. H., Nov. 14 Hause, Sat. Mat.—30c. to $1.50. Mail orders now——Seats Friday, no progress today, might A\Ib\ll 'S SLAYING negro, of Moscs Goldberg VAN RAALTE LEHIGH AND ONYX SILK STOCKINGS black only reg. $1.95 rds of city uns as well as Killing | and the the police Goorge now on trial 1qr in his | clothing store here on Keb. 2, hus after conducting hunger strikes in admitted while be 1 by |jall and Jater escaped, He shot the staie that he k per | | 1n one leg by pursuers before he was affer an argument over an old debt recaptured during which he berg first After striking Goldhorg « head with the butt of testified, e could rem what happened. He resulit i Hlusc \ servation in the examine was A storeke declared Gol Souek 0 GIVEN LEAVE TO WITHDRAW ravolverhi The elalms committee has voted to ommend to the common councll withdraw be Tgnatius Wisk nher ared that helypat leave to glven of violence as th John Cookish and who sought payment for damagos to high Aug. o wutomobile that struck a state cover on Gold street, summer, He was ospita w»; there | anhole confined GOTHAM INVISABLES Cannot be seen when worn under Silk Stockings flesh color Presenting WINTER MILLINERY 5 Fabrics: Satins Faille silks Bengalines Metalcloths Brocades EW Radiantly New! 7% 310 s ; ADIANT describes these Leadmg : lovely new hats—radiant Trimmings : they are, with lustrous fabrics, bright trimmings, and a gen- eral chic effect of daintiness and close fitting style . .. 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