New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 11

wv [ AT Ly, niess otherwise indicated. theatriea) written by the press agencies for ) \'J \«' T _-r_ " AT THE LYCEUM Tess of the D'Urbervilles," homas Hardy's novel which has ome a love classic in literature, has been adapted to the screen and tg Mim verslon is now being shown at the Lyceum theater. It is the higgest production made so far by Marshall Neilan and provides for NMlanche 8weet, who plays the pathe- tie role of Tess, the greatest role <he has yet had, The support cast ingludes Conrad Nagel, Stuart Holmes, George Fawceit and others. The latest news releases and sclect ol comedies round out the bill, The program starting Thursday s bound to please’the most exacting, since It provides two big features and alse the second round in the enny Leonard series, One feature. 1 rollicking comedy drama, present Johnny Hines in “The Early Bird" A the other is a more dramatic production of love, romance and a PALACE Today Qnd Wed. ‘Cheap Kisses’ with LILLIAN RICH and CULLEN LANDIS VAUDEVILLE 4—Entertaining Acts—4 Featuring (,emude Moody and Boys Th urs.—Fl i -vbat TOM MIX “THE H ls.ART BUSTER” “The Serenaders’ All Local Boys . Loomis, Latham, Lewis, Carlson; Hear them in Vaudeville. KEITH VAUDEVILLE Featuring ARomance of Romany e, - (hnlmmg Entertainers Mes: Melmo—Lvette-—Kokm Vari 1et5 Artlsts Arthur Mlller Donahue and Morgan Laura La Plante * Pauline Frederick L ine Smoldering Fires CONTINTUOUS St IO\\'S_ “Thursday “Warrens of Virginia” PARSONS’ tford ’I()NI(.II[‘ AT 8 Pop. Matinee WEDNESDAY Eves. 500.-82.50. Mat, 50a-81.50. CHARI FROHMAN presegts the Smartest Comedy of This or Ang Other Season— THE BEST PEOPLE By David Gray and Avery Hopwood with Superlative Cast of Comgglinns. Months in the Lyecum New York. Direct from & Thenter, “ mllll wotices and reviews W this colamn ar the respec' » amusement company tinge of mystery amid society's sur- roundings, It is Rex Beach's “Re- coil,”” with Betty Blythe as the charming herolne and Mahlon Ham- flton as the leading man, “The Early Bird" concerns itself with the rise of a milkman to fame, tortyne and happiness. “S\IOI'LI)I‘IRING FIRES' CAPITOL There are two classes of persons who can _learn a lesson from | “Smoulderitig Kires," Unlversal- | Jewel-Clarence Brown production which opened yesterday in the Capi- tol theater. They are the young man who sees visions of luxury and idleness in becoming the hwsband of a woman much older than him- welf, and the middle-aged woman who sees happiness as the wife of a youth hall her age. However, the lesson will be | gleaned through the medium of as fine entertainment as ever has been scen on the screen, for there are many plcasant diversions from the fesson part of the story, which probably, was not intended to teach any lesso at all Pauline Frederick and TLaura La Plante are co-starred in the pic- ture. The vaudeville bill this halt of the week is excellent, the five acts fea- tured giving great entertainment. Topping the bill s “A Romance of Romany” with Louls Love and Jean song and dance offering. Other acts include Booth and Nina in “A 20th Cefitury Novelty;" Arthur Miller in new songs and stories; Donahue and Morgan in “The Long and Short Of It,” and Melino, Lizette and Kokni in variety work. ' On Thursday there will be a change of sh with the photoplay William Fox's “The War- |rens of Virginia,” The yaudeville will feature the Great Santell, the famous athlete and strong man and other offerings together with a new cpisode of “Into the Net.” “CHEAP KIS S" AT PALACE “Cheap Kisses,” the C. Gardner Sullivan production is thrilling audi- ences at the Palace theater daily. This whirlpool of action is an en- thralling expose of the jazz age, es- pecially as it affects the youth of the land. There is an all-star cast, Cullen Landis, Lillian a Reynolds, Phillips Smal- Dresser, Jean Hersholt, Lincoln Stedman, Kathleen Myers, Sydney De Gray, Michael Dark and Tom Ricketts. John Ince directed these players among rich settings and splendor. Don't miss this chance to set one of the biggest pictures of the year. on a mighty theme and well acted. The vaudeville bill has four enter- taining acts headed by Gertrude Moody and Boys in a comedy and song offering. Miss Moody has a wonderful voice and sings several songs 1o big applause. DBeginning Thursday the new show will bring Tom Mix in “The Heart Buster,” and a vaudeville bill headed by “The Serenaders,” local quartet com- . Loomis, Lewis La- m and Carlson, also song and dance revue with . 3— general solictor of died at Alan H. Strong, the Pennsylvania railroad, his home today while ¢ 1 been il a short time. | ed from Rutgers in | 1874 and became connected with the | Pennsylvania in 1895. He was 69 years old. . CORNS Llft Off No Pain! | | | Doesn't hurt one bit! “Fpeezone” on an aching corn, in- stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fin- gers. Your druggist sclls a tiny bottle of reezone” for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the | foot calluser, without sorcness or ir- itation. NOW PLAYING pnonuc:rron OF"! TESS ; OF THE LADIES’ This Coupon and 10¢ Will MATINEE Admit Any to Best Seats Spence and four others in a dandy | hes of | ing a note | Drop a little | NEW BRITAIN DAILY fiERALD. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1925, 1 19DENOGRATS TO FIGHT FOR REPEAL New York Congressmen Opposed o Yolstead Act New York, Feb, 3§.-~Nineteon democratic members of * congress from New York have pledged their support to the permanent organiza. tion which was formed last night to fight for the repeal of the Volstead act, More theh 1,000 men and women attended the dinner at which the new organization was formed. Reso- lutions providng for afMllation of the new organization with the asso- clation agalnst the prohibition amendment < were unanimously adopted. In addition to the congressmen who expressed thelr support of the organization's purposes, United | States Senator James W, Wads- worth, of this state, sent to the organizers a letter in which he said: “Judging from your description of the purposes of the dinner, I think I can say T am in general sympathy with them,” The new movement is considered by its organizers as the most termined step yet taken toward the repeal of the Volstead act, Leadegs of the organizations plan to begin’ without delay the forma- tion of units in every congressional district in the country. Following is a part of the resolution adopted: “Resolved that this meeting of free American citizens thelir rights as well as their duties, and who are determined to assert those rights, brand as untrue the charge made by ‘dry’ propagandists that the enemies of prohibition are | foes of law enforcement. We de- nounce national prohibition as in- terference with the rights of the whole people of the United States, and we hereby pledge our united ef- forts to the work of wiping this law off the statute books.” PAS DERBY ASSN. DOG RACES TODAY Only Five Teams Entered in International Event By The Assoclated Press. The Pas, Feb. 3—With the leading mushers of former races on strike the eighth annual 200 mile non-stop race of The Pas derby assoclation was the northland's sports event today. Only five teams were entered in the famous dog race, all of them last minute entries made late last night just before the lists were closed. Prominent racers of other years, refused to enter, protesting against running event over the new Hudson's DRay railway-Herb Lake course and demanding that the association use the old lumber trails route. The entrants in today's race starts | ing at 10 a. m. and due to end some time Wednesday were: W. W. Turple, Big River, Sask owner; W. A. Mahoney, driver W. Johnson, owner and driver; Du- pas-Campbell, owners, and Theodor Dupas, driver; R. E. Morley, owner and driver; J. Bacon, owner, and E. St. Godard, driver. Bacon's doge were the only ones that previously had mushed in the derby. Such well known drivers as “Shorty” Russick and MacDonald,, who captured first and second prizes, respectively, in the 1924 derby, were absent. phy and a prize of §1,200 cash, will go to the winner. Teams finishing second, third and fourth will re- cefve $700, $400 and $200 respec- tive T phone communication throughout. | Every few hours word will be de- spatched to the Pas reporting the progress and standing of each team. The derby, eince the abandonment of the Alaskan sweepstakes in 1918, is known ag the world's champion- ship dog racing classics and attracts | international attention. BOND SWINDLE BARED Banks Victimized to Extent of More Value of Certificates, Chicago, Teb. |swindle schem |brokerage houses United States are which bonds and throughout reported to have de- | The Pas association material tro-| who know | aged 6, and slashed her wrists with outstanding | [now hav new route is served with tele- | tary ) than Million Dollars By ](ulsin(;l 3.—Details of a| the | been victimized to the extent of more | than a million dollars have been | made public here in warnings issued Ly banking and insurante associa- | tions. | The scheme was said to have been | worked simultancously in New York_ city, Cleveland, Seattle, San Fran- cisco and here. It centered about | | | the raising of standard stock certifi- | | cates and the disposal of the raised | | certificates to banks and brokers as | collateral op loans. The stock was issnes, Through dupes who were promis- ed positions at large salary in pro- jected concerns the swindlers raised money on the certificates, he warn- ings said. Investigato 1:'“1 that cates still holders un- hundreds of raised ce: may be in banks, the suspicious of the fraud, until the time comes to check the companies that issued it. Officlals of Bapkers' said the swindle’ was directed by man named Agerbeck, or Thon McWater, and that he was assisted a here by a woman who posed as his | | wite. | Stenographers, clerks, are | Ads for the following | they will do well to | closely for better positions. week, and | and filing favored in the Classified | watch them all substantial and easily marketable | stock | against the transfer records of the Assoclations | CHILD OF SEVEN HELD ANTI-TOXIN, FROZEN ARRIVES AT NOME Portion Thawed Out and Ad- mlmstered Now Watch Results By The Assoclatéd Press, Nome, Alaska, Feb, 3.~—~Whether an ally which would turn the scales in thelr favor in their battle against an epldemic of diphtherla or wheth- er freezing had destroyed the value of the 300,000 units of antitoxin rushed here in a spectacular record- breaking dog race was the question facing Nome's one doctor and one nurse today as they awaited reac- tions from first injections of the serum, e entire lot was frozen solid up- on arrival yesterday but a portion former navy flyer, who Is agent of the department of justice at Fair- banks, and his mechanician, Ralph T, Mackle, of Anchorage, will In a few hours do with an airplane what it required days of heart-breaking | toll for the dogs and drivers to ac~ complish. HUNTER IS ACCUSED U. . WILL WELCOME ANY [TALIAN WAR DEBT PLAN New Ambassador To This Country Comes With Full Powers To Start Negotiations Ramsey Patterson, Noted Lion | that Giacomo De Martino, the new | Italian umbassador to the United States, will have full instructions to take up after his arrival in Wash- ington the question of Italy's war debts to the United States. So far Italy hus made no proposal for set tlement of these debts. Hunter, and Yo Rancher Ac- cused of Killing Arizona Man, Prescott, Arizona, Feb, 3—Charges of murder were filed against Ramsey Patterson, noted lion hunter, and | Ralph = Anderson, young rancher, yesttrday, and they were held with- out bail as the result of the death of James Shearer, 73, Shearer was siot Saturday. The By The Aasoc Press. Washington, eh, $.~~Any propo- sal for refunding the Italian war debt to the United States not only 5 - will recelve prompt consideration two claimed they tracked S8hearer |y ... put will bo welcomed because | forty mliles after he had stolen & |,¢ y15 possible effect on the mule and that Anderson fired when | qobt problem in general. By The Assoclated Pr?.. | Rome, Feb, % 15 understood | war | FOR ATTEMTED MURDER Los Angeles Younster Was Mixing Polson To Kill Off Family With Whom She Lived . Los Angeles, Feb, 8.—Seven year old Alsa Thompson, was under ob- servation at the Pshychopathic ward of the generad hospital today after an attempt to kill members of the | family where she was boarding. The child is accused of mixing ant paste and acid from a radlo battery and attempting to induce several ; persons to eat it. When they refus- ed, she attacked Maxine Platts, a safety razor blade. Officers said that the child admitted the charge and that she explained “I guess I did it because T am so mean.” Alsa is alleged to have told police that she killed her twin sisters with ground glass two years ago, while living in Dauphin, Manitoba, Cana- da, with her parcunts, Mr, and Mrs, Russell Thompson. Investigators were view skeptncally that angle of the confession, but admitted ' es puzzled by the fact that unusually precocious having reached the eighth grade in school while still of a kindergarten age. AMERIGAN DEFENSE NOW AT ITS BESF Inclined to | \General Hines Declares We Can|: Face Sudden Emergencies Chattanooga, .Tenn. .Feb. .3.— America’s national defense is now better than it ever has been in the history of the world,” satd Major General John L, Hines, chief of staff of the United States army, who is here for the purpose of inspect- ing Fort Oglethorpe. “Qur preparedness is hetter now than it has ever been hecause of { our latent means of expansion, made through a very efficient said General Hines. “we a regular standing army of 117,000 men and 12,000 officers ready for service at a minute's no- tice. 3 “The state national guard, also under federal supervision, makes it possible instantly to throw this num- ber into ice too, when danger threatens, his represents Ameri- ca's great reserve strength, X X X “Our reserve officers training mp is another feature that en- lables us to train the younger ge on so that it requires but little ‘111 ng to groom them for service in time of war. By having the re- serve officers ever at hand we are able to_ better drill and instruct the ¢ recruits that would come into e should we be thrown into a “’lhlhgi are -very quiet in mili- circles just now, but it is something to feel confident that should we, ever be faced by a sud- den emergency that we are rcady for it and better prepared to pro- {tect our native land than ever” b fore."” Willing Worker Customer in chair ((to new ber): 1 want a e — can manage it? Modcst. barber: bar- you Well, I'm willing !to make a stab at it, — Life. Now Kotex was thawed out and quickly admin- istered, Exfreme precautions have been taken to prevent freezing of the 1,-| 100,000 unist of antitoxin en route | from Seattle, Exhausted in his part by mushing the last 60 miles into Nome with the serum, a race that alded tre- mendously in cutting the time from a record of nine days from Nenana to Nome to five and a half days, Gunnar Gasson elept today. His was | | a feat seldom equalled by the sc soned dog drivers of the sub-Arctic. For two days he walted on the trail | at Bluff with 13 dogs to transfer the serum from Musher Olsen’s dog team. When Olscn's team trotted into Bluff with the precious load, Gasson carried on despite a temperature of | 28 degrees below zero and a blizzard fanned by a stiff wind. The storm and darkness prevented his meeting IFred Rohn at Solomon for the last | short relay dash into Nome. He| kept up the race, however, and reached here at daybreak. Four doge in his team were badly frozen. | Itohn arrived before noon after learned Gasson had missed him, | Leonard Seppala, undefeated musher of the north, met a relay | team at Shaktolik, east of Norton Sound, and carried the antitoxin to Golofnin on the nortly shore of Nor- ton Sound, Bering ¥€a, where Olsen took up the ra No word has been received from Scppale, The tormer Finnish athlete is expected to return slowly, resting at vi to feed his tired dogs, which bore the brunt of the entire race, Another precious package of ser- um was shipped Saturday from Se- | attle on the steamship Alameda to etard. From there it will travel to Nenana on the Alaskan railroad and then by airplane to Nome, The Alameda is due Thursday or Friday. The arrive in iana the ay after it reaches Seward and Roy S. Darling, TELEPHONE SUPERVISOR Tellsof the Benefit Received he in Seward |Shearer alleged Patttrson | for 50 years as an antacid, from his pack. In a dying statement, officers sald and were partners in moonshining an |that after a disagreement he loades | ten gallons of moonshine whiskey on that the | men had trailed him and shot him a pack mule and left and down without warning, 2 ARE SUFFOCATED | Pifteen Others Injured ‘in Ignition of Large Naphtha' Well in Baku— | Flow Being Diverted. By Tho Assoclated Press. Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb, Twenty-flve persons were suffocate and fifteen others injured by th ignition of the largest naphtha well here, The whole city is aglow from th gigantic flame issulng from th well, which is producing a roar lik that of a huge blast furnace Thy authoritics are attempting to re |the zone of fire, but there is gi danger of its spreading. 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