New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1927, Page 5

mqlllliga,l!; i ulihlll Il!ll lllll Unless otherwise indicated). theatrical motices and reviews in this column ere written by the press ageacies for the respective amusement company. STRAND KIDDIE REVUE The final ~performance of the |Paskman’s Radio Minstrels, which lhave scored such a hit, will be given at the Strand tonight. The new program for the week- end bill will bring to the Strand ithe Strand Kiddie Revue, a mag- Inificent presentation staged by Jack ‘Sanson with a cast of 75 New Brit- lain youngstess whose talents and Iversatility will surprise many. The lrevue will be in the nature of a imusical comedy production. Noth- ling has been spared in the way of |scenery, wardrobe and lighting 'fects to make the Kiddie Revue & | Iproduction worth while. Other {vaudeville acts on the program will ‘include Les Kemys, the sensational | big time vaudeville turn who re- 'cently returned from European tri- |umphs in London, Beriin and {Paris; Oliver and Crangel, the jaristocrats of variety, and Mack and !Stanton. The feature photoplay for Thursday will be “Dearie,” with & specially selected cast. The cast in the Kiddie Revue in- leludes the following children, all of ithis city: Lucille Vickers, Doris 'Vickers, John Sheehan, Mario Roc- lco, Stanley Batrgurski, Lucy Gurs- ka, Edith Wilcox, Rita St. Law- Irence, Camilia Rumani, Evelyn l',r-n(nr. Madeline LaPointe, Dor- lothy Kelly, Genevieve Rubinson, |Gertrude Gilbert, Dorothy Wilcox, Angelino Perotta, Muriel Koplo- |witz, Francis Kelley, Jane Smulsky. |Christian Clanson. Teddy Sulik, \Ernest Speziale, Leonard Marette, |Vito Dalfino, John Valengarich, ILouch Boccuzzio, Sam Katz, Charles 'Briggs, ~Stanicy Walicki, Frances ‘Walicki, Nicholas Varrichionne, Rocco Snason, Edward Malloy, Mi- !chael Rizzo, Helen Davanzo, Mar- |garet Sexton, Argene Sibley, Susie |Valegarich, Ella Vangorten, Anna {Bizis, Theresa Goyette, Helen Kay- leski, Paul Shechan, Sophie Cam- {marata, llene Sibley, Elizabeth ‘Geregor, HOUSE OF DAVID GASE NEARS END “King” Ben Purnell Concludes His Testimony St. Joseph, Mich, Aug. 17 (P— Tndications that the state's suit to dissolve the Mouse of David colony soon would be terminated appeared 4 rday With the announcement of am J. Barnard, defense attor- that he expected to rest the . for the defense this afternoon. Completion of the cross-examina- tion of Benjamin Purnell, “king” of the colony, scheduled for today, |will end the case for the defense, ird said, and after a rebuttal that is not expected to require more than two days the suit will be con- cluded, as far as the taking of testi- mony is concerned. With nearly 8,000 pages of testi- mony in the record, the case will Ircpresent the longest civil suit in the ihistory of Michigan. The state has {brought 77 witnesses to its aid dur- jing the trial and the defense has imarshalled 100 members and ex- members in an attempt to clear the name of the colony. There have 1 500 exhibits introduced as evi_ ‘esterday’s testimony by the de- was marked by denials from lith Meldrum, corresponding sec- iretary of the House of David, that she had ever made any reports to Benjamin Purnell, which would have stirred trouble between himself and his wife, Mary. The “Queen” had previously testified that Miss Mel- drum had been a party to the start- ing of rumors of a schism in the colony leadership. Christens His Plane “The Spirit of Unrest” Washington, Aug. 17 (P—Prompt- ed by the fact that he covered 11,- 9 miles by air on summer camp inspection tours, making 48 separ- ate hops, during the month of July with the same machine and pilot, Hanford MacNider, assistant secre- fary of war has christencd the ob- servation plane he used “The Spirit of Unrest.” With Captain R. G. 12rvin of the army air corps as pilot, der in 29 flying days spent 103 hours and 35 minutes in the afr. CAPITJL CONTINCOUS Today, Thurs., Fri, 2—Features—2 Ben Lyon AILE PRINGLE in “The Great Deception” A (thrilling romance secret serveie Co-Feature “Love Makes ’Em Wild” All-star cast A delightful comedy dra- ma—just the kind you en- Joy W. S. Jeffs at tho golden voiced organ BEGINS SATURDAY LON CHANEY in “MOCKERY” Watch for Merchants' Gift Night | cast, | crowds daily. | Dramatic, AT THE CAPITOL Beginning today and for Thursday and Friday the Capitol offers a double feature program par excel- lence. The main attraction offers “The Great Deception” as adapted from the story “The Yellow Dove.” It is a thrilling romance of the se- cret service in England during the early years of the late war angd its action takes place on land, on sea, and in the air. Ben Lyon and Aileen Pringle have the leading roles. The companion feature presents “Love Makes 'Em Wild,”a delightful comedy drama of the office worm, who finally turned, and an all star cast is seen in the different roles. Beginning Saturday for four days the management announces the | showing of Lon Chaney in his new photoplay “Mockery.” AT THE LYCEUM “The Primrose Pat starring the beautiful Clara Bow with a fine is turning away satisfied “The Swell Head,” the companion feature is a very fast picture with a cast that can not be beat. The cast: Ralph Graves, Mildred Harris, John- nie Walker, Mary Carr, mother of the movies, and many other well known screen stars. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, great doubles feature bill. “The Heart Thief,” with Joseph Schildkraut, Lya. De Putti, Robert Edeson, and others. thrilling, appealing, amus- ing. The companion feature, “The Midnight Watch.” A very good un- derworld picture with Roy Stewart, David Torrence, and others. Seven Men in Jail For Flogging Citizen Manchester, Tenn., Aug. 17 (P— | Seven men, unable to make bond of $40,000 each, were held in jail here today under federal charge of In- timidating a citizen of the United States and flogging with intent to Kill. The prisoners are accused by Ernest Stacey of beating him be- cause of testimony he is alleged to ! have given before a Coffee county grand jury favorable to the defense of Clay Conaster and W. B. Stone, federal prohibition agents charged with the rder of Walter TLow- rance at Wildeat, Tenn., last June. Auto Theft Ring Is Believed Disorganized Boston, Aug. 17 (A—The police were confident today that they had hroken up a thoroughly organized ring for marketing stolen automo- biles through the arrest of five men and the seizure of equipment which included a stamp believed to have been stolen from the state gistry of motor vehicles. them as taken while changing li- cense plates on an automobile in the rear of his home. Three of the others drove to the statin to ar- range his bail. JUNKERS DENIES REPORTS Dessau, Germany, Aug. 17 (P— The Junkers firm, undaunted by the first failure does not intend to aban- don the idea of a transatlantic flight, it was authoritatively stated today, but will not undertake an- other precipitatcly nor attempt to create any record. Junkers officlals refute statements in the German press to the effect that Sunday's flight was undertaken in the face of adverse weather re- ports. On the contrary, the state, the Hamburg weather bureau had notified them that conditions were favorable on the northern Youte, by | way of the Orkneys. The fliers were unable to reach the fair weather zone owing to unfavorable condi- tions over the North sca. DENTIST Dr. Henry R. Lasch 353 Main St. X-Ray Pyorrhea Treatments PALACE WEDNESDAY 2—GREAT FEATURE BILL—2 CHARLIE MURRAY and CHESTER CONKLIN in McFadden’s Flats The funniest Comedy of the year! Co-Fenture Jom WAL “SNARL OF HATE" * Be Sure to Com TOMORROW NIGHT Big Country Store Wil be held. The mnin prizes arc Iarge ice box, tea set, lamps and many other prizes. An Enjoyable Evening for All PALACE HARTFORD ALL THIS WEEK Mat. Tues, Wed.,, Thurs., Sat.— Every Evenlng—8:15 POLI PLAYERS m(‘K and COLEMAN With FRANCES WILLIAMS In the Sparkling Comedy ‘SURE FIRE’ By ROLPH MURPHY Mary Meallister | One of | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FLASHES OF LIFE: WASHINGTON MAN CLAIMS LONG DISTANCE BIKE RECORD ‘Washington — Milton A. Smith, 17, thinks he has pedalled longer than anybody else ever did contin- uously. He rode a bike for 24 hours and 16 minutes, traveling 250.4 miles. During the ride he had a sandwich, ice cream, coffee, water and alcohol, the latter externally. Camden, N. J. — Having hitch- hiked more than 7,000 miles to Port- land, Ore., and back, Louis Bau- mann, wife and 17-year-old daugh- ter are back home. They say motor- ists in their home state were the least responsive to their hailing. New York — Because he reform- ed, as some folks might view it, a saxophone and clarinet player is to be deported. Vincenzo Gentile was admitted from Italy three years ago as an artist. He married a shoe- maker's daughter and went to work for her father. As a shoemaker he's affected by the immigration quota and now he's at Ellis Island. Malone, N. Y. — Movie folks de- siring to wed in the Adirondacks should have their divorce decrees with them. Betty Marie Shelton, scenario writer had hers. Alan Dwan, director, didn't have his. No decree, no license, ruled the town clerk. And their marriage was post- poned a day until the decree arrived. New York — Leone Kruse of La- mont, Mich., and Lawrence Wolf of New York, first met when singing opera in Prague three years ago. Now they are married. The cere- mony was in a New York studio in which they had studied at different times. Wildwood, N. J.—Boy voyage will be flashed to folks on liners in color symphonies if plans of Mrs. Hallock are realized. She is ex- perimenting at her villa on the southern Jersey coast in transmis- sion of messages by rays of light of | various colors. New York—Charges that she was “inspired by the devil” are contained in a warrant for the arrest of Mary Waite, stewardess aboard the liner American Trader. She is to be ar- rested on arrival of the vessel charged with murdering Louis Fisher, an engineer, aboard the ship by pouring acid in his mouth. Charlottetown, P. E. L—Prime Minister Baldwin, whose mother was a MacDonald, thinks highly of that clan. Addressing islanders he said: “[ understand that in the early days you brought over 300 MacDonalds {from the isles. Three hundred MacDonalds are worth 3,000 of any jother set.” Dublin—Sean T. O'Kelly is one of the De Valera minority in the dail. His speech during the big debate | was in Gaelic. The majority failed to understand it. Oakland, Calit.—Miss Mildred Doran, Pacific flier, is heart whole !and faney free now, but the coat |she wore when she iinged west, ward was lined with fraternity pins from boys at Michigan State college. “These are only medals from past conquests”, she explained. Stafford, N. Y.—Sarah Sanders, Cherokee Indian, wishes that terms in the hoosegow be imposed on old ladies who go on the streets with bobbed hair and dresses up to their knees. She has written from a hotel in St. Louis to Representative A. D. Sanders asking him to get congress to do something about it. Jerusalem—Manna came from a germ if the conclusion of an expe- ST Excursion To New York Sunday August 21 Round Trip Fare New Britain 1. Bristol 2. Plainville 2. Naugatuck 2. 2. 2. 2. LT Seymour Ansonia Derby-Shelton Special Coach Train - Now Britain = = = 640AM. Plainville = = - 650 Bristol - - T7:00 Naugatuck - Seymour = - Ansonia = = = = ) Derby-Shelton Due New York (+G.C.T.) Returning Lv. New York (*G.C.T.) 6.15P.M. *Arrives and Leaves—Lower Level Eastern Standard Time 950 Hmnnnnm = 5 H E g f E H H 1 a g The N.Y.,N.H. & H.R.R.Co. = TS A Bigger and dition of the Hebrew university are correct. It has found that the substance belleved to be manna is the secretion of a parasite living on tamarisk, an evergreen shrub. Putnam — Edgar Auger, electric company employe meets death when his body comes in con- tact with high tension wire. Easton — Ida M. Tarbell, author of Judge Elbert H. Gary's biography eulogizes famous steel man. Hartford — State employes get questionnaires covering personal facts, record and qualifications for work from board of control and fingnce. Derby — Motorcycle Officer Wil- liam Burke saves four boss\hom drowning in Housatonic river. New Haven — Hagop Bagigian, stormy petrel of New Haven road stockholders' meetings for many vears, declared he will ask cancella- tion of authorizations to borrow be- itween £60,000,000 and $65,000,000, which have been granted over a pe- riod of several years and never used. New Haven — Golfers took to Tommy Armour and Johnny Farrell to lower course records set at Yale links by Ben Thompson and Bobby Andrew whom they will play tomor- {row. Middletown — Carmelina Faraci, 8, suffers possible skull fracture and internal injuries when struck by truck. Stamford — Nicholas Bower of Bridgeport is burned while working on New Haven road power trans- mission wire. Westbrook — Richard Salmon, son of Dr. Thomas W. Salmon carries on cearch for his father's body in Long Island Sound where he is thought to have drowned. LEAGLE WILL NOT FORGE DRY ISSUE Kuti-Saloon Body Not to Ask Parties fo Consider It Winona Lake, Ind., Aug. 17 (P— After 16 hours steady debate the executive committee of the Anti- Saloon League of America, in sion here late last night voted down a resolution to demand that the two major political parties, the republi- cans and democrats include planks in their platforms next year speci- flcally stating their position on the question of prohibition. i The nearly one hundred members of the executive committee adopted as a substitute a proposal that candidates and parties “uphold the constitution.” The Anti-Saloon league has never demanded that the republicans or democratic declare their position on the prohibition law but it was explained that all “wet candidates will be opposed while the “drys” will be supported. Nine years of experimenting in an effort to breed tailless sheep has re- sulted in producing a breed with such short tails that they do mot have to be docked. —LYCEUM— NOW PLAYING 2—GREAT PIOTURES—2 CLARA BOW in “Primrose Path” =—CO-FEATURE— “The Swell Head” with RALPH GRAV MARY CARR THURS., FRI, SAT. 2—GREAT PICIURES—2 ‘The Heart Thief’ Wi Joseph Schildkraut, Lya Deputti —CO-FEATURE Roy Stewart, \m-, McAllister “The Mldnlght Watch” LADIES’ MAT. This Coupon and 10c will admit a lady to best seat. FIREWORKS TONIGHT at LAKE COMPOUNC Better Display Than Ever Dancing in the Ballroom All Concessions in Full Swing instant | tditio.s ses- | NEW ENGLAND MILL CONDITIONS FAIR : General Improvement Is Noled by Employment Service : |a surpius of workers. A AUGUST 17, 1927, | continues however, due to part-time schedules in effect in the jewelry, u‘lllt. and machinery industries. Work has resumed on an extensive building program in one city, which had been suspended for over a month. Farm help is plentiful Ihroughoul the state.” Connecticut—*"A decrease in em- ployment was reported from some parts of the state during July. Part- ume schedules obtain in the textile and machin.-tool industries, creating sonal | recession in certain branches of the Boston, Aug. 17 (UP)—A marked | improvement in industrial cmploy- | ment conditions was reported from all New England states during July, according to a bulletin issued here | by the U. S. employment service. | The report, by states, was as fol- low | Maine—"While part-time sched- | ules obtain in the shoe and textile industries in some sections of the | state, creating a surplus of workers, | reports from other centers indicated | a marked improvement in these lines | during July and a resumption of full-time operations. Work started | during the month and several large | building projects in different cmnm providing employment for _seve \l‘ hundred artisans with the supply in | all communities sufficient for the | demand. Increased farm work on account of t haying season absorbs all available labor of this class.” | New Hampshire—"Improvement | in the shoe industry was reported from several sections of the state during July. In these centers the shoe factories are operating at ca- pacity and an optimistic outlook pre- vails for continued prosperity in this line. Part-time schedules continued in the textile industry in some cities, while mills in other localities are working overtime. Vermont — “A marked improve- ment ia indutrial employment con- as reported throughout the state during July.. Continued im- provement in the textile industry, | with a corresponding incease in em- ployment, was noted in different sec- tions, and practically all mills are now working full-time and with full { working quot Massachusetts—"Part-time sched- | ules in effect in many of the local industries created a surplus of workers during July, resulting in a corresponding decease in employ- ment. While reports from some parts of the state indicated an up- | ward trend in the shoe and allied lines, other centers reported a sur- | plus of these workers with no de- | mand for their services. In one part | of the state there is a surplus of semi-skilled operators. Part-time | operations obtain in the textile, reed | furniture, shoe, jewelry and automo- | bile body Industries. The rubber industry continued at capacity. A shortage of weavers in the cotton mills was noted in one city. In- creased activity in building construc- tion was reported in some cities, ! while there is no building of any ! size under way in other localities. | The farm-labor situation is generally | satisfactory throughout the state, | with the supply in most communities sufticient for all demands.” Rhode Island—"The opening of summer resorts and an increased demand for farm help reduced the surplus of workers somewhat-during July. A general surplus of labor | TONIGHT! | employment for (Said to Havef Lost iiner | of Technology, hat industry was reported during the month. The shortage of experienced specialists in metal-working | trades continued in two cities. Work was started during the month on | several large building projects in dif- ate providing sey thousand craftsmen, \ith the supply in all communities sufficient for the d mand. Farm-labor conditions generally satisfactory. ESTATE OF ARMOUR RATED VERY SMALL Wealth Rather Than Honor Chicago, Aug. 17 (P—The wealth of J. Ogden Armour, once consid- ered so extensive that he was rated among the three or four richest men of the world, was a matter of conjecture at the time of his death. The Chicago Herald and Exam- said the packer was a victim of the war and lost so heavily that his heirs would share in an estate worth less than $25,000, despite the fact that several years ago Mr. Ar- mour was known to have an fn- come of many thousands a year. During the war, events which Mr. Armour cquld not control wiped away the greater part of his vast fortune, it was said, the noted pack- er choosing to-lose from $100,000,- 000 to $150,000,000 to protect his family name. “Mr. Armour once told a friend.” |the Herald-Examiner said, “that he lost money so fast during the war that he didw't think it was possi- Mr. Armour was quoted as say- ing he lost $1,000,000 a day for 130 ferent sections of the | days. At one time the packer was con- sidered to be the most powerful fl- nancial figure in Chicago, holding more bank stock and other assets than any other man. He was at onc {time a director of several railroads. a bank director, a big trader on |the stock exchange and vastly In- terested in other business, all in addition to his own packing inter- ests., His wealth in those days served him as_a means for benefactions. He ¥¥Pported the Armour Institute gave thousands to social welfare and did other acts of philanthropy which marked him as a leading donator to charity. He tried to’conceal all his benefactions, PASKMAN’S RADIO MINSTRELS BEGINNING TOMORROW!! The Children of Your Neighborhood in a Gorgeously Staged Production THE STRAND KIDDIE REVUE Produced Under Direction of Jack Sanson ENTIRE LOCAL CAST 75 — New Britain Youngsters — 75 Scenery By Lewis, New York Lighting Effects By Kleigh Bros. OTHER BIG ACTS ON THE “DEAR!E” RAND SCREEN With a Cast of Popular Favorites XT NORMA SHEARER in INDAY “AFTER MIDNIGHT” Does a Fish Perspire? A frivolous question. But if you are seri- ously interested in knowing about Connecti- cut’s resouxces in fish and game, you won't want to miss the extensive State exhibitls during a “Week of thrills and fun” at the Sept. 4t to JO' at Hartford Connecticut All week long manufacturers and agricultur- ists of the state will exhibit at the Fair the many reasons why this commonwealth ranks so high in the value of its products. Every- one is certain to find among these a wealth of entertainment and instruction. supporting many as did his father. Mr. Armour endeavored to avoid soclety. Aside from the opera, he | cared little for such activities. He was quoted once as saying: “I have no social ambitions. My only hope is to run Armour and Company so that with its growth I will give many persons an oppor- tunity to achieve promotions.” Despite his financial reverses after and during the war, Mr. Ar- mour is thought to have provided amply for his family by establishing fortunes in their own name prior| to his losses. In the heyday of his career, Mr. Armour was given credit for caus- | ing the Armour interests to grow | from a business of millions a year to more than a billion annually. ' Railroad Cut in Coal Rates Ordered Suspended Washington, August 17 (A—The | interstate commerce commission has added another chapter to the con- troversy over coal rates to points of | the Great Lakes. A proposed cut of 20 unpg&l. advanced by the railroads Sesving the West Virginia, Tennesses, Ken< tucky and Virginia coal flelds, was ordered suspended until March 38 next by the commission late yssters day, with hearings scheduled to tak¢ place in the meanwhile. The care rfers, which include the Norfolk and Western, the Chesapeake and Ohig and the Louisville and Nashville railroads, had intended that the res duction become effective August 384 The rate cut sought to equaMze shipping prices from southerfh and northern coal flelds. In June, the northern operators were successful in obtaining a 20 cent reduction, ef< fective August 10, the commission holding, in granting this, that & similar cut in rates from the south | would not be justified. Southern operators, nevertheless, sought a reduction and after cone ferences with railroad executives, the produced cut was announced, meeting \igorous protest from the northern fields. The lake ports furnish an outlet | for 80,000,000 tons of coal annuallys Now—Quick Oats, with Famous “Quaker Flavor” Quick UAKER ATS Quicker than toast! Quicker than coffee! Ready in 2% to 5 minutes! The original and Genuine. |An excursion to_22” ¢ Round Trip Fare Going Friday, August 19th “The Montrealer’” Rnule . 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