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nlll 'Unless otherwise tndfcated, thestrical otioe and reviews f thia colums are written by the press agencles for the AT THE CAPITOL \'o one should miss the double feature program of photoplays that ends a run at the Capitol tonight. Twn great pictures are offered. The main attraction is the adaption of Gene Stratton Porter's last novel “The Magic Garden.” Not since the famous “Smilin' Through” has a sweet sentimental story been told on the screen until “The Magic Gar- ‘den” came. The companion feature is also a fine photoplay, “Colleen” and stars charming Madge Bellamy. Here we have a comedy drama of Irish love and fast horses, a tale that keeps up the merry laughter and with a finish or climax that will startle. Beginning Saturday matinee for four days the management will of- fer charming Lillian Gish in “Annie Laurle,” a romantic drama of days long ago in Bonnie Scotland. Nor- ‘man Kerry is her leading man. The ‘photoplay will be offered at the Sat- urday matinee at bargain prices from 1:00 to 3:30 PRISON BARS FAIL TO RESTRAIN BOYS Three Still at Large; Four Gaptured Washington, Aug. 26 (UP) — Ithree of seven boys who escaped from the house of detention here last night by sawing two bars of a | bathroom window were still at large today. Four were captured at midnight after they attempted to ke-enter the building to regain thelr clothes. George Narrington, the seven, is believed to have led the break. He had escaped from | the building twice before and po- | Yice watched him closely after his hrrest yesterday for raising a check. | Policewomen later took a saw, | feft by a workman, from one of the | foungsters, but the boys managed to get it again to saw the window | ars. A policeman took the seven pris- | pners into the bathroom last night | 16, oldest of | espective amusement company. AT THE PALACE The double feature attraction at the Palace is “Poor Girls” with Dor- othy Revier and Edmund Burns in a drama of night life and Willlam (Bill) Mix in one of the swiftest western dramas ever screened, “The Golden Trails."” Saturday the double featupe will be a mystery story of the romantic adventures of a “Gentleman Crook’ George O'Hara in “Ladies Beware” also “Rambling Ranger,” a rugged, thrill-packed story. Superb horse- manship. A highly original plot. Starring Big Jack Hoxie, more hand- some and daring than ever! , French Aid Minister Guest of Henry Ford Toronto, Ont., Aug. 26 (A—The Ford-Stout monoplane bearing com- mander Richard Byrd and M. Bo- kanowski, French minister of com- merce and aviation, took off from Leaside airport at 7:15 this morn- ing for Detroit. The departure was ! made one hour earlier than the schedule called for, the change be- ing made to permit the overseas cdbinet minister to keep an ap- pointment with Henry Ford early today. The airplane will be flown direct- ly to Detroit and it was expected that city would be reached at 9:30 a. m. Later, the big tri-motored ma- chine will fly back to Buffalo to pick | up another party going to Detroit. Premier Baldwin, Back From Canada, to Speak London, Aug. 26 (A—Political cir- cles in England are greatly interest in the conservative meeting to be held at Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, tomorrow when Premier | Baldwin’ will make his first public | |address | Canada. since his return from About 20,000 tickets for the meet- |ing have hm n sold and if the weath- | for the transfer of Adm er is fine it is expected that it will | be one of the biggest political gath- | erings in Scc tland for a generation. | Nearly all of the cabinet members will be present. The Earl of Home Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin will be | guests of the E will preside. the Iqt Douglas Castle. MUST REPORT SERUM SALES Dr. R. W. Pullen, superintendent rl during their stay | NO HONOPOLY ON GOVERNMENT NEWS International Press Conference Rcoepts This Principle Geneva, Aug. 26 (UP) — After general discussion of property right in news, the international press conference, convened here under the auspices of the league of nations, was unanimous today fn |accepting the principle first ad- vanced here by the United Press that governmental news should never become the exclusive prop- erty of gnyone. The conference general tnstructed | Press, is the American member, to | prepare a project embodying the foregoing viewpoint. During the discussion of property |rights in the news, Ramon Franch of La Presna in Buenos Aires, emphasized the importance | ot this matter for the leading jour- nals of South America. News obtained by these papers, | he said, freely and frequently were | reproduced in other newspapers without even mention being made of the origin of the news. De Franch supported the United Press resolu- |tion for equality in treatment as between official and non-official | | agencies. He favored every effort to |secure the property right in news 50 long as it had commercial value. | CRUISER SEATILE 10 DROP ANCHOR FOREVER | Wil Transfer Admiral ° Charles Hughes To Battleship Texas | Portland, Me., Aug. | the battle cruiser Seattle, which leaves here late today after a visit of several weeks, arrives at York at daybreak, Monda go directly to Brooklyn navy yard where it is destined to spend the re- mainder of fts days. Final preparations are being made | Charles | F. Hughes to the battleship Texas, which is to have standardization | trials.at Rockland tomorrow and ar- {rive in New York Monday. After a cruise of comparatively | short duration to the Pacific coast | via the Panama Canal on the Texas Admiral Hughes will be relieved as commander ot the naval forces by Rear Admiral H. A. Wiley and go to Washington to assume the position | of chief of naval operations. its | committee, of which Karl | Bickeld, representing the United | De | 26 (A—When | New | it will NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRID. ice. The prospects are for 523,000 barrels compared with 741,000 bar- rels last year and 591,000 barrels two vears ago. “Massachusetts ex- pects a total of 350,000 barrels com- pared with 430,000 harvest in 1926. Barnstable county growers look for about 12 per cent more 1926, while Plymouth county ex- pects 15 per cent less. Present pros- {pects, however, may gain or de- cllno materially as the harvest gets under way. SEVEN BATHERS DRAGGED | FROM DEATH IN UNDERTOW Pulled To Land By Human Chain, Including A Preacher—Many From Greater Boston Wells, Me., Aug. 26 (A—Cau in an undertow off Drake's Is yesterdey, after they had been swept | off their feet by a huge wave, seven bathers, the majority of them resi- dents of Greater Boston, were being carried to their death in th when a human chain, which | ed among the outstanding heroes a preacher, brought them back to shore after a hard battle in the surf. Those rescued after they had been hurled several hidred yards on the crest of the wave were: Mary Sher- ry, 17 of 30 Murdock street, Boston; Dermot Tageart, 16, of 44 Vine street, Malden, Mass.; Hope Wil- llamson of Reading, Mass.; Gordon Lewis of 50 Vinal avenue, Somer- ville, Mass.; Martha Kelley of 11 El- cho street. Brighton, Mass.; Clifton | Luke of Sunnyside avenue, Newton | Center, Mass.; and Miss Ella Wilson of Orange, N. J. AUTOS SIDESWIPED. Cars driven by Herbert Sabottke of 30 City avenue and William Ra- ber of 230 Farmington avenue side- viped each other on Lake street, tween Cedar and High etreets about 8§:15 last evening. Officer | Thomas Blanchette reported that | the machines were slightly dam- |aged and there appeared to be no | canse for polices action. Raber was driving east and the other driver | was going west when the accident occurred. FORMER YALE STAR SUES Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 28 (A — Century Milstead of Philadelphia, |former Yale football star, today {brought suit in superior court here against J. T. Watson of Greenwich asking damages of $18,000. The plaintiff claims that “on or before |June 1, 1927, he lent to Watson the |sum of $16,000,” and asks for a $20,000 attachment on property owned by Watson fn Strickland | Park, Greenwich. The black of Africa and thelr full- | blooded descendants in any part of | the world never sneeze. than in} AV A AUGUST 26, 1927. SATURDAY MEN’S and YOUNG MEN'S UITS Sold Regularly up to $39.50 75 Tomorrow will see another big day in this unusual sale. Tomorrow night will see every one of the original 183 suits gone. Get yours. Some With Two Pair of Trousers. § NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS But We Must Ask a Little More Time to Do Them NEW YORK SAMPLE SHOP ‘357 MAIN ST. 135 MAIN ST. NEV BRITAIN (2 Stores) BRISTOL ODDMENT SALE And stood just outside the door. He | | of the board of health, through let- heard laughter inside. It ceased. HLHC‘,’ sent to owners of Arug stores, Pntered. The seven had fled through | jag advised them that sales of anti- | Ihe wind~w and down a fire escape, | toxins or serums must be reported The Seattle originally was N’m-‘ missioned in 1906 as the Washing- f—_———"_-""'— ton. In their detention uniforms. | Several hours later four of them ! eturned and began scaling the fire gempe They fled at police approach } ut were captured later at a nearby | btreet corner. | One of them. Raymond Harmon, J2. held as a runaway from Park- | prsburg, W. V: to be turned | Jver to his parents today. i Besides Narrington, those still issing were Raymond Davis, 15, | [;res -4 as disorderly, and Edward | Brown, 14, runaway from Frederic alleged Md. BLOCK SUICIDE ATTEMPT New Haven, Aug. 26.—(@—The | timely arrival of a policeman pre- vented a successful ending of a kuicidal atte on the part of | Charles Wilk 22, of 139 Foote Ktreet last night. Wilkins drank a Yiquid poison as he sat.in his ma- thine in front of 68 Day street but | before it could do more than burn his throat and lips, a policeman hap- bened along and, hailing a passing mutomobile, rushed the youth to New Haven hospital where he was | Eiven emergency treatment. Wilkins was despondent because bt troubles at home, police said. Last Time Tonight Great Pictures Gene Stratton Porter’s “The Magic Garden” The Picture Beautiful All Star Cast Co-Feature MADGE BEL — in — “COLLEEN” You'll Like This! Jefls at the Organ MY BEGINS SATURDAY —LYCEUM— TODAY—FRIL—SAT, 2—GREAT PICTURES—2 ’ ; Avenging Fangs with Marvel Dog 1—Perils of the Jungle' ‘The Cruel Tf‘itl" Eps. No. MAT. 10c admits a l ADILS This Coupon an lady to host seat. to the board of health within 12 hours. This ruling is caused by a new law which provides that users of anti-toxin must pay for it, where- as previously it was distributed free. ‘RF:\D HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | FOR BEST RESULTS Started Something! Here’s A Modern Eve WHO Made ADAM Turn Over A New Leaf— Begins SUNDAY With a Specially Augmented Orchestra At the The Most Glorious Thrills of All Times Are Yours! — in — What Price Glory llu‘ most sincere in history. to become part of it Human Dramal Pathos! Love! It's Coming! More Tomorrot &“APKTCL@ LIGHT C Boston, Aug. BERRY CROP. PALACE HARTFORD ALL THIS WEEK Today, Wed., Thur: Every Evening—§ A Big Comedy Knockout | “Is Zat So?” The Great New York Hit Presented by POLl PLAYERS Starring MISS ANN ME VINCENT Sat. ICK FRANCES WiLLIAMS ¥ All the Fuvorites In the Cast and an Augmented Company —PALACE— TODAY “POOR_GIRL with DOROTHY REVIER ok SATURDAY 4 GOOD VAUDE! Also GEORGE O'HARA in “LADIES ne ARE” Co-Feature JACK HOXIE in “RAMBLING RANGER" Always Show Changes Daily E ACTS 26 (P—The shortest [+ cranberry crop for the United States | ince 1921 was forecast today by the | New England crop reporting serv- | | Parsons—Hartford August 29-30-31 3 Nights—Pop. Matinee Wed. Arthur Hopkins Presents “BURLESQUE” || A new play by Georgze Manker Wat- ters and Arilur Hopkins With incidental music, & dancing chorus and company of thirty. 7| Staged Arthur Hopkins Prices Eves., $2.50 to 30c; Mat., to 50c plus 157 tax §2.00 NOW PLAYING The Vaudeville King WALTER FEHL and His Incomparable ORCHESTRA “The Magic Wand” 4—OTHER ACTS—4 WaknDR BRCS. presest MONTE LUE i BM[K Dlmonnrmm ~ u-nflh-lmu DeARESY HOWARD SACTHERTON 'WARNER BROS PRODUCTION ll\ —“AD \\l and EVIL” Renier, Pickhardt & Dunn 127 MAIN ST. (Opp. Arch) NSING PHONE 1409 ear - SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY and SATURDAY At $14.98—Advance styles in Jersey Dresses. ular price $16.98. At $13.98—Light weigh Reg- t Coats. 1 Navy, size 16. 19 of other colors, sizes 16 to 38. Values to $45.00. At $2.98—White Flannel Jackets, sizes 16 to 20. At $2.98—Colored Flannel Jackets, sizes 14 to 40. Values to $7.70. Just the garment for the first cool d: At $8.89—= 16 and 18. Values to $25.00. Suits, Navy and mixed Cheviots, sizes $3.49—Four Pongee Silk Dresses, 3.49—Twelve Voile, Dimity and Linen Dres: The materials would cost more than we are a for the finished garment. dress for the coming season. At $1.98—Light colored W ould make an excellent house Purses, were $3.00. rAUGUST FUR Northern Seal Coats Both plain and trimmed. Sizes to 46. $85 Muskrat Coats Unusual values in new models $135 Caracul Coats Brown and gray. Priced from $95 stock in- of rac- coon, American broad- tail, beaver, leopard, mink squirrel, ete. For those who camnot showe will glad- rrange terms. Over 17 Years of Leadership in Fur Values and Satisfaction Connecticut Furriers EFLECTED in the elegance and charac- ter of our every fur offering is a 17- vear-old reputation for integrity and loyalty to our patrons. Our name has always been associated with incomparable quality and value in fine firs. The August Sale now in progress pr esents, as in the past, the utmost in choiceness of pelts, (‘mftamanehlp and chic of design, at prices unrivaled for economy. introducing--- genume Raby Sealskin! s new, unusual and smart and has all the wearing qual- mes of raccoon. Priced from $150. Connecticut Furriers INCORPORATED 70 WEST MAIN STREET HARTFORD STORE, 90-92 CHURCH STREET RELIABLE FUKRIERS N NEW BRYTAIN'S TLEADING AND MOST

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