New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1928, Page 11

(SIS 2y l;l In llmu l -a. | :ln_n i o~ Unless otherwise Indicated. theatrical written by press agencies for the AT THE STRAND The final showings of “Sorrell and | Non™ will be given at the Strand to- duy at 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 with vaude- ville. In order to accommedate all at the last showing, the Strand box office will remain open tonight unti) 9:45. The new show tomorrow brings to the Strand one of vaudeville's most gorgeous offerings, “The Wedding Cown” staged by the master pro- ducer, George (*hoos,/with a com- pauy of ten stars intluding Mildred Keats, Other acts for Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday include Hurst and Vogt in “Befort the Bar”; Morreli and Eleanor; Rock and Bl nd Buckley, Hird and Co. ture photoplay which comes here will be “Soft Living” starring Madge Mellamy. Thursday night the Strand present eight vaudeville acts inglud- ing New Britaln's favorite pianist, Israel Rosenberg with Molla Barnett “Miss New Haven” in a cycle of ~ongs and music. . dircet from Roxy's, PARSO! HARTFORD Theatergoers of this city were ad- vised to keep ‘Thursday night open, when “Good News,” the musical comedy sensation of Broadway, pays a visit to Parsons’ theater. The lo- | cal engagement is for three nights and Saturday matinee, beginning Thursday. Probabdly there is not a person in the city who has not already heard | of the superlative quality of this| musical show. It is the talk of | Liroadway and its fame has already | spread to every part of the globe. Tt 18 coming here with a cast of | comedy stars, al experts and | dancing celebrities, a chorus of youth, pep and beauty, a production of raro charm and George Liand, to Eive a musical thri cvery number in the show. Ten Born Before Noon Today in London Hospital London, ¥eb. 29 (A—The stork broke all records at Queen Char- lottc's, -London's latest maternity hospital, delivering ten leap year Labies before noon today. As a rule the half day average is only threc. Other maternity homes arrivals about the same as on other days. Queen Charlotte’s sympathizing with the youngsters who will wait four years to celebrate their real | hirthday arranged for special gifts | for each baby. Presentation of the 18 will be made by Lady Howard De Walden who is president of the ladies oyganization which subscribed the gift fund, Interest in leap year babies is so great that the Daily New d West- minstep Gazette have offered a na- tional savings certificate of 1 pound to bables born of registered readers. | Extortion Charges to Be Given Grand Jury | Doston, Feb. 29 (UP)—The fed- eral grand jury wili convene March to investi charges of graft | preferred against members of the | local veterans burcau, in connection with the extortion of money from disabled war veterans. of Brookline and Arthur Willlams of Jamaica Plain arc the principals involved in the investigaticn, which is to he prosecuted by Ascistant U. 8. Attor- ney John V. Spalding. U. & Attorney Frederick H. Tarr in a statement issucd to the press last night said: “This conspiracy for extortion from vetcrana is confined to a com- parat, y few of thosec connccted with the veterans bureau and Cap- tain Blake, to whom belong the credit of the disclosures, has reqeust- cd that the investigation be made as | thorough as possible. N Choate School Has a Schedule for 4-Oared Crew Wallingford Conn., Feb. 29 (— Choate school here has arranged its crew schedule for the spring which will include a race with a speck: four oared crew from Columbia to | ba rowed in April on Community lake here. Ambition of the crew management. was to have a regatta of four-oared | crews from Middlesex, Pomfret, St. Mark’s and Choate but this could not be brought,about this year. Springfield College freshmen will row Choate here on April 20, 2lght-oar crew racing has been abandoned and for this reason there will bg no race with XKent this spring. COM Faris, Feh. 29 (UP)—On charges that he encouraged soldiers to dis- obey orders, a correctional court has sentenced the communist deputy Jacques Doriot to three y $m- prisonmfht and fined him 2,000 francs. Doriot was not present at the t and is at liberty PARSONS’ HARTFORD MARCH 1, 2, 3—MAT. SAT. Schwah and Mandel Bring You The - Biggest Masical Comedy Hit in 20 Years Gocd News! With an Al hnerlm Team ¢ | mance will | n's reported | ..64 gt il |J.:!..| I fiotices and reviews in this column are Tespectivg amusement company, | AT THE CAPITOL Today is the last showing of Lon Chaney in *“The Big City" his great. | 8t photoplay to date and with Betty \\olln\\on as his leading woman. Tt | will be offered tonight at 7 and 9:10. | Beginning Thursday godouble fea- ture prog m of good entertainment will be presented offering Reginald Denny in “Fast and Furious” an ac- tion comedy drama that for speed outclasses anything you have ever see in this line. Denny again scores with his dare-deviltry and ‘comedy «fforits and patrons will find this film real cntertaining. The co-feature will offer *Her 8eccret Hour,” a . mighty drama that throbs with ro- amid California’s glowing orange groves. Jean Hersholt is the leading player, and Is ably supported by an all star cast. Actual war conditions prevailed when the Scventh 1. R, infantry was moved from Vancouver bar- racks, and the Fourth U. 8. infan- |try from Fort Lawton to Camp | Lewis, Washington, to participate lin war scenes for First National's {“The Patent Leather Kid," starring Richard Barthelmess at the Capitol ! beginning Sunday, following its long | Broadway triumph. | It will be presented with a special orchestra. Tteserved loges are now selling at the box office. ' BACK T0 THE BRAVES | |Zack Taylor Returms to Boston | Team When Giants Ask Waivers | on Him Through Leagues. | Boston, Feh. 29 (W—Zack Taylor {is on his way back to his old job as first string catcher of the Braves. "hat news chee ing camp of the tribe yestel St. Petersburg, Fla., for Za though not the best catcher in the league, is a good steady player and a valuable man to handle young pitchers. The Giants had asked lwaivers on their veteran aftee ob faining the services of J in the deal for Roger: Judge Emil Fuchs decided his club | could not afford to allow their old standby to pass out of the league. Over at Bradentown, Pitchers Rus- | ell, Fayden cut loose yesterday during the Red Sox drill and the form thy (Mashed fickled Mg zan. |= Bill put on his old catcher’s mitt | anl took everything they could offer, | which was plenty. The boys showed {they could do their stuff and when curves were called for, they had lit- | | tle difticulty in delivering. The rest of the squad indulged n a lot of zeneral practice, featured, however, | by some expert sharp shooting by the catchers to second. Mast of the men looked to be in good (orm Begins to Receive All Last Minute Contracts | Washington, Feb. 29 (#)—The an- \nual last minute contracts are trick- {ling in to Clark Griffith at the Washington Senators’ training quar- ters at Tampa, Fla., as the rookics |80 through limbering up exercises | waiting for the ball ficld to be made ready. 4 Sam” Jones, veteran pitcher, nally sent work that he is on v to campp after having re- fused, it is said, a $10,000 offer and received in return a contract calling for less money. “Goose” Goslin, veteran left fielder, is reported a raise of $1,000 over his ary, said to be $14 000. | This h*:\u" only Joe Judge, first baseman, and Tommy Taylor, rookie outficlder, out of the fold. All rcg- ulars are due in mpa Friday. ;Six Local Delegates at i G. 0. P. State Convention This city will be represented at the republican state convention in Hartford; April 17 and 18, by six ates who will be elected at a party primary, March 19, | Each city and town is entitled to {two delegates for each representa- |tive it has in the lower house, and two for cach senator elected by the | city. This apportionment allows New Britain six delegates, since this city has two representatives and the town limits are the limits of the sixth senatorinl district. 12 DIE 1N STORM { Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 29 (UP)— |Deaths in Sunday's storm here to- [talled 12, it was announced today. Heavy storm damage was reported from Sao Paulo state. | LYCEUM TODAY, THURS., FRIL 2—GREAT FEATURES—2 | .\ TONIGAT BLANKET NIGHT Star of “Painting the Town” GLENN TRYON —tn— “A HERO FOR A NIGHT” SERIAL “MAN WITHOUT A FACE” CO-FEATURE ESTELLE TAYLOR —in— “LADY RAFFLES” MAT. This coupon and 10c admits & lady to beat scats. STARTS SATURDAY CONRAD VEIDT —in— “A MAN’S PAST” ed the spring train- | Billy Bradley and Danny Mac- | ager BIL Carri- | to have signed a one-year contract rep- | New Britain’s ISRAEL ROSENBERG ISRAEL ROSENBERG New Britain’s premier pianist and Molla Barnett, “Miss New Haven” who will appear in a cycle of songs and music on the 8 act program at the Strand Tomorrow Night. Friends of the popular pianist will be on | hand to give him a rousing| ovation, MOLLA BARNETT Popular Pianist “Miss New Haven” IFEATURE RAGE T0 BE RUN TONIGHT ing Special Miler New York, Feb. 29 (®) — The Knights of Columbus have prepared & many course feast for track fans | | tonight with Madison Square Gard. en | {as the banguet hall and the interna- | tional mile as the piece dc resist. ance. So as the spectacular goes, 4 diet this season. Bug those who like their food liberally spiced ex- | pect to find their appetites appeased the measure. when Lloyd Hahn, Ray Conger and | joid o mecting Thursday at 2:3 Thuydsopponnnu of the bill are ”1]"':”0’"[0 ,l (1:"1! ;:(‘ '_{H‘d"" rk for |, ;. at the home of M 8 An- | combining for x last minute appeal sk ash at 1,760 yards, loudly gergon, 736 Arch street. to the gevernor. They contend that [Pallyhiooed as the "mile of the cen- |~ \hite Oak Tnn, Plainville Road, ' the taw, which wae sponsored by the | {dining, dancing, moderate cover Aricrican Humane Soelety and o The race s a “natura Hahn, | charge. Rescrvations, phone 1390. strong faction*in the American Ken- | best of the current American milers, | ——advt, nel club, will en the popularity of must be at top form (o beat not only | Robert Taylor, of 44 Mason Drive, | Boston terriers, bull tergiers, Man- |the German ncn but Conger ax well. The Illinois A. . flash may, in the | |opinion of some sport observers, prove to be the man that both Pelt- | zer and Hahn must beat. At the shorter distances—1,000 yards and | 1,000 meters—Conger holds victorjes | over both his rivals. | Regardless of the wet scems definitely | that the indoor record for the mils ‘rsf four minutes, twelve seconds, will | Ibe seriously threatened. Hahn's | | whole campaign this year has been | designed to “peak” him for an at- |tempt tomight to shatter the record held jointly by Joie Ray and Paave i Nurmi. The international mile heads the list of eight special events. Wide intercst has developed in the two- mile handicap run in which Ray outcome, onc come-back after a three-y {tion from the boards. ents include Leo Lermond, sturdy | Boston A. A. distance runner, and | Eddie Kirby of the Newark A, C. Fait Flkins, all around athlctoe of ; jthe University of Ncbraska, is ¢n- tered in the scptathlon against such | outstanding rivals as Harold Osborn, | Tony Plansky, Barncg Berlinger and Emerson Norton. fpecial interest attaches to the sprints. These will feature the sec- ond New York appearance of the season of Jimmy Quinn, sensational Holy Cross speedster, who amazed the experts by defcating an all-star field in the New York A. C. sprints series February 20. His opposition tonight will come from Bob McAllis- | ter, Chet Bowman, Roland Locke and Fred Alderman. The 300 yards run, the “Casey 600, and the half mile special have drawn entries from Harold Cutbill, 'the Flying Parson,” essaying & r vaca- Ray's oppon- | THU —FRL—SAT. PALACE to last forever. t of th Track Fans Eagerly Await Stag- { the ! fans have been on more or less of | established—— | makes his first serlous attempt at a | CAPITOL A Tale of Youtl\, Speed and Love! Co-Feature “THE SECRET HOUR” They Sald She Was Guilty of Love! Some Praised Her—Others Condemned Her! Come, Learn Her Secret! This mighty spectacular picture will burn its way into your memory RAMON VA\ ARI(O - l“"'l'l'\' BRONNON — HA\‘ McAVOY {come-back after six years; Phil Ed- wards, negro star of, New York uni- ity; Herman Phillips, Tllinois A. Joe Tlerney, George Lencss and H‘ddw sv\lnhurue, New York A. C; DOG FANCIERS ARE. |Cornell, ~ Cutbill is entered in the | lhfl}\l :;2':1c1a. including Weems Bas- i mpping 0[ W‘ EIIS IS Subject of Debate kin, former Seuthern star, and Phil New York, F'eb. 29 (UP)—Nene !Guthrie and Charlic Werner of the ! Tllinois A. €., will compete in |hc 80 |yard hurdles. of the talking dogs which recently | have come to fome would discuss the problem today but many human | There was no session of police beings were abgorbed in debating it. | court today, no arrests having been 8hould, or should not, the ears j made and no cases having been con- | of dogs exhibited at showa be crep- tinued. | ped? The New York state legislature Johnston's<lean coal is good coal. ' has taken the negative and has pass- | City Coal & Wood Co. Phone 217.—~ ed a law forbidding the cropping. jadvt, Only Governor Bmith can forestall The Scandinavian W. Clfiy ftems | | C.PT. U will pupil at the Central Junior High | school, was operated on for appendi- | citis last night at New DBritain Gen- cral hospital. Johnston” chester terriers, great Danes, Schnauzers and Dobermann-Pinsch- ers. Deterioration of the breeds is a clean coal is good coal. | ortain consequence of such legisl i DINGHAN SUPPORTS e o BUDGET REDUCTION = =5 Yotes for Cut in Rivers and Harbors Allowance Hartiord, Feb. 29 UP — Lorenzo Desmarais, 17, Hartford's “phantom ' stabber,” was presented in police | B BY GEORGK ‘M. MANMING on Euresu of theN. B, Hersld) oourt today and bound over to the (Washingt: Washington, D. C.. Feb.?39—At Mareh term of the superior crimt- | nal court under bonds of $10,000. The youth has admitted to the po- last Sepator Hiram Bingham has had to decide between his beloved Cennecticut and his beleved admin-| iatration. | Most of the jumior Cemmecticut senator's speeches on the foor of the sonate are in defense of Con- necticut or in defense of the ad- ministration. Rarely is there a| clear-cut case of conflict Mween the interests of the twe, But when the senate was ‘nldmg whether to cut the appropriations| for rivera and harbors improvement in accordance with the wishes of the bureay of the budget, the admini- Many Here Find Way to Ead Colll Overnight at Home by Hospital Tested Method By taking the advice of her stration’s velos en fiscal affairs, or to| tor and using a method that has wcoept the incredse in appropriations | relieved even the most extrenu for this purpose which the house of | hospital cases, Miss Agnes 1. the | White, like numbers of New Britain reprosentatives imsisted upon, time came when Senator Bingham |people, found the quickest way to had to decide whether to be loyal|get rid of a stuffy cold. to Connecticut or to the administra- Miss White, for example, had tion. The eut in npproprmmn- which the senate committee, following the advico of the adminatration, had made, invelved a cut of $50,000 in the appropriation for the develop- ment of the Thames rifer, and & cut of $10,000 in the appropriation for the improvement of Norwalk har- bor. He deelded. He was the first senater te vote to uphold the senate | committes in reducing the sppro- priations for the improvement of th: country's waterways and harbors, | including those of Connv.nleut. But enly 16 senators veted with him, while BS voted to uphold the increase of sema $5,000,000 for riv- ers and harbors which the house had passed, 3o the Thames and Nor- walk harbor are expected to recelve their full allotment in the fiscal neglected her cold several days in the hope that it would clear up of its own accord. Instead, it started settling in her nose passages and chest. 8he began to feel feverish, ! and finally called the clinic for] advice, when her mother fearcd pneumonta. Relief begar almost immediately when doctors gave her double doses; of Ayer Cherry Pectoral—u concen-| trated mixture of wild cherry, ter- }p‘n-hydflte and other ingredients used in treating even the most ex-| treme hospital cascs. She felt its comforting warmth instantly-—from her mose passages deep down into her chest. In a‘few hours the rod ness of her eyes was gone; her nor passages began to clear up and 1 another day or so, doctors repoit the cold was completely gone | vear 1929, which begins July I, 1928, despite Senator Bingham. Senator George P. McLean, the senior senator from Connectieut, did not vote, He was paired, however, with Senator Edward I, Edwards of New Jersey, who was absent and has not announced hia pesition on the increase, #0 it Is net determined whether h- would have veted for the administration, or for Connecti- cut. Under a $50,000.000 apprepriation, the Thames would get this year only $250,000, while un the $85.000.- 006 sppropriation goved in both heuses, it will get $300,000. Nor. | walk harber will prebably get $70, 000 inatead ef $80 000 under the In- creased appropriatie: STPAMER ON FIRE Rie De Janeire, Feb. 29— (UP)— A National Telegraph dispatch today sald that thy Lioyd Brasileire freight steamer Athlaya, bound for Rio de | Janelro from New York with a | City Conl & Wood Co. Fhone :;ZI.\'I | tion, the cropping supporters charge. | A Nash Co. Spring line Suits, Tux- | (e g ar iama, vice president of i i | the Great Dane club of America was $22.90. McCabe, Tel. 464.— |so wrought up about it that ha ‘fl'm- | threatened retallation, He and his ST followers, he said, might join forees Congressman Attains His | witn the prescot nsaiy, e M- | mane Socfety, and attempt ob- Pl l’2lth l}lyl‘flfllqdi(l}; ’l;odhly tain legislation which would make it | Vashnigton, Feb. ~Techni- | jllegal to pluck a dog's whiskers or lcally wpeaking, Represeatative Rich- | goek g a:n or m horkaty tate. ard 8. Aldrich, of Warwick, Rhode Island, attained his twelfth birthday itoday, but he has only six more | years to go before he will he unable to say he is on the sunny side of fitty. { Aldrich, & native of the national | capital, was born Iebruary 29, leap |year of 1884. His birthday is the | only one among the more than 500 | listed in the congressional directory |tce today by former Senator George that falls on the day appearing but| Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania. \0"" in four years. | Buch leginlation s “at least pre- sald Pepper, who recalled | | previous discussien ef the proposal ' when he was a member of the com- | Lieutenant in Guard 1 5y " tormer enator | | Hartford, Keb. 20.—Mayor AN- ;picared as & representatnve of | | thony Sunderland of Danbury Who (hrae Pennsylvania banks, the Har- some time ago resigned his com- righyrg National, the Steelton N: mission as captain of the ficld ar- 4j5 gnq the First National of Hunt- Thllery battcry in his home city, i8 jpq10n, returning to the National Guard as| .yt 4y a poor use of legislative [a first licutenant. An order from '|ouert maid Pepper. “to bs eon the adjutant general's office shows i, ua1ly tinkering with the basis of his assignment to the second bat- goooeion e |edos, | other,” he said. Norbeck Bank Tax Bill Is Pepper | ‘Washington, Feb. 39 ‘he Nor- beck bill te allow the states to tax National Bank shares was opposcd before the senate banking eemmit- | Danbury Mayor Is First | talion headquarters company, 192nd 2 fleld artillery. | Moscow means mossy water. SASN S | U. 8 exports during the 12 monthg of 1927 totaled $4,866,- 160 000. (GAPITOY, SUN., MON,, TUES., WED. Last Times Tonight - LON CHANEY in “THE BIG CITY” DOUBLE FEATURES! TODAY and THURSDAY e Witk & Special rusands hended “One 1s no more painful than the pointed manager of the new Wor- eargo of guseline, caught fire be- | tween Fernando Noronha and Re- cife, near Macelo. EGAN MADE MANAGER ‘Worcester, Maes., Teb. 29 () — Jaek Egan, who was manager oY the Newark club of the Interna- tional League Year, has been ap- cester club of the Kastern leaguc by President Claud B. Davidson. LAST TIMES TONIGHT! “SORRELL & SON” 45 and 9: Box Office Opem Until 9:45 Night Including with “MISS NEW In a Cycle of Songs HURST & . WINIFRED DUFFY and LAST BUT NOT [ hee, 8 ACTS 8 W BRITAIN'S POPULAR PIANIST ISRAEL ROSENBERG MOLLA BARNETT The Famous Vaadeville Combine in “BEFORE THE BAR"” MILDRED KEATS and TEN STARS in “THE WEDDING GOWN” A Musical Comedy in a Platinum Setting with LILLIAN MARTIN, AUDREY BUTLER, PALMER YOUNG, NORMA BUTLER, EDDIE?? and FRANK?? {lice that Le stabbed three woweem I.u re during December and Janusry. John Moran, 23, who told police he arrived in Hartford from Que- Canada, on February 2, was |urrested here this morning oh & |charge of carrylng burglar toels. He was arraigned in police ceurt and bound over to the next term of the superior criminal court wn- der bonds of $2,500. The tools were |found in a bag he was carrying. A loaded revolver was taken from a pocket of his coat. Moran is being “checked up.” TOOK DOCTOR'S ADVICE —COLD GONE NEXT DAY daly & member find that r more this hospital medi- ian stop coughing penctrates and heals fu- 4 of the breathing pas- sagos. ed Ly the system, it quick Iy reduce helps allay that “foverish,” grippy fer and drives out the cold from the nose pussages, threst and ehest. Just u few plensant spoonfuls of Sherry Pectoral now and Il feel like a aif- rent person tomorrow. At all drug- Guc; twice as much in $1.00 hos- s Estclle Taylor and loln‘ Drew in a scene from "h:ly Raffles” * —a Columbia Production LYCEUM — TODAY, THURS., FRI. HAVEN”" and Music VOGT LEAST MORELL & ELEANOR ‘ ROCK & BLOSSOM i “Besuty and Grace” “Dit It Happen?” BUCKLEY, HIRD 00. “Ambassadors of Melody” ON THE SCREEN THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY MADGE BELLAMY in “SOFT LIVING” Grace Mack’s Sensational Story of Gold Digging Ladiex