New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1928, Page 27

L) e 1ge ||!|n a S » l!hll written by press agencies for the A TANGUAY MONDAY Fva Tanguay, creator of “I Don't “ure;” wrecker of stage formulas +atest headliner of the 20th ce ury; a household word on two ontinents; comes to the Strand \ater as the vaudevjlle headliner sinning Monday afternoon. The show for this week-end roved to be one of the ason with Bebe Daniels in “Feel My Pulss s the main film att ion and Sid Hall with his Mid- | lipmen on the stage. ills hits include Pease and Nelson »onovan and Lee; Sher Mat with the Andres sters and and Kirk. feature photoplay for nex beginning Sunday evening. Norma, Shearer in her latest o Latest from Paris,” with Sidney on V ANAMAKER ESTATE IS OVER FIFTY MILLIONS (Continued from First Page) \Wanamaker's son, John Wanamaker, | Jr., as one of three trustees. A later odicil removed the son as a trus-| number to | tee and increased the <even. It is provided, however, that the son may be elected a trustee whenever the trustees consider this \dvisable. It is further provided that <hould his son he elected a trustee be dropped in such capacity, whenever the other trustees think i dvisable. The final codicil was signed in August, 1927. Mr. Wanamaker died March 9. Originally, Mr. Wanamaker's sis- Mrs. Norman McLeod and Mrs. lay H. Warburton, were to b iven 6 per cent incoma on $2,000,- 40 annually, but when Mrs, Mc i.-0d died the will was changed to Mrs, Warburton $100,000 a yoar for life. Each of the grandchildren s ranted an annuity of $2 Gurnee Munn, Jr., Ferdinanda Junn, Rodman Arturo De Heeren, fohn Wanamaker, 2nd, and JFernan- + Pauline Wanama tion it is specifically provided 1t the tncome of the children of dman Wanamaker must never be | llowed to drop below the $100,000 mlated, The sum of $25,000 is given for neer research at the Lankenau ital, Philadelphia It Princeton university should es- Jlish a school of business, the will srovides that $15,000 shall be set ide yearly for 10 +~holarships of s%0 cach. Mr. Wanamaker was cton in 1886, that the trus- self-perpetuating | sraduated from Princ The will provide: s shall be a "lm"||r‘§« i rdNve Unless otherwise indicated. theatrical motices and reviews fn this column are best of t)w‘ Other vaude- | 000. They | r. In this con- | |l!l| L hasnp Tespective smusement company. BEERY—HATTO Laughs and more laughs were the main feature at the Capitol yester- day at all performances when Wal- |lace Beery and Raymond Hatton |held the screen in their new com- ledy hit, “Wife Savers.” | These two famous comedians | [have plenty of new gags which are producive of hilarious laughter in | AT CAPITOL | | Robert Welisto Reviews of Current Theater Offerings GRANT MITCHELL In Georgo M. Cohan's American Farce “THE BABY C h o Nataile Mocrhead narles F. McCarthy Joseph 2 . William Mory Georgla Cal “Oliver Putnam Lydia Web Cassidy Kellogg Maid McCracken Barlowe Borland (By Herald Reviewer) No one except George M. Cohan would ever have conceived of a Pekinese bringing two homes to the ! verge of dissolution and an engage- ) |this tue of two doughboys after the |war. They're again in Kurope but !this time as Alpine guides. Can you imagine them as guides, what with snowslides and landslides, they keep udiences in a happy frame of mind |throughout. It will he repeated jagain today and Saturday at con- tinuous performances along with May McAvoy in as a c ture. 1 Beginning Sunday night “Chi- | ago” will be the big attraction with | Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi featured. As an added attraction 40,000 Miles with Lindbergh” will be offered, being a complete story |of this alrman’s world famed flights in the advancement of Ivancement of airplanes. SEEK RE-ELECTION FROM SECOND WARD | (Continued from First Page) “The Little Snob"’ important post in the common coun cil, as the committee annually passes | to upon bills amounting mately $2, 0,000, Alderman Falk was mover of the motion by which the tax rate of 26 11-2 mills, set by the hoard of finance jand taxation was reduced to 26 mills, | Councilms approxi- 1 Olson has served one [term. | T member of the com- | mittee’ on salaries and of the rail- | roads compittee. At {he present | time he, with Councllmen W. Q. |Gibney and Lucian Macora, is en- |gaged in a survey of street condi- | tions and public works department equipment with which to cope with Ithese conditions. | Councilmay Holt was elected from of among a large ficld when John G. Buck resigned | from the common cour Te serves as a member of the ordinance com- mittee and on the license commit- tee. Although a member for less |than a year, Councilman Holt has {taken an active part in council do- | andidates |ings, particularly as a member of ;ll\!‘ ordinance committee, | Adam Ziegle the didate for | nomination as a counciiman, lives at 309 Maple strect, and is a foreman jin the P. & F. Corbin plant. He has| not heen a candidate for office be- {fore but has heen identified with numerous republican movements. He 1s a brother of the republican | | head, |in every ment to the point where Cupid is| on the point of entering Mr. Ricl ard's heavyweight elimination con- test. Mr. Cohan's latest comedy— | or perhaps Mr. Cohan has produced another since evening—is ap- pearing at sons’ theater, Hart- ford, for the remainder of the week. Tt is called “The Baby Cyclone™” and it is all of that, and slightly more. ‘This is the play which ran for seven months in New York and ] eral more in Boston. The New York | cast, with Grant Mitchell featured, is intact. There are plays that make you happy, there are plays that make you sad, there are plays which convulse you with laughter. The Baby Cyclone” is in the last category. Speeded up to the Cohan 'MORNING ACCIDEN | Bun, EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TRAINS IN EARLY (Continued from First Page) blocking all four tracks of the main line. Before warning could be given the | Baltimore local wreckage. The fact that the passenger was rynning on a track, two removed from the one on which the freights ! were wrecked probably prevented | heavier casualties, it was said The passenger train was in ¢ of J. G. Harris, engineer and Reinbold, firemen, both of more. crashed into the rge L. Baiti- Conductor Injured Philadelphia, March 16 e The offices of the Pennsylvania rail- road here said the conductor of one of the freight trai has not yet been disclosed, w jured in the wreck near Marsh Run, today. The report to the offices he said that one of the freight trains crashed into the rear of the other between Harrisburg and Cly, Pa. and that about ten minutes later a local pas- senger train, running from Baltimore to Harrisburg, crashed into the wreckage. The report said no one was in- | jured on the passenger train. Complete details of the wreck have not reached here. All four tracks of the main line were report- ed blocked. tempo, it runs a riot of laughter rmm curtain to curtain. Tt is an °Xpress of fun stopping at no way | | stations. | Occasionally a play comes along| in which the featurea player 1s th sole attraction. Not so with this o Edith Luckett, Spencer Tracy, Nata- lie M.orhead, Joseph Allen, William Norris and Georgia Calne have as much to do as Mr. Mitchell and do t cqually as well. For a prolonged pell in the second act last night Mr. Allen threatened to stop the show with his impersonation of a New York policeman who couldn’t be “Kidded.” Miss Luckett plays the part of a hysterical wite whose life and love are concentrated on her Peke. Mr. Tracy Is her husband, whose life and love have heen| wrecked by the animal. Miss Moor- in the role of Mr. Mitchell's flancee, is in love with the same pup and Mr. Mitchell fs determined | that no dog shall he brought into| his home—and the engagement goes bang. Altogether it 1s a rollicking show | Which very nearly comes up to the mzoal of all comedy writers—a laugh line. “The Baby Cyclone’ will be re-| peated fonight and tomorrow nigh with a matinee tomorrow. | VOGEL ENTERS POLITICS Louis W. Vogel of 24 Vance strect announced today his candidacy for | councilman in the First Ward at the | republican primaries. He has been a resident of New Britain for the past few years and is an active member of the Lions club. William T. Huber of 198 Hart street is also expected to be a candi- date for councilman in the same | ward. He 18 a republican, ody, filling vacancies as they oc- |registrar of voters, William J. 7““5"READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS frustces shall not be selected | competitive business. Mr “ovin is given full power to ap: ssor as head of the ising The tie City, houses in Philadelphia, Atlan York and Paris, and \ir. Wanamaker's home adjoining s futher's estate at Jenkintown ., all jewelry and works of art \rniture and other property of like . form the residuary estate, re left for the henefit bf Mr. amaker's children. “Itis my wish and T s vs the will, “the mana toiin Wanamaker, continued, after executives who m of their respective . for (eentives shall properdy, torily. 0 suggest™ went of York, shall w my dece: duties un- and satis- charge their respective ties, to the best interest of the ness of John Wanamaker, New with 10,000 words. I'he will n n fwo .\;plicv;ti(ms for ilartiord, March 16 (#—Notice of | sntion to organize the Springdale rust company was filed with the tate hank commission this morning 14 citizens of Stamford and wringl The Meriden Loan company also led petition for a charter. No date peen set for the hearing. 1 AD HERALD CLA 3 FOR YOUR WANTS DANCING FRIDAY NIGHT At the Newington Grange IMPERIAL ORCH. 1 . M. COHAN Presents GRANT MITCHELL In Cohan's Tunniest Play ‘The Baby Cyclone’ Nights: 2.8, ant. Mat. then be m‘ ax long u period as suid | its codicils makes | ate Bank Charters | |1er. | | Minnesota’s Delegation I 1 Is Solid for Al Smith Minnecapolis, March 9 (A—Minne- | sota’s 24 delegates to the demo- | cratic national convention have been | 1 over in a unit to the candi- | Smith, New 1s | tur y of Governor Al York, to vote for him {nomfnated. or until then.” One delegate ‘down by th “until he who was howled nthusiastic state con- vention yesterday, pleaded that the ldelegate pledg made less bind- v |ing. He complained that he nearly lost his voice at the convention four ¥ go, voting Smith, | republican of graft” the “pern FFordney-Me- | Cumber tariff a attacked in | resolutions, Wi administra- | tion's Nicaraguan CAPITOL TODAY and Continuous Funnier Than Ever! for ‘o io The 1 wers the olicy PARAM Co-Feature MAY McAVOY in “The Little Snob” That Sensational Photoplay | Added Attraction “40,000 MILES WITH LINDBEPG PALACE ANOTHER nu\uzr NIGHT On the Screen GRETA GARBO in RIN. “A DOG 0] v, E 1 A Very nm [Entertainment See “THE (‘A"AIKET KID” d and BUZZ BAWTON “WIZAKD OF THE in SADDLE” | der-in-chief ENGLISH ADMIRAL HAS FLAG ‘STRUCK (Conflnued from First Page) ficers concerned in the Malta naval incident had been suspended. They weré Rear Admiral Bernard §t. G. Collard, in command of the battle- ship squadron; Captain Kenneth G B. Dewar, in command of the Roval Oak, and Commander H. M. Daniel. The communique issued this after- noon threw no light on the nature of the incident in the Mediterrancan beyod saying that it involved cer- tain “disciplinary” matters and add- ed that Rear Admiral Collard's flag had not been transferred to anoth- er ship as had been reported, but was “struck.” The communique sad: at Malta by order of the comman. of the Mediter an station to investigate certain discipli- nary matters in which Rear Admiral Bernard 8t. G. Collard, Captain Kenneth G. B. Dewar and Com- mander H. M. Daniel were involved A8 a result of this inquiry, the 1 officers concerned were suspended from duty by the commander-in chief, whose report has not yet be: received at the admiralty, “Since the first lord (W. ¢ Bridgeman) made his statement in C | ND:\Y 3—GREAT FEATURES—2 VERA REYNOLDS | e ey “THE MAIN EVENT” SERIAL “MAN WITHODT A FACE” JOHNNIE WALKER —f— “BARE I\\FE‘ 2 Lr\llll‘\‘ \l’\Tl\ 1 This coupon and 10c will admit GALA ST. PATRICK’S DAY JUBILEE!! A SHOW OF SHOWS!! SID HALL AND HIS VERSATILE MIDSHIPMEN a lady to best seats, PFASE & NELSON “MATTISO SHARP SKIRK & SHERRY THE KING OF IRELAND! sames DONOVAN and LEE Mamie m The ~ i < oo, BEBE DANIELS in COMIN! MONDAY The Cclebrated Comediennc EVA TANGUAY Creator of AN = PERSON Other Select Acts “DOIN’ NICELY, THANK YOU " “FEEL MY PULSE” 2" The A court of inquiry has been held FRIDAY, MARCH 16, |ascertained that Rear Admiral Col-| |lard's flag has not been transferred | to another ship as he had inferred |from an earlicr telegram, but has| |been ‘struck’ and that he is still at Malta, “It is hoped that the press will| Inot prejudice the matter and will |await the admiralty’s statement of the case.” \ Have Reconds. | All three of the British naval of- | ficers who have heen suspended | from duty in the Matla incident | Jm\u had distinguished records in {the British navy. i Admiral Collard, the D, 8. 0. in 1918, se) naval staff intclligence d 1912 to 191f ssistant beach master of ach Gallipoli in | 1915, was invalided home and then | commanded the Monitor Lord Cylde (in the Dover patrol from 1915 to 1918, He was on the admirality naval staff for the next two years and in 1926 was made a rear admir- ‘ al. H Captain ! who won Dewar entered the naval mervice in 1893 and was sistant divector of plans in 1917 and was deputy director of the naval intelli- gence division from 1925 to 1927 |riot of stokers at Portsmoutl and Commander Danicl, a specialist in | ha was reprimanded gunnery, served on the Isis and Roy- | s S alist during the World War, was employed in the Baltic in 1519 ant Mayor Gives Salary aboard the Valiant in 1920 and | Check to City’s Poor 1922. He was mentioned in dis- | 2 patches several times and won the | D. 8. 0. He was squadron gunnery officer on the staff of the vice ad- miral commanding the first battle squadron of the Mediterrancan Commander Carlyon Bellairs in the house of commons late last night questioned the government | regarding a report that the captain and some of the other offi of | the vessel had re d to sail un der command of their admiral and nad been courtmartialed and sent to Gibraltar as civilians. This was the first news of any trouble in the { fus !something unpleasant happened but * | they | parliament 1928, “—% |the house of commons today, he )m'nm |received an offer to take & place * \HII' the Stanley Rule and Level Co. {as a tool and die maker, He had Sone cumers st sontam,| J- F. VAN OPPEN STRICKEN | parliamentary sccretary to the ad-| jmiralty, said his department w: 2 { ... |been employed by that company not possessed of sufficient informa- | Staniey Rule and Level Co. Em- | juring the time he lived in New tion to cnable him to answer the| ploye Dics Soon After Heart Ate| Dritain. |auestion and refused to comment. | Fraternally he was associated with Information in other quarters in-| tack at Buell Strect Home. the Stanley Rule and Level Mutual dicated that the affair was a squab- Striol tn e { A 1 Quinnipiac lodge, I. vle of some sort among the officers Doin vt @ sudoen houd Sisilo Haven. Surviving which was technically construed as | tick at his hom rly last evening, | hi his wife, Mrs. Ida Van Op- {insubordination. The Daily Mail to- (James Frederick Van Oppen of 4 i, William H. Van Oppen; 1y said only two officers were con- | Bucll strect dicd at §:20 o'clock, a 9 brofhers in Sk cerned and that they were on their | B short time later. He was 69 years o R aila way to England, although not un. | was 69 year neral services will take place at el i | 0ld and had iived in this city for the [the home Saturday afternoon at 2 4 s % | pas e years. ‘clock. . Willam H. Alderson, Something “Unpleasant past ning o 9'aloak V.. Wik Ny m,‘n"f,a ,m'_’ doubt: that| e was born in Hollar the Trinity Methodist . ¢ | vious to coming to this . Burial will be Meriden. About SREEE——— think Commander Bellairs ave an exageerated version of the | dent. They do not believe there | any court martial. names were mentioned in The navy list shows Rear Admiral Beernard St. G. Col lard in command of the batileshi squadron and Captain Kenneth D war in command of the Royal Oal On the assumption that Admira Collard was involved, the Daily ¥ press recalled today that when ) was a lieutenant in 1906 his tinetism” on one occasion led to o Leominster, Mass., March 16 (#» Mayor Bernard W. Doyle today re turned his salary check of $1,000 for 1927 to the ci surer with th request that the money be used for the deserving poor of Leominster, BIG RAILROAD EARNINGS, New York, March 16 (®—Th: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific aliroad carned § share on the common stock in 1 net in- come to $12,564,830 from 211 §61 the year before, F ings on the common stock in 1 were cquivalent to $10.62 a share rising D. Mill 26—CHURCH Always Reliable er Co. 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