New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1928, Page 11

GEORGE O'BRIEN AT THE CAPITOL Popalar Star Featared in “Houor Mundll Beginning Sunday night for a four day engagement the Capltol will of- fer popular George O'Brien with Estelle Taylor in “Honor Bound." 1t is the story of John Ogletree | who has been sent to prison through the treachery of a woman. He is embittered with life and is fighting thdough unaided. The rea- son for hig sudden transfer to the coal mines'is revealed when he finds that Evelyn, hia former sweet- lieart, is now the wife of Paul Mor- timer, the coal baron. Secking to) win back Ogletree she has him | appointed her chauffeur, His in- | difference s0 enrages her that she wrecks the car and is carricd to the hospital badly injured. Her hus- band overhears her calling for Ogi tree in her delirium and consigns the latter to the coal mines there to meet an existence worse than death. How he, comes through thisy with the aid of Selma, the prison doctor's daughter, and his convict buddy who helps him escape, re- veals one of the most dramatic atories ever scrcened George O'Brien and Iistelle Tay- lor have the stellar roles and are | supported by an excellent cast in- cluding Leila Hyams, Tom Santschi, Sam DeGrasse, Al Hart and Frank Cooley. As an added attraction Stan Lau- rel and Oliver Hardy will be fea- tured in their new comedy “Putting the Pants on Phillip." This comedy team is very popular with Capitol patrons and this new picture is a | guaranteed laugh maker. On Thursday the entire show changes and brings A double feature program of excellent subjects. The main attraction will offer Monte Blue In “Across the Atlantic” an airplane story, while the co-feature vill offer “Beware of Marricd Men® with Irene Rich. SOCIAL AT HIGH SCHOOL Enthusiastic Audience Enjoys Varled Program Presented By Students, | | Past and Present. | A rathering which perhaps repre- | aented every Senfor High school | graduation class in the past decade was entertained in a minstrel show teaturing alumni and under-grad- vates at the school auditorinm L’lsl‘. evening. | The crowd present was one of the largest to attend the monthly so- cials n vears and it responded en- | thustastically to the various musical | selected presented. Following the cntertainment Al Basney and a 15| piece orchestra consisting of stu- dents and former students of the | schaol played for dancing in the | symnasium, | A chorus bf 14 boys and 14 girls | and 12 feature entertainers made up the personnel of the minstrel troup. One of the best hita of the show was “And Furthermore” sung by Vincent O'Delt, '22, who substituted for a| soloist who was absent. Other hits included sung by Ada Janshion; “Sweet N tery of Life” by Frank McGrat “Tiet's Kiss and Make Up” by Marion | Scheyd and “Roses of Picardy” by | John Gowen. Much comedy was enjoyed in a short musical act pr sented by Paul LaHar and Fred Mirlianni_and they had to respond PLAINVILLE NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) “Ramona’ : Archic Dehm and family of El abeth court have removed to Cli- max, N. Y. Mr. Dehm has resigned Dis position as sexton of the Church | of our Lady of Mercy and has been succeeded by John Cassidy of South Canal street. Fred D. Hastings of Strong court has returned from a stay in Savan- nah, Go. | John O. Elliot has returncd after three weeks spent in Keene, N. H. | A son was born vesterday to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson. ¥For Sale—One family cottage on West Broad street, Phone 52-3—adv to several encores. The entire affair was conducted under the direction of Miss Ilga F.f Harvey, the club supervisor. The manner in which it was conducted reflcets credit upon her. She ac- companied the soloist in an excel- lent manner. Y. W. C. A. NOTES rugs at the Y. W. C. A. on Friday, | May 25, from 2:30 to 8 o'clock. The hibit will consist of work com- | day, I be | Tuesday | meeting of the board to pass on the |toreign seccretary who only Incurable Diseases Hit Grafted Roses Washington, May 19 UP—DBurning of all infected plants, Department of Agriculture investigators have con- cluded, is the only way to cradicate graft-canker after it attacks rose bushes which have been grafted. The disease sometimes appears on or near the point where the stock and scion are joined, affect. ing either or both, and if it entire- ly circles the stem the bark cracks, the wood tissuc becomes roted and er souked, and the plant quick- dies. Some plants are more sus- ceptible than others to this dis- ease, which may be detected by the formation of the cankpr or callus and the wilting of the leaves. It 18 most likely to appear{in forcing 10 no means of control are kaown for plants once infected. APITOL PARK Capitol park will again be open this Saturday and Sunday and it is expected that another large crowd will visit'the big amusement park on Wethersficld avenue. The official opening date has been set by the management as Saturday and Sun- May 26th and 27th, and on these two days & wonderful pro- gram of entertainment will be pro- vided for those attending, Fireworks, band concerts, free acts and O'Dar’s Kiddie Circus will be among the features, For Saturday night in Palais Royal another prize dance contest will be held and on Sunday night the Club Worthy Hills orchestra will the musical attraction. This marvelous band made such a de- cided hit Bunday night May 6th in the continuous dancing contest held that night, that they were declared the best orchestra and given a re- turn engagement. Natural Gas Hotter New Orleans, May 19 (®—Natural gas gives considerably more heat than the arlificial variety, the Louiriana Conservation department says in its official publication. Comparing the natural gas of the Monroe fleld with that supplied in New Orleans by artificial means, it found that the former had a heat- ing value of 1,000 British thermal units a cuble foot and the latter only 600, The heating value of natural gas, it explained, depends upon the rela- tive percentages of the various hy- drocarbons which it containss Usual- {1y the chief constituent is methane, which has a heating value of 1,009 Rritish thermal units a cubic foot. MAYOR-U A written opinion given Mayor Paonessa by Corporation Counsel John H. Kirkham today sets forth hat the common council's action in VETO authorizing George J. Rilsy to move two ho through Gold street, was not legal and therefore must he vetoed. Accordingly, the mayor will return the resolution to the council at its next mecting. Under the pro- cedure approved by the ordinances, the council must receive the petition first and then refer it to the various boards interested for a hearing. In this instance the council received he matter after it had been passed on by the boards. HALL CALLS MEETING Chairman Edward Hall of the board of finance and taxation has set as a tentative date for a water department’s proposal to con- |struct a fitration plant at a cost of approximately $1,000,000. If pass- |ed by the finance board it will then £0o to the cormmon councll at a spe- cial session to be, called by the mayor. Stresemann Il German the other day presented his country's approval of the American antiwar pact, now is seriously ill in Berlin. His condition has caused grave fears in official circles. Dr. Gustav Stresemann, pleted in the hooked rug classes throughout the year. The classes were taught by Mrs. Lillian H. Al- len of the Skyline studio of Ithaca, | N. Y., and by Miss Florence M. Rice, cducational secretary, during the winter and spring terms. Refresh- | ments will be served during the afternoon. The members of hte class will act as hostesses on the occasion. | The public is cordially invited. i The Soglology club will meet next Tucsday at the Y. W. C. A. at 7:30 o'clock. This will be the last reg- | vlar meeting of the season and a | full attendance is desired. The club will make its final trip of the season on next Saturday afternoon when they will visit the Long Lane farm. Theke {rips have proved very in- structive as well as enjoyable. ('0.\1.\15;.\'(““ Tuxl(-n‘r TI"‘KL l. BE T DANCIN ot rALm\~ GR ST, wu by ART ANDERSON'S CONNECTICUT YANKEEZS Capitol Park 900 Wethersficld Ave., Hartford. Open Saturday and Sunday New Rides—Concessions—Games Frve Gate, PALAIS ROYAL Saturday Night Prize Sunday Night Club Worthy Hills Orchestra, WTIC Bréadcasting favorites. Follow the C'rowd Dance. Than Artificial Kind | BILLIE DOVE IN Screen Feature at the Strand | Next Week Beautiful Billie Dove, favorite ilel of milllons of movie goers, will hold the center of attractions at the Strand beginning Sunday evening ,When she will appear in her newest {tilm, “Thae Yellow Lily." Billi is supported by an 1 tilm including Clive Brook. 1re the most ideal starring team /in current films. Beautiful as a rare orchid, but poor as a mouse, Billic Dove n her new role scorned the love of the best “catch” on the |tinent. then turned a nation upside jdown 1o win him back. accounts it is Billie Dove’s most col- orful and romantic characterization to date. The vaudeville entertainment for | the first half of next week will be headed by the far-famed Charlie | Withers who will present the conic- dy sensational of vaudeville, “Wither's Op'ry” being a travesty on the “Variety” show of y¢ back. clude John Olms and Co., the emi- nent “Watch King;” Glen Benion in Irish melodies; Fields and Fink pre- nting their inimitable “Hokum A Carte”: and Moret, Erita and badors in a revue of distinction, Coming attraction for the Strand include Dolores Del Rio Tunt Jackson's love classle, mona” which will open here R M City Items George B. Ashley, president and freasurer of the Ashley-Babcock { is seriously {ll with pneumonia at hiome at 58 Garden street. Members of the South (‘ongrv,’;u» tional church will meet in the chapel {of the church Sunday evening to discuss plans for remodeling the in- terfor of the auditorium. Dr. T. Eben Reeks, superintendent of the New Britain General hospital, will read a paper before the meet- ing of the New England Hospital soctation at Burlington, Vt., May There will be a meeting of the Sunshine society Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church, The Newington League of Women Voters will hold its last business mecting of the year Monday after- noon at 2:30 at the home of Miss Mary Welles, T. F. Dalton of 1462 Stanley street notified the police at 5:30 last ning that while drlving north Stanley street, his car struck parked ca@ doing no damage. Street Superintendent Engene Fa- selle complained to the police at 7:40 last night that stone ecurbing which had been piled on Carmod strect was being carried off by r dents of the neighborhood. An auction of the goods of Paul Derderfan will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock by Constable Fred Winkle at 29 Lafayette strect, The naturalization of soldiers who served in the American army during the World War will take place in the city court Monday noon. Commissioner Thomas Spellman will be In charge. A a STARTING TOD A \Y NOTE in This Picture Taken At New Haven, Conn. Co-feature BARBAIIA BEDFORD in “MARRY THE GIRL" LADIES' SPECH ‘This coupon and 10c admits & lady to matinee. Dove | tin this | con- | From all | Other vaudeville acts will in- | Company, the South American Trou- | in Helen | ’\ Mukdenites on | = LYCEUM UNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY Continuous Show. Knocked Out!—So he bocame a football ster—Don‘t miss this, the Knocked Out!—So he heoame a football star—Don't miss this, the —Many Scenes NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, CHANG VILL Nor YELLON LY OBEY JAP ORDERS (Continucd from First Page) [u ere informed that Japan would prevent, as far as possible, defeated | troops. or thosc in pursuit of them, !regardless of whether they are northern or southern troops, from | entering Manchuria™ such “is | necessary for the protection of the | special position of Japan in Man- {churia and Mongolia { This explanation obviously meant that Chinese civil war should not pencirate beyond the great wall, Tokyo strongly indicated that ft | would establish a military hurrier at ,aln haikwan, at the sea terminus of at wall almost at the houn- | 'S of Chihli and Manchuria, to en- foree t SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1928, 800 LA ACCQUE 0 THE GREAT FOOTBALL SCENE IN “mOLD £14 VALE I'a LYCEUM—TODAY—SUNDAY—MONDAY—TUESDAY Blunt Announcement Jupuanese have announced al- that the northerners i€ | beaten shall not pass the Shanhaik- | wan harrier, which mwans that Mar- Ishal Chang in choosing to ignore the hp nese advice that he retire now has buined Bis bridges hehind him. n was preparing to use all the ssary to halt any retreat | hanhaikwan. It was indi- division from Korea 2 15,700 men and ofcers) | rawn rrom those ol would reinforee the normal Man- churian sarrison. This garrison s | A Special steamer was chartered | composed of a full division and two | 10 €1rry women and children from | Hilca I 5o berween 21,000 | Tientsin to Dy There were 3,00 and 24,000 men. Additional forces |JAPantse refugees from | will b ned from Japan as needed. ! in Mentaty and every s Ghmiin 1S G for Japan or Dairen opinion that Chang | With them. | Tso-Lin Lad sufficient military po er 1o withstand the nationalists al- 105t indefinitely if he was willing to | ed to the normal Japan i During the past three days his | Zuard at Peking, | Mukdenite forees have defeated the | strength to 1,000, Shansi forees of the nalionalists un- | iNg was prepa ler Feng Yu-Hsiang 'in a pitehed |8lope of the legation. This would be | |battle to the south of Paotingfu |the first usge of ziviation for defense | about 80 miles southwest of Peking. ‘flf Pekiog by a foreign power. Ihe normal effeets of Japan's move | At the first sign of trouble all r°~1 are incaleulable, mnay spur the |maining Japanese civillans will be | 10 4 desperate stand, for | concentrated in the legation. Th ires to Mukden, from which (Japanese, with the bloodshed at 1 to rule North China, | Tsinan behind them and the possiblo Tso-Lin can scarcely expect | reaction from the memorandum | Japanese friendship owing to his re~ | ahead, expeeted bitt peated deflance of their projects [all Chlnese factions, there durlng the past two years, who rules Peking, and Chinese official eir- cles were agreed that the implica- tion of the Japancse memorandum were momentous, probably more sig nificant than any far eastern devel- opment since the great war. High Chinese expressed the fear that Ja- pan was taking advantage of war- torn China to cstablish permanently | her domination over Manchuria and | demand recognition of it. In many quarters, neithor J'm'n\tw nor Chi nese, the phras nehurian pro- [tectorate” was an_— ireely used in | speaking of the relation of Japan to that territory. To Protect Forelgners | Businesslike preparations went | forward for the protection of for- | cigners in Peking and \Tientsin, Ad- miral Bristol, who was expected to | visit Peking at the end of May, ad- ainced the date and was headed for Tientsin from Japan aboard the de- stroyer Dillsbury, Plans were formed for the con- | centration of all foreigners inside the |legation quarter at Peking in event of trouble. Commanders of the pow- ers at Tientsin, where American | marines predominate, prepared to ! prevent the civil war from reaching the concessions. In view of the possibility of tie carly withdrawal of the present regime from Peking, the Chinese | Th chaniber ©f commerce was .eulng\ ready to maintain order between governments under the guidance of non-partisan elder statesmen, Although other foreign natignals have mot left Peking, Japan was | cvacuating hers. Japanese womm and children were being rfimou‘d The Japanese consulates at Kalga and Chiffeng, north of Peking, have oated tht been closed and all Japanese with- it I amer sailing was crowdes | Noutral wi | Add Infantry ry companie Two inf: were add- | legation | bringing its An airplane land- | 4 ou the defensive In police court today the 'l"nnl: Jakubiak, aged of 85 Ly man street, charged with violation of the lquor law, was continued until May 23, and the casc of An-| thony Vidutis, aged 19, of 465 hurch street, charged with operat- | ing an antemobile while #nder in.| fluence of liquor, was continued un- til Monday. Attorney Harry M. Ginsburg represented both men. The charge of breach of the peac and assault was nolled in the caec of Willlam Lange, aged 35, of 64 Fairview street, who was arrested | last night by Officer Hellberg on1 complaint of Mra Lange, who u\rl\ her hushand assaulted her and put | her out in the rain | Judge H. P. Roche was on the Ibench and Prosecuting Attorney J ‘Woods represented the state, Bepfamin Franklin “Poor Richard.” was called YES! YES! 'DANCING TONIGHT RIALTO BALLROOM Music By IMPERIAL ORCH. Admission 50c STARTING TODAY and orth China |, | when he beca SUNDAY BILLIE Reginning MONDAY \L \IATI NEE “THE YELLOW LILY WEAR RESISFING STEEL IS TESTED .- {I5 Being Used in Special Type ' 01 Mators Traris 19 UP—Wear el for A uton tors has ny of cnt. tral school, « governn of technology, I and showed i support his cas “Nitrated stecl,” Tie new- horizons i m ¢ Cylinders of this new stecl plained, stecrsstul the recent rac Indianapolis tween a French and an n Long [less friction notuble qualiiie wear of t was one-t 4 chrome ‘Hvtltn\ otors 4 1o “opens T ex- n be- had one lite of 1he new stecl 15 the seral 1 cylinders that of ic kf! he sald, and the new steel cliniuated the need for Lronze or fijetion bushings Aviation motors of the new metal after 100 hours o flight showed no wear that coull me measured, while there was distinet wear in he usual sylinders sumption of oil is given dly less and not subject 1o ter considerabile and wo t ste ieth casting, use of the mot KRILLLED IN Salem ham R, instantly BREAD M1 Mass, May 1% (P—Wil- Brown ot Lynn was killed Salem jail today caught in a bread- wis cleaning. He was sentenc a year ago at Lynn to serve 18 months for polygamy. His mother lives at Benson, Minn, mixer he —PALACE— TODAY VAUDEVILLE REVUE It's the Best You Lver Heard or Seen On the Scrcen Claire Adams In “LUNATE Qo-Feature Leo Maloney in SUNDAY—MONDAY Tom Sants in “THE Apache Raider” hi, Gladys Brockwell LAW and the MAN" Co-Feature FRED THOMSON in DOVE " MORET-ERITA & CO. “A Revue of Distinction” FIELDS & FINK “Mokum A La Carte” OLM: & 0. “The \\‘ll('h KIIIE" GLEN BEI\IOV process American | ‘Y’ CAMPERS HOLD | REUNION AND FEED { Reminiscences Mingle th { Strawberry Shortcake at Y. M. A Camp Hazen at the Y. M. C. | former campers. 1 with cature reunion was he A. last evening by he reunion start- t which strawberry the shortcake had vd vanishing | dulged in group sonie of the ty- Huzen songs, whieh | n confused by hirp of the tr croak of the bullfrogs. Ulks old campers fol- Wauldo Ficree told of his ex- wi snipe hunting ' Quigley told about £0ing-C e Jimmie oxperiences When reached th i [ voint, 11 i il .| {have at neighbor: !~ lowed [ mw various * ! hoys iences at | “Dick an ove “Dick’ ¢ choi & articl canps’ on direc and sate hoys' wbout Camp Ha varions camp to LAW SUIPS ARE FILED ollowing suits were filed to- city court: luws Piskowski Phe lay in Suit for brought St against "\“flll(llr | Forton, through Attorney 13, J. Mon- kivwiez. Doeputy Sherift Mathew Papeiak served the papers, by of Polish Corporation and Herman the corpor: "Traceski defendant $1.200 on a failed to make perty suit hrought by | Loan and Tnvestment inst John Rudy ‘cigelbaum, through claims a sum of note and t borrowed ‘ promisory payments A fc Lo cclosure action & Nettleton Company Ethel M. Cole et al, through ney Stanley J. Traceski. The tiif claims foreclosure and sion of property owned by it at 171 Linden ¢ .ml ire to make payme: nts on s promisory mnotes. Deputy Mathew Papeiak served the papers | in both of the above cases. against Attor- pla Entertamme? for ali ASHING DRAMA ! at FOOTBALL FILM Al lYBEUM " Will Be Shown for Four Dlys Smr_tmg Today Yale the feature at the Lyceum theater day and starring Rod La full of action, drama and “Hold pictnre startis comedy. As a matter of fact the biggest part of the picture was taken in New Haven, Conn. The picture moves like a whirlwind from fade- in to fadc-out. There are hair-rais- ing chases between the college man and the “goof” detective, rapid-firs boxing bouts between the classes, toothall practice and the thrilling nes during the big games in which Rod makes good and scores a victory for Yale. In strong contrast to the scenes Yale are the sequences in the Argentine where Rod is a young' and wealthy son of the pampas. During his vacation he learns broken fleld running practicing with a herd of steers for opponent the unusual ir you mpu: possibilitics ng Argenting Tmagine hman coni- ‘s old tra- knocked out 1w, he decided rth while, Your Yal fons. His cockiness to do somecthing w inferest is immediately aroused When Rod is in the liospital, the whistle blows that starts the big ! And he Yale's greaf highest hope. tod attired in foothall looked and shows t side has her display gan star, a Rocque never Aiffere fore The com ion Barbara Bedford Girl n better than togs I 0- featurs “Marry offers in th 5.000 FUND OUGH In the opinion of Mayor Paoness: Senator E. F, Hall and Municipa! Recreation Commissioner B. G Kranowitz, who conferred today at the mayor's office, the $5,000 appro- priated by the council for a park on the Washington school grounds is sufficient to establish a very accept- able recreation field. The park com- mission which was recently ousted was of the opinion that so little could be accomplished that it would be prefcrable to do nothing. Work on fitting out the park is to com- | mence this month. Pick o’ the Pictures! TWICE SUNDAY 6:30—8:15 and " , TUES.,, WED. Continuous DARING THRILLS ! Mo! GEORGE O’BRIEN A Living Sacri 1fice To Honor, He Found His Freedom E Thos STAN LAUREL PAN Funny “PUTTI} THURS. Happiness Redeemed Through Love! TRA ADDED ATTRACTION! Comedians! OLIVER HARDY TS ON PHILLIP” FRI—SAT. — “BEWARE OF MARRIED MEN” With IR . RICH Clyde Cook, Richard Tuckes