New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1928, Page 11

E RAGKET AT THE GAPITOL Thomas Meighan in Underworld Story The barking of machine guns; -he intermittert reports of auto. matics; the excited howls of & mob zone wild, are some of the thrilling 1ighlights of Thomas Meighan's \atest starring picture entitled “The Racket,” a story of a feud between + police captain and the leader of L gang of beer runners, the attrac- iion at the Capitol theater for Sun. lay, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- TH Captain McQuigg, Thomas Meighan gives one of his greatest *haracterizations in “The Racket,” v melodrama of the underworld. Marie Prevost as Helen, the night :lub entertainer, who is the princi- »al figure of a romance with John Darrow, a reporter, also gives an sutstanding performance. “The Racket” is a colorful as well as powerful melodrama. Its author, a newspaperman, has write len a vital drama of metropolitan zang life, taken from his observa- ‘ions and experiences, The story w~as first presented in play form in New York, where it ran for several months and which was followed hy \ successful road engagement. On Thursday the program will ‘hange and will offer the greatest ioudle feature bill ever. Topping the program is Karl Dane . -and George K. Arthur in “Detectives,” v comedy scream with this funny pair funnier than ever hefore. The co-feature. will offer “Lin- serie,’ & romantic drama with Alice White, the new “It” girl, and Mal- rolm McGreggor. The management also announces he showing soon of the super- special “Tenth Avenue." As for regional ‘headquarters, it appeared certain today that none would be established for the south, as suggested by Senator Robinson. Most of the democratic national committeemen from that section voiced the opinion at their New York meeting that none was needed. One of the plans under consider- ution is to have regional office for the west at St. Louis, Kansas City or Denver. This would be the only headquarters other than that operat- ing in New York and the commit- tee's permanent base in Washington which during the campaign will be relafively inactive. 5 During the next week or two, Gov. Smith intends to work out definite campaign details in conference with Raskob and others, and in addition to confer with various party leaders. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland is among those who will exchange views with him, When Gov. Smith got back to Al- Lany last evening he found another presidential nominee in town—Nor- man Thomas, the socialist standard bearer, who in an address before his party's state convention, lam- basted both the republican and dem- ocratic parties and both Smith and Hoover. MRS, ROSS, A DRY, BACKS GOV, SWITH Will Try to Lead Women Into His Camp New York, July 14 (UP) — Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, a personal and political dry, has undertaken to lead the women voters of the country into the camp of Alfred E. Smith, who believes that the prohibition laws should be modified. As director of the women's divi- sion of the democratic national com- mittee, Mrs. Ross explained in an interview with the United Press that she saw no reason why her position as a d should interfere with her HOOVER AND SHITH ARE WORKING HARD (Continued from First Page) — party leaders the democratic presi- dential nominee has made a start at ouilding up his ‘campaizn organiza- tion but it probably will be several weeks before everything is ship- shape and in full swi The membership o¥ the campaign advisory committee, wlich is to be headed by Scnator Gerry of Rhode Island, is still to be determined as is that of the.woman's committee which will function under Mrs. Nel- lie Toyloc Ross of Wyoming, and the finance committee of which Her- bert Lehman of New York is the chairman. In addition, a decision must be reached shortly as to the dates for the official notification of both Gav. Smith and Senator Robinson, his running mate. They will be flxed after John J. Raskob, the new chair- man of the democratic national com- mittee, has had opportunity to con- sult both niominees. The general prediction is that the democratic notifications will come shortly after the ceremonies for the two repub- lican standard bearers next month. Must Plan Rattie In sctting up their organization for battle the democratic nominees not only must determine the type ot campaign they personally are to conduct, but the question of regional headquarters must be dealt with, While no definite plan has yet been announced, it is expected that na- tional campaign headquarters will be in New York, It is planned to have Raskol, Gerry, Mrs. Ross, Lehman and other campaign directors do ,thefr work there in constant touch “with Gov. Smith, who probably will spend much of his time here in Al- bany until he is notifled and starts stumping. Beaut Contest cfficacy as the outstonding woman worker for Governor Smith. Her position is this: Smith 1Is Honest That Smith is honest Smith has ability. him to enforce all prohibition. “I believe,” Mrs, Ross said, “that the wonien of this country would rather trust the enforcement of pro- hibition to a man like Governor Smith than to Herbert Hoover. 1 am a dry but I do not recognize Mr. Hoover as a dry. Neither he nor the republican party has ever come out openly in favor of the Volstead act.” Thus the country is to be treated to the spectacle of a former woman governor, who made a notable rec- ord of enforcing prohibition during her term of office in Wyoming, cam- paigning in the interests of defeat- ing the party which is being classi- fied this year as the “dry” party. Hates Reformers Mrs. Ross is a foc of the profcs- sional reformer and says that al- though she kept Wyoming dry while serving as governor she did not have the support of the Anti-S8aloon lea- gue which gave its support to the republican party. In the present campaign she holds that women are more interested in honesty in government and in farm relief than in any other issues. “Women voters will give those two considerations a great deal of con- sideration,” Mrs. Ross said. In the role of “president-maker”, Nirs. 1 5 intends that her work shall be houlder to shoulder with jthe work of Mr. Raskob (chairman of the national committee) and his aides.” “I do not believe,” she suid, “that we ehould assert ourselves as wo- men, Our political interests are the game as those of the men and.we wilt work together.” Mrs. Ross said she would appoint a women's advisory committee to parallel and supplement the advi- sory committee of men appointed by Raskob. Has Winning Smile The former Wyoming governor's personality was compared by her friends during the democratic con- ferences here this week with the per- sonality of Governor Smith. Like Smith, she has a winning smile. S8he is noted for her common sense in politics and is jovial and talks as she writes in short, simple sentences. Bhe is of the brunette type and has a strong personality. Her blue and that Honesty requires laws including NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY. eyes look straight at you when she talks and she wears nose glasses which hang on a chain when not in use. Her dark eyelashes are so long that they give the impression of be- ing “made up"”. but Mrs. Ross does not use cosmetics. Mediumly Stout During her conferences here she has worn light summer frocks and’ a straw turban. Her hair is grey- ing slightly but that is scarcely no- ticeable, She is medlumly stout and about five and a half feet tall. RAMON NOVARRO AT THE STRAND Featured in “Forbidden Hours” Beginning Sunday Ramon Novarro, star of many out- tanding pictures —among them “Ben Hur,” comes to the Strand i theater for four days beginning | Sunday evening in his newest pro- | duction *“Foridden Hours." It is the higgest thing done by Novarro since 1 his role in “Ben Hur" and he is supported in this new film by Renee Adoree and Roy D'Arcy. The picture is replete with romance and thrills coming to a terrific climax with auction of a girl for a kingdom, | The vaudeville for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be headed by Dunbar's Coliegians presenting & | eycle of college life; other acts in- clude Quinn, Binder and Roy in | thetr ekit, *“Meet the Lady;" McCall, { Kellar and Co, the famous Chandler | Boys in songs with musical trim- ,mings; Betty Miller and Bobby in | “Doings on a Ranch.” | Coming Strand attractions include Conrad Nagel with May McAvoy in “If I Were Single” which starts next | | Thursday. Clara Bow as a flapper of the underworld in “Ladies of the Mob'" comes to the Strand beginning Sunday July 22; other hits include H. B. Warner in “Man-Made Wom- an” and John Gilbert in “The Cos- ! sacks.” 'HEIRESS TO WEALTH " THKEN INTO CUSTODY (Continued from First Page) againsf | gun .was unloaded, the bracelet. | t her side and then seeing the ran, still with stand the processes of justice,” she |said after her preliminary arraign- |ment in magistrate's court. “I usc a revolver, for which I have a Vir- | | ginia permit, to save myself when T am |tacked by this terrible man ihas my bracelet, | “The detectives do nothing at all |to arrest this terrible criminal and {recover my bracelet, but they ar- rest me.” The Johnsons ran off and were {married last February, while he |was a sophomore at Dartmouth. They spent their honeymoon en a hiking trip ' through the south dressed in khaki and carrying packs on their backs. They took that type of honeymoon, they said, becausc they were tired of society and want- ied to get away by themsely { Last May they came to New York and took a Greenwich Village apartment. Mr. Johnson is employed I‘in Wall street. He Is a son of W. I‘H Johnson of FEvanston, 1ll, and grandson of the founder of the Palmolive Soap company. Issues Warning to Wear Looser Clothes | Washington, July 14 (UP)—A warning to men to wear looscr clothes in the interests of health was issued today 4y Assistant U. 8. Surgeon General R. C. Williams. Men, he said, could eliminate swelling of their veins by banish. | ing tight garters and belts, women {have reduced anemia by out-moding |snug laces. And this would be a Lappler, more contented world. | But whereas women, by adopting | ishort skirts and sleeveless, low- ! |necked dresses, have given thelr | blood a chauce to circulate, men seem bent on sticking to their un. natural garters and belts, to say nothing of “strangler” collars. BEGINNING SUNDAY “I find it very difficult to under- | alone and helpless and at- | who | at sea level and 200 miles an ho iplane, just received at North JULY 14, The Wasp of the Navy’s Fleet NEA Los Angeles Bureau Here is the navy's newest air fighter, an 800-pound plane carry- Mesico City in May in the plane in ing & motor of the same weight and with a like capacity load. | Powered with a 600 horsepower motor, it flies 184 milea an hour ur at an altitude of a mile. The Island 1'~o1 Air Station, San Diego, Calif.,sis shown here, with Lieut. I. Chourre pointing out the streamline motors. CAMBRIDGE POLICE SUSPECT PRISONER | Think He May Be Murderer for Whose Crime Another Died Cambridge, Mass.. July 14.—6P— | Police today were questioning Louis La Cedra, 24 year old South Boston youth, in the bellef that he was the man who fired the shot which killed Edward C. Ross, bank me: senger, in a holdup here three years ago for which Gedzium, known also as “Jervy the Pole” went to the electric chair « They were investigating also a story that linked La Cedra with the so-called “fish pier” holdup in which gangsters obtained $11,000 fn cash |from bank messengers on the Com- monwealth pler at Boston on the morning of Tebruary 27, just 15 hours before Gedzium was electro- cuted. . Another Arrest Likely | A third member of the Gedzium {gang who was wounded in the fish pler robbery but who was not he- the Ross shooting was being sought and his arrest today was regarded as probable. A fourth gangster thought to have beem a participant in the Ross murder was known. The link batween the two crimes said to be a message which Gedzium sent to his gang from the death house warning them that un. less money was obtained to take care of his aged mother he would “squeal on the whole bunch.” That, in effect, was said b to have been the last m by the condemned man friends. Three Years' Search A three years' search e police to his by police TODAY ONLY WALTER HAGEN TIM McCOY in JAPITOL, rly this year. | lieved to have been connected with | | [the murder was partially ended last | Thursday when La Cedra was taken ;m'o custody and held incommuni n of known late that he had his capture last night it been “‘close was said {ber” when pressed for details, | Gedzium was brought from New York city. He |to reveal who his companions were. | The ¢ tives of the D the wonian in county to gangster. His wife, othy, who was indicted 2 ry before and after th in indictment 5 years face an death, had not the her been nol prossed. His sister, Genevieve, serving an eight year the women's reformatory at born for attempling to smuggle pistol to her brother while Iast Cambridge jail. was coficealed in a roast chicken. MEXICO GRIEVING 19, (Continued from First Page) de Carranza, and the | tiancee. i Mother Was Hopeful | Early in the evening Senora Car- | ranza had stopped at the office of the newspaper Excelsior for word of her son. When told there was none she replied, “No news is good news.” Hardly had she left the other age sent | building when notice of the disaster arrived. None present had the heart to run after her and tell her of her | son’s death. Both President Calles and Ameri- for Gedzium's two accomplices in can Ambassador Dwight Morrow in “GREEN GRASS WIDOWS” “RIDERS OF THE DARK” TWICE SUNDAY 6:30—8:15 , TUES., WED. Continuou A Smashing Tale of the Underworld It's Melodrama—The Kind You with Meighan as a Hard Boiled of Police—His greatest role sin Miracle Man.” ey . AR 1 Like— Captain nce “The {do for many hours while being sub- jected to intensive questioning. When was made mouthed” throughout the grilling and had fre- quently resorted to “I don’t remem- back here declined se attracted unusual attention because it involved two women rela- an ac- act of murder, would have been the first Middlesex for | which the penalty would have been charges against is now sentence at Sher- a in the The weapon FOR DEAD AVIATOR his 1928, were deeply moved by the news. Though Carranza died in his noble attempt, said Calles, Col. Roberto | Fierro will carry on the glory of | Mexico's aviators in his proposed flight from here to Havana. Veteran of Four Wars New York, July 14 ® — - tain Emillo Carranza,- killed when his plane erashed near Mount Holly, N. J.. Thursday night, although only | 22 years old, was @ veteran of four | wars and th: foremost aviator of | Mexico. | | He was born in December. 1915 in the small town of Kamos Arizp state of Coahuila, northern Mex As & chil he lived for & time in San Antonio and EI Paso, Texas but had spent most of his life in ico City. He had visited the United States several times and | fairly goed English, the military ucademy Mexice City in 1 e wa graduated in 1924 at the age of 19 with the rank of lieutenant. He ! was made & captain shortly before the start of his flight to Washing- ton June 11. He first attention 13 attracted international when he made a 1.200- mile non-stop flight from Mexico City to Juarez, Mexico, across the border from EI Paso, last Septem- |y ber. During this flight his plane | caught fire and he ran it through | @ rain cloud, extinguishing the | Hames. HIS greatest achievement licved, was his 1 flight from Camp Im he be- | mile non-stop ney, Calif.,, to | s (which he was killed., He was the son of Sebastian Car- ranza, an accountant attached to the Mexican consulate at New York city, He was married four months ago to Senorita Marfa Luisa Cor- |bala, whose family lives in the state of Sonora. He was a nephow of the late Mexiean president, Venustiano Car- ranz, New York, July 14 (#—Sebastian Carranza, father of Captain Emilio Carranza, who was killed in the crash of his plane near Mount Holly, N. J., is proud his son died for his country With tears rolling down his cheeks. he said: “I am happy to| know that my son dicd in the per- | formance of duty for the good of his | promoting friendly rela. tions between the United States and Mexico; of this I shall always be proud.” The elder Carranza is a Bephew of former President Carranza and fs cashier at the Mexican consulate in this city. W [ HOME-MADE DEATH Cleveland, July 14. (P—Because of six months of unemployment, Clinton Cox, 53, declded to “end it all.” Unable to purchase a gun, Cox | took a section of pipe, filled it with | gunpowder and lead fragments, held it against his breast and touched | (lighted match to a fuse hole. He |$ | died in a hospital. PALACE TODAY VAUDEVILLE REVUE On the Screen ANTONIO MORENO in “COME TO MY HOUSE" Added 3. BLZ “THE B. Featire /i BARTON in ANTAM COWBOY' SUNDAY—MONDAY KEN MAYNARD, in *“Code of the Scarlet” Added Feature LILA LEE in “You Can’t Beat the Law” TUESDAY MATINEE—NIGHT On the Stage Hal Ring and His Big Jewel Box Revue with Chas. Golden That Funny Comedian and Razzle Dazzle Chorus Pretty Girls, Funny Comedians ' Neighborhood News | | | | question of fact or tnformation by writing to the Question. Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Burea! D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. 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Were the candidates for the | Presidency always chosen as they { are now? / Early in the history of the United States the nominees for President were chosen by caucuses of the members of the Congress, The last of these were held in 1333 and resulted in the nomination ef Andrew Crawford for President, al. thought Andrew Jackson was un. { questionably the most popular can. didate, The friends of Jackson de. nounced the caucus system and in 1528, when he was again a candi- date, he was nominated by legis- lative caucuses and conventions in the several states. The first national political convention initidted in 1831 by the Anti-Masonic party, which nominated its candidate for President in a national convention at Baltimore, Maryland, com posed of delegates from the states. The same year the Whigs also held a national convention in Baltimore and nominated Henry Clay. The Democratic Party likewise assem- bled in national convention in Bal- timore in 1832 and nominated An- drew Jackson for President. In 1836 conventions were again held, also in 1840 and since that date the nation- al convention system has been firm- ly established. Q. What does the Latin “riviresco” mean? A. When used of vegetation it means to become green again; when used of a person it means “to re- cover one's courage, vitality,” ete. Q. How can a cork floor be cleaned? A. Cork floors may be kept clean by sweeping with an ordinary broom or floor brush. If washing is neces- say use a solution of a small amount of neutral soap in water. Sandpaper or steel wool is sometimes used to remove stains. City Items Mrs. Mary T. Crean of this city has been selected as one of the pa- tronesses of the Catholic Laymen's Retreat associatoin card party and dance to be held at Lake Com- pounce next Thursday evening. Members of the assoclation from Hartford, Bristol and this city will be in attendance and more than 150 women will be there. The Morning Star Doughnut Ce. of 18 Clark street complained to.the police late yesterday that trucks kept in a garage on Lee street have been taken out at night without per- mission. QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any 22 New York avenue, Washington. Unsigned requgsts can- Tiditor. Q. When was the San Francisco int established? A In 1854 Q. For what do the letters 8. T. A Q Iachelor of Sacred Theology. Is Al Jolson making another » for Vitaphone Yes, it will be verb called “The Q. Of what religious faith is wator Curtis? A, He is a Methodist. Q. Who played the pa picture t of Rufus “Wallflow- Hugh Trevor. What is the value of a United A Q 5 to How cents, nany Catholics are with A. T are approximately 273 121 mil- and 171 Roman Catholics, Q. What is the meaning and or- A. 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Is there anything that can be Long GIRL IS DROWNED Cranston, R. I, July 14 UP—Ruth Anderson, 18, of this city, going bathing with her brothers last night, was drowned when she stepped into a deep hole. She could not swim, Island, Al Q _—_—DPPmmm A HUNDRED YEARS OF BADIO When you turn your dial to tune in your radio set, @ yeu kmew that the instrument n [ront of you is the result of a hundred years of develop- ment? It was in 1327 that Savary made the discovery that & stesl meedle could be magnetized from & Leyden jar, and since that time hundreds ef inventors and scientists have contributed a bit here and~e bit thers which has made poesible modern radio. Our Washington Bureau has prepsred a bulletin of 6.000 words of condensed Information shwoing the stery ef radio development in the past hundred years. Fill out the ceupen below and send for it: CLIP COUPON EERB RADIO EDITOR, Washingtcn Buresu, Daily New Britain Herald, 1322 New York Avenus, Washington, D. C. 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ARTHUR MALCOLM McGREGOR wefiie “LINGERIE” COMING NEXT THURSDAY CONRAD NAGEL and MAY McAVOY “in “IF 1 WERE SINGLE” COMING SUN,, JULY 22 CLARA BOW in ‘LAD{ES OF THE MOB’ NEA Kansas City Bureau High echpol teacher in winter, win- ner of beauty contests in the sum. mer i part of the personality of Miss Irma Britton. 22, of Weir, Kas,, winner of first pla in & recent Kansas beauty contest at Pittsburgh, Kas. There were 50 contestants. —tn— “DETECTIVES” COMING—"TENTH AVENUE"—The Picture You Must See! \