New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1929, Page 3

STRING BREAKS AS TONES SOAR Max Rosaw's Star Number I trraptd i Girc Conort Migh lights in the concert of Napette Guilford and Max Rosen at the Capitol theater yqsterday after- noon (second in tha Civic Mimic As- sociation course) were: (a) A string on Mr. Rosen'y fid- dle broke just as he was in the midst of his star number, (b) Miss Guilford' (in private life Mys. Rosen) attained her most acolaimed success when singing and acting a little added humorous song while her hubby affixed a new string to his instrument. Rosen a Groat Player - The concert did not furnish the excitements of thefirst on the Civic course, when Rudolph Ganz carried everything before him; but ylelded a close-up view of a most remark- able man, one of ‘whose seriousness of purpose, sincefity, -and ability, there could be no doubt. This of course refers to Max Rosen, whose colorful career began on the East Bide of New York, who was a prodi- &y at 15, and who today stands very high ‘among the world’s leading violinists. In one respect the second concert of ‘the series had the same result as the first—the man on the plat- form got the most applause. Miss Guilford is a Metropolitan songbird, true enough; but this doesn’t riean a thing when the co-worker is simply overburdened with that something which makes an intelli- gent audience sit up and marvel. Miss Guilford Simply Good The songbird had a volce—and Plenty of it. She needed an orches- tra rather than a plano played by an accompanist who had such a light and dainty touch that most of the time the instrument sounded as if it were back stage. Miss Guilford’s voice easily could have filled the most remote recesses of the Metropolitan, and there was no doubt about how it sounded in the Capitol. She quieted down, how- ever, in the Brahms “Folk Song"— the most heart-throbbing of her of- ferings—and in the Schubert *Gretchen and Spinnrad.” When she reached the “Palm Trees” by Rich- ard Wilens—who happened to be the accompanist—the most modern arty song of the afternoon was reached, and the composer-accom- panist bounded all over the key- board. It was a brilllant presenta- tion. - Drafts from Back Stage Tn the opening aria Miss Guilford substituted “Ernani Involami” by Verdi, rendered without distinction. Tt served to warm up the singer and the accompanist, however, and ac- custom them to their surroundings; especlally the accompanist. There was such a draft back stage that the leaves of the music the planist was reading continually flapped, necesi- tating the use of one hapd to hold the music while he played with the other, After that the planist used a helper to keep the music pages where they belong. Miss Guilford wore her hat during the first num- ber to keep her brow warm. It is not often, perhaps that the “mere accompanist” at a recital gets special mention. Wilens, . however, Tappens to be one of those genuine musicians who have come here dur- ing recent years. He conducted an or- chestra in Dresden with Max Rein- hart during the latter's epochal stage productions there. He eame to this country four years ago and in- tends to stay. It was a neat touch to include two of his songs on the program, both of which were well recefved and forced the composer to bow to the applause. ‘When the String Rosen was playing the Paganinl Caprice in A minor when the string broke. It was a memorable per- formance all the same. The Pa- zanini composition contains breath- taking difficuities, but in addition is exceedingly satisfying to auditors. About everything that can be done en a violin is included in its vivid pages and Rosen combined an indl- vidual tone with:‘.n astonishing mas- tery of pitfalls. When the wicked string snapped Rosen stopped, bow- ed his way off stage, and his wife filled in until he had replaced the catgut. When he returned he pro- ceeded to play about where he had stopped previously and reached his destination with the most energetic applause of the afternoon. Previous to this adventure he had warmed his fingers with Tartini’s “Devil's Trill,” which also possessed some hair-raising characteristics. And Thea a Gem A superb portrayal of the elegiac mood of Schubert's “Ave Maria,” tendered as an encore, went to ev- eryone's heart. It was a soul-stirring experience to watch an _artist of such deep seriousness as Rosen vir- tually fiing himself into the mood of this masterpiece. His tone on the low strings was of >norous reso- nance; the me'" ™' e repeated in double stops - o higher strings was a sun-bat’ sereme purity and repose. The whcle was the .quintes- sence of art, ths concert’s fairest flower.—G.H. Frogs and toads destroy vast numbers of insects and worms. ‘We can prove is truth by a prac- tical demonstration and refercnce to satisfied patients. A. PINKUS Cptometi t ADDRESSES BYRD PARTY BY MEANS OF RADI0 ‘Theodore Scclmans, Leader of Ma- laysian Bormeo Expedition is Arctic Explover. - Pittsburgh, Jan, 14 M—Theodore Seelmann, leader of the all-Ameri- can Mohawk Malaysian expedition which soon will sail for Borneo, to- day spoke to the Byrd expedition in Antarctica in a special broadcast from radio station KDKA here, In his message the young explor- er, who has spent two years in the arctic regions of Alasks, extended greetings to the Byrd party and es- pecially to his friend, Carl Peterson, Norwegian radio operator aboard the “City of New York.” Seelmann told Peterson that the all-American Mohawk Malaysian expedition was scheduled to reach Borneo early in May, and that radio experts with the party would com- municate with the Byrd base direct from that place. The Malaysian party is taking in- to the interior of Borneo a number of elaborate short wave transmit- ters and intend communicating regularly with United States sta- tions. Seelmann is in Pittsburgh to con- sult with Harry W. Wells, Westing- house Electrical engineer who has been named chief of radio com- munication and research for the Borneo trip. The expedition plans to explore inaccessible regions of Borneo and make a minute study of cquatorial radio problems. City Items Laurel Court Sewing society will meet Tuesday from 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. Steed 72 Maple street. A son was born at New Britain General hospital Saturday night to Mr. and Mra. Daniel Bailey of 19 Bradley street. Michal Stariki of Southington re- | ported to the local police yesterday that Helen Fedorwich, aged 10, came to New Britain Saturday and did not return. Joseph Lawson of West Haven was the guest of his brothers, George and Edward Lawson of this city, during the week-end. ‘Winthrop Council, No. 7, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, will hold a regular meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at Jr. O. U, A. M. hall. A social will follow the meeting The board of directors of the United Weekday church schools will hold {ts meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the First church New Britain chapter of Hadassah will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Miss Anna Rosenberg, 17 Main street, Bergeant P. J. O'Mara resumed duty in the detective bureau today, having been confined to his home for the past two weeks on account of an injury to his toe. A daughter was: born at New Britain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs. S8amuel Dorman of 35 Oak street. . John Lyman, 57, of 53 East Main street, was admitted to New Britain General hospital at 11:30 last night for treatment for an injury to his upper lip. He said he fell on the ice, striking on his face. Rights of way are being executed for the Barnesdale sewer construc- tion work, by Which that district is to ‘be linked with the trunk line sys- tem, It is expected that this featurc of the work will be completed in time to have operatiops started this month. Lovisey Moore Tent, No. 12, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will hold its regular meeting in Odd Fellows’ hall, Wed- nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. ‘The Military Order of Lizards will meet Wednesday evening at 8§ o'clock at the State Armory. HAMS FANCY SUGAR CURED COTTAGE HAMS to 4:30 RS, BABE RUTH VICTIH OF FIRE Lasts Lile in Blaze in Water- fown, Mass. Watertown, Mass., Jan. 14 UP— Mrs. George Herman Ruth, wife of “Babe” Ruth, the home run Kking, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Dr. Edward H. Kinder, a dentist, here Friday night, it was learned yesterday when relatives identified the body. She was known to her neighbors as Mrs. Helen Kinder, wife of the doctor. Two sisters of Mrs. Ruth, Cather- ine and Nora Woodford of 8outh Boston, identified the body at a local undertaking establishment. Dr. Kinder could not be located. Distirict Attorney Robert T. Bush- | nell of Middlesex county assigned | state detectives to investigate the icase and ordered an autopsy of the body. Dr. George O. West, medical examiner, later said this showed death due to burns and suffocation. Ruth and Wife Lived Apart. “Babe” Ruth arrived in Boston yesterday after having been called here by his friend and legal counsel, 'John P. Feeney of Boston. He! issued a statement in which he said that he and Mrs. Ruth had not been {living together for threc years. “We had no permanent home" the “Babe” said, “and Mrs. Ruth went to South Boston to be near her mother three years ago. She has been in Boston since.” He said that his 9-year-old daughter,. Dorothy, was at a private school in Weston. Found Unconscious Shortly after 10 o'clock, Friday night, a pedestrian discovered a fire in the home of Dr. Kinder. When fire apparatus arrived the interior of | the house was a mass of flames. | Firemen found Mrs. Ruth uncon- | scious on the floor of a bedroom on DANGER OF FLU GRIP and FNEUMONIA How You Can Avoid It When you have a Cold and neglect it you are in great danger of pneumonia. When the cold is allow- .ed to grow worse the in- |flamation spreads to the [breatl!ing passages a +1 the body is too weak to fight the disease. . The first |victims o f “flu” or grip ‘are those who are weak and run down, Father John’s Medicine builds energy to fight cold amj grip germs, Father John's Medicine soothes and heals the lining of the breath- ing passages. You are safe when you take | Father John'’s Medicine because it is | free from alcohol and harmful drugs. Seventy years of successful use. Used in 184 Hospital and Institutions. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Whole or Half b 39¢ 2-3 1b average—no waste WELL TRIMMED SIRLOIN STEAKS TOP ROUND STEAK Fed From Cora b 49¢ Ib 45¢ Cattle FANCY LEAN GROUND HAMBURG FANCY SMOKED SHOULDERS b 25¢ b 16¢ 68 Ib average FOREQUARTER LAMB CIIOPS she ] investigation, said that the been overcome while attempting to escape. She was taken to the home of neighbors where she died & short while later. Dentist st Prissfght sisued in the name of Mra. Helen Dr. Kinder had left the Thouse . Kinder. earlier in the evening te attend & |woeman was Mrs. Ruth was said to prizefight at the Boston Garden.|have reached the officials through a Neighbors identified the body as that | person- who identified a picture of of Mrs. Kinder and it was taken o |the woman known as Mra Kinder a local undertaking establishment, |as the ball player's wife. Mrs where it remained until yesterday. | Ruth's sisters in South Boston then Saturday night police were in- |wore summoned and after the iden- formed that the body was not that! tification Ruth was notified in New of Mrs. Kinder but of Mra, Ruth|Yerk. wiring. and that Dr. Kinder never had been | Mra Ruth was a resident of South, married. started and Mrs. Ruth’s sisters were summoned from South Beston. Mra. Ruth was the daughter of Mrs, Johanna Woodford of South Boston. The mother was prostrated with grief when she was informed of the tragedy yesterday. Members of the family decided that Mrs. Ruth was an intimate friend of a Doctor and Mrs. Kinder and visited® the Kinder home frequently. They said that they believed Mrs. Ruth's death was due to accidental causes. Origin of Fire Unknown. The cause of the fire could not definitely be determined but was be- lieved to have started somewhere in the partitions of the living room which was located underneath the | the birth of the daughter. In Sep- bedroom where Mrs. Ruth wae|tember, 1922, the Ruths announced found. Ofticials of the state fire|that 16 months before & child had An investigation was: Doston when she and Ruth became ! acquainted shortly after he came to the Boston Red Sox in 1915. The in Meredith, N. H., and in local res- taurants then was employed in a similar capacity in a Back Bay res- taurant near the ball park. She and Ruth were together considerably at that time and attended various so- cial functions in South Boston. they were married. For a time they lived in a Back Bay apartment and later, when Ruth went to the New York Americans, they moved to New York. Birth of Child Secret The Orange Gas at the girl, who had worked as a waitress! Late in the year or early in 1916 Considerable mystery surrounded marshal's office, who also started an beelboumtleuutmttmm! fire kept the birth secret. A few days might have been caused by defective | later Ruth mid the child was born on February 2, 1921, Mrs. Ruth After the death of the woman Shortly afterward said the girl was Friday night a death certificate was born on June 7, 1921, Kinder, whoee home was with his The first hint that the parents in South Boston is said m| have made the acquaintance of both | Ruth and his wife during their| courtship days when they attended affairs in South Boston. He at- tended the Boston Latin achool and was graduated from’ Tufts Dental school in 1924. Although he main- tained an office in Boston he con- tinued to live with his parents. He was not there yesterday, however, and a sign on the door of the house said no one was at home today. | More than a year ago aceording to neighbors here, Kinder and the woman supposed to be his wife moved into the bungalow where the | fire occurred. The child known to! the neighbors as “Dorothy Kinder"” was seen frequently with her mother. | Last September Mrs. Ruth was taken to a hospital suffering from 2 nervous breakdown and was under‘ treatment for some time. | Kinder was last seen by neighbors | Friday night when he returned to his home after the fire and after| Mrs. Ruth had died. Efforts to: locate him failed. ; They're working for you—Herald Classified Ads. WATCH COLLECTION GOES 70 WASHINGTON James Ward Packard Leaves Group of 30 Fine Timepieces to Posterity. Washington, Jan. 14 UM—One of the largest collections of fine watches cver made by an individual is to be brought to Washington this week as a permanent contribution towards advancement of the art and science of timekeeping. 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