New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1929, Page 8

[© = ' Bydro-electric generator and at ce r X 1l *_Lem Chaney believes h scord . for burnig gunpowder wnderworld drama. In the gun battle of police and ‘gamgsters in “While the City Siosps’” his new Metro-Goldwyn- Muper vehicle now playing at the Rialto theater, three hundred rounds of machine gun ammunition, two * Rupdred black powder shotgun cart- _ vidges and 50 boxes of revolver am- munition were used. The new play is .’ vivid romance with Chaney as a detective at grips with an un- . derworld gang. Jack Conway direct- ' ed it, with Anita Page, Mae Busch, Wheeler Oakman, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Polly Moran, Carroll Nye, . Clinton Lyle, Richard Carle and oth- ers of note in the cast. RAMON NOVARRO SINGS Tonight is the last showing at the Strand of Richard Dix in his all- talking hit, “Nothing But lhe‘ Truth," also five great vaudeville The entire program changes sThursday and brings another bill of excellent attractions for the last Balf of the week. Tropic scenes of wonderful beau- 4y, thrills such as a battle under . ‘water with a deep sea shark. and other vivid details of life in the tropics, embellish a romantic love ‘story, in “The Pagan,” Ramon No- yarro’s latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ipicture, which comes Thursday to ithe Wtrand theater as a sound syn- ghronized lm with singing we quences which introduces Novarro’ 'Yieh tenor voice to the motion pic- ture public. He gives several ren- ditiens of “Pagan Love Song,” theme | song of the production. "“The Pagan'’ adapted from the famous nove! by John Russell, was directed by W. 8. Van Dyke. who dire - “White Shadows in the outh Bcas” The cast includes Adoree, Donald Crisp, Dor- y'Janis, and others of note, and ture was made in its entire- ty in the islands. The company weeks in Tahiti and in the to film this dramatic ro- “gmawee of tropical life. The vaudeville bill will offer five 8ets presenting Nat C. Haines and pany in the comedy masterpiece ‘W veudeville, “Hello Mama,” with t Jast of six capable artists. Others _Slfer the musical comedy star Carl »@cCullough in “Bright Bits of Trav- _wety;” The Cortellos in a novelty * iwot; Riley and Gale in “Nonsense the Ah San Lu Boys in an or- fantasy. Teginping Sunday for four days Strand will offer the sensational ng drama. ‘The Letter,” with Jeanne Eagies featured. SUSSES 06T OF BLECTRIGTY - Bxchange Clnb Neoting before the Emhln:le. itk last night at the Burritt hote g L. 'l:eriernn, president of /the Martford Electric Light Co. on the method by which uu: ‘slectricity were determined a": M‘ the method worked out. He W the promotional rate to f the book publisher and stat=d . Nat the initial cost of equipment ‘vas the largest item in the furnish- of electricity to the homes. The fTact that the kilowatt hours could e furnished at a low cost was only ssde possible by the amount of thol electricity used by the individual| Pernon, he said. | ‘ Speaking of the Muscle Shoals . development he stated that therc i -mot enough current developed . @t all times of the year to provide £ electricity for a city the size of Hart- 7 ‘ford, due to the fact that it was & tain times of the year the water sup- ply was very low and at other times | 4§t was high enough to supply a great deal in excess of what could be used. | He further stated that in New Eng. | 1and only about 15 per cent of the | electricity was furnished by waler _power as the streams in New Eng- | R = s 'Eallglgnlliz;alsiq!ll lu‘inn}h""l.n-;i:/l " { .o PALACE Dolores Costello’s latest starring production is “The Redeeming 8in”, in which she is presented by War- ner Bros, coming to the Palace theater tomorrow. “The Redeeming Sin™ is a thril- ling and glamorous romance of the Paris underworld in which Miss Cos- tello plays the part of a cafe dancer —ruled by a thief and rescued by a young doctor, who is called to sive the life of her small brother who has been accidentally shot. Sur- rounded by forces of evil she finally finds what she wants most—love and peace. Miss Costello gives this great story the warmth, the terror and the | beauty of actual life—the quality of her emotional genius never having had such proof. Also “The Pea- cock Fan” will be presented. ‘GHOST TALKS” AW CAPITOL Melancholy winds; weird, sepul- chral voices; mysterious footsteps; the barking of a dog and hysterical screams of two negro honeymooners are sounds which hely to establish a “creepy” atmosphere in the haunt- ed house sequence of “The Ghost Talks,” a Fox Movietone special coming to the Capitol theater Thurs- day for three days. Stepin Fetchit and Baby Mack, the dusky bridegroom and bride, hold the spotlight in the particularly comic action having to do with the ghost. Both are exceptional troupers with the innate sense of humor typ- ical of their race. Beginning Sunday the Capitol will offer the all-talking musical melo- drama “Alibi,” with a great cast of stars. “PAGE THE PRINCE” After weeks of rehearsals, . the stage is set for the presentation of “Page the Prince” the John B. Rogers musical comedy to be given at the Tabs hall at 8:30 o'clock to- night and tomorrow night under the auspices of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society. The director, Cyril D. Pearson, staged a dress rehearsal of the entire show last night and ex- pressed himself as thoroughly satis- tied with the production. It is full of snappy musical numbers under the direction of John J. Crean. One of the outstanding groups in the play is the “Nothing Like Love" girls who present one of the snap- piest numbers of the production, In- cluded in this group are Krances Crowley, Katherine Crowley, Mary Newell, Rita Crowley, Esther Roe- neault, Kathleen Sheehan, Kather- ine MclInerney, Madeline Winters, Agnes Welch and Helen Prender- gast, The committees are as follows: General chairman, George B. Scheyd; secretary, Frank McCleax; treasurer, William Humason; tick- ets, Frank McClean, William Huma- son and James F. Degnan; produc- tion, Jack Callahan, James Bonney and Lawrence Boilard; program, James Manning and - John B. Du- dack; property and stage, Jam:s Manning and August Heisler; publi- city and advertisingg, Martin Walsh, Gerald Crean and Roes McCourt; music, John J. Crean and James Bonney; door, Frank McClean and candy, Mrs. Daniel Keough and Mrs. {James Hogan, BRINGS SUIT FOR $800 The Rogers S8ash & Door Co.. has brought suit against Victor Thorin of New Britain for damages of $800. Attorney John F. Downes represents the plaintiff and Deputy Sheriff Mathew Papciak made service. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS DENTIST Dr. Heary R. Lasch COMMERCIAL TRUST BLDG. X ray=Pyorrhea Treatments PALACE TODAY RIC VON STROHEIM in Jand were not running full for about six months in the year. In regard to the Canadian com- | panies, who are able to furnish elec- | tricity at & low rate, he said that Niagara Falls furnishes wat-r supply | all the year around and therefore | there was no charge for the cost, as | cempared to the price of coal and | other fuel in the United States. Ther. "/ are entire towns in Canada where | there 18 no coal used for heating rposcs and all heating is done by electricity. This allows the com- ! panies there to furnish the power at | A much less charge per kilowatt | hour than is possible in the Unit 1! States, he said. The vulture can see from a great | height. while the chick. or the wreu, | will pick at objects o small that the human eye misses them. e e THE TRAND | HARTFORD NOW PLAYING The Greatest of All | 100% Talking Pictures |“ALIBI” | NEXT SATURDAY “THE DESERT SONG” The Wedding March with FAY WRAY A Ticture You Will Long Remember Two Magnificent Features TOMORROW Dalores Costello The Redeeming Sin The Sin of Sins! The Picture of Pictures! Co-Feature The Peacock Fan with LUCIEN PRIVAL and DOROTHY DWAN TOMORROW NIGHT Saucers Will Be Given Away Free RIALTO THEATER Now Playing LON CHANEY & “WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS" You'll gusp, you'll thrill, you'll mar- vel st this glorieus romance of love and thrills, Co-Feature “ROUGH RIDING ROMANCE" starring TOM MIX and TONY, (he Wonder Horen News Reel—Song—Comedy Luther J. Parker's silhouette brought forth a flock of correct an- awers, mostly from the fairer sex. His likeness appeared last night and what a time the editor had trying to decide the winner. Secretary Ralph Benson of the local Chamber of Commerce fairly snapped at the chance to give his friend some free advertising. He takes a bit of so- called poetical license in his epistle but what's that among friends? We are all one great big happy family in New Britain. We are all right here, where the term “brother” means something (except when it comes to loaning money). You see, the editor is very versatile, he’s off on the pam- phlet tangent now, the Chamber of Commearce suggested that for which yours truly is thankful—He's writing at 80 much a foot, you know, To come back to Mr. Benson, in a round about way, his dollar is going. I by request to the Polish Orphanage. He'll have to.get it and deliver it, for the editor is too busy thinking up nice things to say. writing the bulletin in the Herald's front win- dow, answering the telephone, sell- ing Heralds and making himself generally useful, 80 the real workers of the plant will have more time to use their brains. Here's “Brother” Benson's winning lette To some his name is Luther J. To others it is Duke. A New Britain boy he's always been And may he always be. Tt was at New Britain High school, He rose to heights of fame, As halfback on the foothall team He learned to play life's game. ‘With Parker Bhirts he's travelled To New England's smartest stores, And now at Main street, Two- Eighteen He caters to every feminine whim. His motto Is T know not what, But here is how I guess it; “For ladics’ apparel What could be smarter, Than that displayed Dy Parker and Parker." Bilhouette Editor: phanage. Tonight is a so-called banner o night, for a silhouette of a man whom we all know appears here- with. Classical music arrests his at- tention, and, next to the silhouette editor, is one of the very few local men who really understand musical terms such as sonata, cantata and other intricate terms of music. As a patron of the higher things in life, he and the editor erase this agony stuff called jazz from the scene of things, and only accept universally known music such as interiudes of various degrees of crescendoes. Now that you know that the editor has a speaking acquaintance with the musical world, hints will - be given, s0 much so that you will say that the following is *a mosaic of literary gems which fairly sparkle STRAND ins SUNDAY AL e Picture That Has Yet Come to the 1 JEANNE EAGE Ghe é’olonial Plainville TON HT Music by Harmony Boys' Augmented Local Talent 8 to 12, Adm. 50 cents, Send the dollar to the Polish Or- | connected with Britain which tends to old N. B. a better place and last of all, he’s a prince of tellows. Who is b RULES OF SILHOUETTE OONTEST 1.—1denlify likeness. 3.—Describe how he makes livell- hood 3.~—Address communications to “Silhouette” Editor, New Britain Herald 4.—Contest closes at 3 p. m. fol- - Juwing insertion—Saturday 10 a. m. S5.—Answers may be mailed or brought 1o the Herald office, —Credit given for neatness, 7.—One dollar awarded daily for best answer according te Tules. : $—No telephone gueases. NEW BRITAIN G NAMED HAY QUEEN (Continued trom First Page) and their escorts, the chimney sweeps, Jack in the Green and the shepherdesses. Previous to the entry of the May queen, Robin Hood and his band stroll in and not being sure of their welcome, hid. Later Robin Hood. accompanied by Little John, asked of the queen for the privilege of al. lowing his foresters to entertain h The sound of the horn brought his band with Will Scarlet and Maid Marion. They danced to and fro in a Morris processional before join- ing the group about the throne, Other events were Jester's Jig, Children's Morris dance, Hobby Horse and Jester, and Sellenger's Round. The last event was the re- cessional, Miss Ahlgren, in being selected as May queen, receives the highest honer which can be conferred by the student body. The choice is deter- mined by a vote of more than 250 studenis in the junior and senior classes. She was selected over two Hartford girls. After the vote was taken the result was kept secret and none of the stu- dent body knew definitely who the queen was until she made her ap- pearance. The coronation took place on the south campus of the school. Miss Ahlgren is a native of this cily and gained her education here, She attended the old Burritt ele- mentary school, the Elihu Burritt and Central Junior high schools and the Senior high school. She was graduated from te last-named place with the mid-year class of 1927, STATE OFFIGIAL PRAISES LOCAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Treasurer Rogers Compliments New Dritain On Appraisal of Taxable Properties State Treasurer Ernest E. Rogers paid a compliment to the assessment system in vogue in this city by hold- ing it up as a model for towns of the state to follow, during a meet- ing of the board of equalization at the capitol in Hartford yesterday afternoon. After it had been openly hinted that the grand lists of many towns are being held down to escape heavy levies for the education fund whicn is allocated among the towns, the state treasurer pointed out that New Dritain assessen for about 80 per Perfect Vitaphone House! CAPITOL Begins SUNDAY The Great 1009 Talking Musicrl Dramatic Hit! JONN WRAY ¢ gfil & A NT ALL CASY A dynmamic underworld romance of sangland vs. the law! DETECTIVE SLAIN AFTER HARD FIGHT| Chicago, May 22 (@ — Detective Sergeant Joseph Sullivan, a member of the squad tracking a band of kid- napers who slew Police Sergeant Ray Martin a week ago, and the man who rigned the complaint charging “Ma- chine Gun” Jack McGurn with the massacre of seven gangsters three months ago, was shot to death on & west side street today. Two bullets had entered his head and back, his face was bruised and blackened, and his coat was covered with asphalt dust from the newly paved street, evidence police said, that he grappled and matched l\l'l] with his Killers, A member of Lieut. William Cu- sack's detective squad, Sullivan gnd his mates had been assigned to the investigation of the septuple Moran gang murders on §t. Valentine's Day. Sullivan had signed the charges against McGurn at his chief's re- quest, Police, however, were not in- clined to believe his life was taken in revenge for this act, for Sullivan was merely one of the squad. For several days Cusack's squad has been seeking the slayer of Ser- geant Martin, who was shot down by extortionists as he placed a decoy package for the ‘ransom of Philip Blumenthal, Chicago, who had been kidnaped and was later released. o Sullivan's body apparently was placed in the front seat of his car after the fatal shooting. He was 28 years old, single, and the son of a policeman, New Officers Elected By Missionary Society At- the annual meeting of the Young Women's Missionary soicety of the First Congregational church last night officers for the year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Royal Doane; vice president, ‘Mrs. Horace M. Brown; treasurer, Miss Nellie T. Nowland; recording secre- tary, Miss Sadie Miles; financial secretary, Miss Hattis Cooley. Chairmen of comimitees are as {f llows: Education committee, Mrs. A. H. Beott; entertainment commit- tee, Mrs. E. A. Holstein; supper comimttee, Mrs. P. E. Boehm; mem- bership committee, Mrs. Frank D. 8mith; ways and means commit- tee, Mrs. J. D. Humphrey; work comimttee, Mrs. E. C. Morey. The officers of the society com- prise, the executive comimttee with the addition of two members who were elected from the floor, Mrs. Oscar Erickson and Mrs. Ralph Boardman, Filled Frames, Also the Vitaphone and Vaudeville The star's golden volce is heard for the first time on any screen! This South Sea romance fis fine in its own right—with Novarro singing “The Pagan Love Somg” it hecomes an cvent no onc can mise! . —— Breat, May 22 (UP) — Among the - sentimental memories which millions of American soldiers still retain of the .war and of Frauce, the name. of Brest means mud. Net in the meaning of Amer- ican alang, but mud—just plain, ordinary, thick, all.embracing. mud. The port of Brest itself will recall tender memories—its t old world ramparts, the arrival thede. barkation, the end of the ceascless vigil, permission to light a cigarette, to laugh out loud, to become human once more without fear of attract. ing the lurking U-boat. But Poutanezen, the great de- barkation camp of Brest is a muddy memory. Miles of barracks, thrown up overnight to receive the Americans. Farms blotted out, trees cut down, and compan streets marked only by sapaces be- tween these shacks, and rain, rain, rain, and mud, mud, mud, The joy on arrival at Brest will never be forgotten. There was & grateful populace out to greet the firéft Americans. Even now, with many good and bad memories of the soldiers that roamed the port, Erest, seems to look with pensive eyes on that hectic picture of the past. Those millions who passed through Brest left it happy or sad. Some only passed through one way, and never returned. But that army of a million soldiers, which was far greater than Brest itself, given a most unlovely introduction inte the fair land of Brittany, by being camped in mud. Rain-Free Days Scarce Of the calendar days in the year, it appears there are only dozen or 50 that are entirely free of rain or mist. It always rains in Brest, every day, if only for a few min- utes. Out of the northwest gate a good solid road leads the way to the camp at Pontanezen. These millions started over this road, glad to stretch out their legs, go- ing somewhere. But the billeting meant the American doughboy's first step into that noble French mud. About three miles outside of the city, on an undulating farm landscape, these millions began churning up the earth. Duck boards were laid down immediately, but the boards wobbled loose. The mud oozed up between them, around them and finally covered them. General 8medley Butler attempt- ed to conquer that mud, by laying four-inch acantling down under the boards, but even that big timber was received into the mud anu floated and sloshed about and a walk through any section at Pon- tanezen was like Eliza crossing the Ohio, except that floating and isolated boards took the place of ice, They Got Use to It ‘The boys finally got used to this Removal Announcement A. PINKUS Announces' the Removal of His Offices to 390 MAIN STREET A NEW GROUND FLOOR LOCATION We Arz Carrying A Complete Stock of Tillyer Lenses (The Lense That 1s Accurate to the Very Edge) The Best and Latest Bl‘yles in Bolid White Gold; and White Gold Latest in 8hell Frames, - Most up to date Optical Equipment for the Examination of your Eyes Operated by Our 8killfull Graduated Optometrist. Last RICHARD DIX NAT C. HAINES CO. Offers the Comedy Masterpiece of Vaudeville—"Hello Mama" AH SAN VAUDEVILLE The Musical Comedy Star CARL McCULLOUGH in “Bits of Travesty” LU BOYS “‘Oriental Fantasies” THE ONRTELLOS RILEY and GALE i ; was finaly, on the summit of the : ancient - Fremoh} - camp, the caserne, with two or there hundred sleepy looking soldiers in hqrison blue, A careful voyage was made aver ‘these oid hills for search of a little mud, but there was none. There was graas and a few apple trees|® and a few peasants drinking wine and others working in the fielda, but the mud and the duck boards and the shacks were all gone. Pon. tanezen was like any other piece of Brittany landacape. : One remaining evidence of those millions that passed’ through was found. Lying in the ditch, as pear mud as it could poasibly get. not far from the gate of the French barracks, was an old, battered, rusty tin hat. An inspection of this hat showed that it had a hols in it, but it was an American helmet, a regulation tin Kelly, abandoned by its owner. It wags pretty dirty and it had seen, the mud, so with due reverence and pious memories, the old rusty headgear was placed back In the ditch. We admit to sentimentality on such occasions. HAS BENEFIT DINNER - FOR ORPHANAGE FUND Many Contributions Received At Social With Mrs. Christine Bartlewski As Hostess, Mrs. Christine Bartiewski enter- tained at her home at 101 Tremont street last night, at a benefit dinner for the Polish Orphanage fund. Contributions were made by guests as follows: ° Marya Wyndoloska, $1; Wiadya- lawa Ptocharzyk, $1; Jozefa Seledyn, $2; Franciszka 8zumo $1; Marya Sikora, $2; Marya Bkorup- ska, $1; Rozalia Trzaska, $1; Katarz- yna Kaminska, $2;: Marya Beledyn, $1: Julla Humaj, $1; Marya Osmian, $3; Agnes Tercha, $1; Franciaska Dombkowska, $1; Katarzyna Baty- gowsKa, $3; Lucya Hackulska, $2: Perfect Vitaphone House! CAPITOL 1.8 PRINCE The Dashing Musical Comedy New Sengs, New Dances Special Costumes and Scenic Effects Tabs’ Hall, Curtain at 8:30 Auspices Y. M. T. A. & B. Seciety e ———————— LAST TIMES TONIGHET SEE — HEAR DOLORES COSTELLO in “THE GLAD RAG DOLL" THURS,, FRL, SAT. NOW YOU CAN HEAR THE GHOST TALK! You'll Be Chilled, Thrilled, and Filled With Laughter! ALL STAR CAST! Vitapheme Acts Look at Your HAT! Everyoneelse Does If your watch needed cloaning would you take it to a biacksmith? “NO!” Then, if your HAT needs clean- ing, why take it to a cobbler? Take it to a practieal HAT- MAKER, where you will be assured of satisfaction.: It's a business with us—net a sideline. Yes, we specialize it e ;