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New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
SMALL KEEPS SILENT.

Illinois Governor Does Not Make Pulp
 lie His Plans for Defense.
 Springfield, H., Aug. 11.-Secrecy today yelled the future plans of Gov ernor Len Small in connection with his arrest on charges of enlbezzlement a4nd conspiracy while he was state treasurer, as the state executive de- parted for his home in Kankakee to attend the dedication of the Dixie highway tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
NAN ECHO OF PoNz1.
Furnishings i,f- His Lexington Hom.
 to be Sold for Benefit of Creditors.

Boston, Aug. 1.-The furnishings m the Lexington home of Charles Ponzi, valued at $35,0O0, belonged to the man of quick and easy riches himself and not to his wife, the referee in Bankruptcy for Middlesex county, Robert E. Goodwin, decided today. Mrs. Ponzi had entered a claim for all the furnishings. By the. decision they will be sold at public auctio. and the proceeds turned over to the trustees of the Ponzi estate for the benefit of creditors.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
MAY DELAY ZR-a TRIP,

Washington. Aug. II. = While tho tentative date of August IS. weather permitting for departure of the great British built navy airship ZR-2 from England for the United States re- mains unchanged, there is a possibili- ty that the trip will be delayed, it was learned today at the navy dep2rtmeys The ship haa still to pass her full speed acceptance trials
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
Deaths and Funerals
Elsie r. Westman.

Elsie Pauline Westman, year and three months old daughter of Mr., and Mrs. F.. Paul Westman of 60 Newing- ton avenue. died Tuesday night in Baltimore. following an operation. The funeral will be held at 23o o'clock from the home. ( Rev. G. E. Pihl will officiate and Iberment will be in Fairview cemetery. The John A. Andrews company will have charge.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
ATTENTION AZIZ!
Local Members Will Assist Bella Grotto- of Springfield in Outing at Fisk Park, Springfield.

Bella Grotto of Springfield will hold A big outing for all Prophets. fam lilies, and Masonic friends at Fisk Park, August 17th, starting at 2 o'clock in the afternoon (daylight saving time).
 A midway, realm of mystery, trar shooting, sports of all kinds, band concert, fireworks, dancing, etc., wil be on the program of enjoyahl' events. Aziz and Hejaz will fight i out for supremacy in the baseball lipe. Local members of Aziz will at tend the event and also the Easterr Grotto field day at Hartford on Sep tember 16 and IT.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
EITTLE-WILKINSON

Newbafg and Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Man
 and Woman Married Here
 A quiet wedding took place last Sat- urday afternoon at the home of Rev. M. w. Gaudian- of 11S Glen street, when J. E. Little of Newburg, N Y., and Nellie Wilkinson of Poughkeepsic, N. Y., were married. They were att tended by Theresa Taylor and E. J. Greene of this city. After the wedding supper was served at the Hotel Garde in Hartford. The couple left on wedding trip through Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. They will live in this city where MT. Little is employed at the Hudson lunch on Main street as baker.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
GETS LONG PRISON TERM.

Astoria Man Sentenced to Serve From
 10 to 20 Years at Sing Sing.
 New York, Aug. 11.-Joseph A. Sor- TO, of Astoria, who was convicted last month of perjury, committed at the trial of Joseph Cohen in 1917 for the murder of Barnet Baff, poultry dealer, today was sentenced to states prison from ten to 20 years.
 Sorro was one of the principal wit nesses at the trial. Cohen is serving q life sentence in Sing Sing for the murder.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
NO TROLLEY SERVICE.
Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan,

saginaw and Bay City, Michigan, Ldne Bankrupt-Shortage of Jitneys.
 Bay City, Mich., Aug. 11.-Saginaw end Bay City were without street car service this morning, operation of the Saginaw-Bay City Railway company lines having ceased at mid night after the company went into bankruptcy.
 A shortage of jitney busses and a drizzling rain complicated the situa- tion. Plans were made however, to increase the number of busses' both here and in Saginaw
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
FRENCH CABINET CALLED.
Important Session Has Been Ordered
 to Take Place Tomorrow,

Paris, Aug. II. - (By Associated Press)-The French cabinet has been summoned to meet tomorrow morn ing, it was announced tonight. An nouncement also was made that no meeting of the. supreme council will be held tomorrow forenoon. Premier Baiand's call for the cabinet meeting was issued immediately after a con- ference with Premier Lloyd George late this afternoon over the Silesian question. $
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
INSPECTED PLANT.
E. B. Besselievre of New Y

D. B. Besselievre of New an engineer for the Dorr compa| from whom the city has leased the1Bewage disposal plant it is trying out, was in New Britain today and looked over the screen at the local plant. MT. Besselievre says his visit is purely a personal one and has no official sig nif1cance.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
BANKERS, POOL COMPLETED.

BANKERS FOUL COMPLETED.
 Washington. Aug. 11.-Operations of the New York and Chicago bank CTS pool for financing cattle loans have been practically completed, Sec ctary Me\,n declared today, loans aggregating aboE $10,000,000 having been advanced to livestock growers.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
TANKS REACH REVAn.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Of1cial word of the arrival at Reval of Americans released from Russia reached the state department today and relatives were notified by the de- partment in every case where ad- dresses were known.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
INVITATIONS GO OUT.
Washington Prepares Formal Notices
 on Disarmament Conference.

on Disarmament Conference.
 Washington, Aug. 11.-Formal in- vitations will be sent today to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and China to attend the conference on disarmament and Far Eastern ques- tions at Washington, November II. The text of the invitation will not be available here before late in the day, it was announced ae the s.ats depart ment. The invitations are under stood to be identical and brief. They will be sent directly to the foreign offices and copies handed to the diplomatic representatives of the pow CTS here.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE

The assignment of lease op a store and tenement at PA South Main street for a period of three years was filed this morning at the office of City Clerk Thompson. The lease is from Jacob Haberman to Samuel Smulowitz.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
IN SAN FRANCISCO

Mrs Mary B. Wilson state president of the w. c. T. U., has left for San Francisco to attend the National con- vention Aug 19 to 23. Special trains will take delegates from Boston, New York Chicago at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
PATROLMAN IS FREED

DfsCnarSed O1 Mufuer CHarg-onoC
 Man Fleeing From Arrest
 Worcester, Mass, Aug. 11.-Patrol- man Thomas F. Wynne who shot and killed Edward Scott in front of his home on May 3, when Scott was flee ing from the officer, was freed from all criminal liability in killing Scott in finding handed down today.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

washed and polished, oiled and creased. Electric lights and horns repaired. Clark's Auto mobile Laundry. rear 1O3 West Main St. Open Friday and Satur- day evenings. 8-11-9dx
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11

WILL THE LADY that found Q pair of tortoise shell glasses Monday evening at the Palace Theater please return to 63 Union St.
 A11.1dy
New Britain herald., 1921-08-11

CLEARING HOUSE REPORT. anets ...-....-.........-. s7.7oo.ooo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
BY ANN CAMERON
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May ]

r Asst night the Wally Reids gave q
Livery small and informal party prior
to wallie's departure for New York.
You know he is to play Peter 1bbet-
son" with Elsie Ferguson.
This was the first time had ever
been in their new homeland probably
will be the last, for / was very stupid
The house is built in Tudor style,
set among the hills overlooking miles OF
marvellous California country, and fnr
off-almost to way away land-the sea.
wallie did a st. Cecilia at the organ
by the hour, oblivious to whatever went
on around him.
Mrs. Reid dorothy DavenporD is
a charming, capable, witty woman,
competent to manage, big house and
what must be very large income.
Richard Bennett, Lila Lee-both OF
whom shall be Observation-Disclosures
Adola Rogers st. John were among those
present.
It seems that Mrs. st. Johns young
ster was giving a third birthday party.
"Bill" Reid-the one and only--an-
nounced that he was going to present a
wardrobe trunk, and automobile and a
pin He didn't specify what kind of q
pin, but from other indications 1t should
have been fancy! For a fiye-year- old
he has good ideas.
About midnight the entire party ad-
journed to the Bill Desmonds, across
the street. After laughing for an hour
straight at Mrs. Desmond's MARY Nc
Iyor) nonsense we tottered weakly tc
Allan Dwan's house--to another party
Suffice to say that every one who was
anybody, almost. was there.
ApropCs of the last party, we'll
known actor said In an aside to a not
so well known actress:
"MIeet my wife and don't laugh
Isn't that priceless?
William de Mile has started on Rita
Wciman's Saturday Evening Post story
"Footlights." Miss Weiman Is dark
handsome girl, of the best type. She
dresses in wonderful taste, and is one
of her own heroincs to the life--the sort
of woman who does things, up-to- date,
eyes open. poised.
| Inc cast OF tne picture Is Il yplCa
William dc Mile, one for excellence
headed by Lila Lee and Jack Holt.
Here's something intriguing: Pen
rhyn Stanlaws is to direct May Mac
Avoy in THE Little Minister" ! told
you that girl was on the way. She'l
be one Of our greatest before so very
long.
Monte Blue came back to the lot to-
day for the first time since his opera
ton foc appendicitis. He looked little
pale and thin, but the Monte Blue smilt
was broader and brighter than ever
perhaps because we missed it so!
Frank Oronnor is to direct that fa
nous old play movieizcd, "a Virgins
Courtship," by Eugene Presley. A,
indicated, it is full of Southern gal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
Actress Finds MOrie
Life Is Strenuous
DHOEBE HUNT finds that the

pHOEBE HUNT finds that the
L movies have wrought a tremendous
change in her life.
Since she deserted the speaking stage
for the films a few weeks ago her daily
living schedule has been completely re-
versed. Now she is getting up at the
hour she used to go TO bed and going
to bed when she used to get up-or
almost.
Up to a very few weeks ago, when
she was playing in Los Angeles in
Rita Wciman's s stage play. The Ac-
quittal" noon breakfasts and midnight
Suppers were the usual and necessary
thing.
But since she has been working in
Miss Wciman's photoplay. The Grim
Comrdian." which GOLdwyn is making
she breakfasts at & every morning. in
order to be on the stage at o be-
cause after she arrives at the studios,
Miss Hunt explains. she still has more
than an hours job ahead Of putting
on her makeup and getting into her
costumes.
Promptly at S 80 every night Miss
Hunt sends herself TO bed.
II m looking" she says hopefully,
for large share Of health, wealth
and wiSdom-as the poet promised" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
WHAT YOUR
FAVORITE FILM
STARS ARE DOING

Vera Gordon closes her yaudev,n.
tour this week, and after q fortn;.hs
of rest will resume her film work A.
is to be starred in another picture ~
Harry Rapf, who was also the n,S, W.
ducer of "Thc Greatest Love-" '
Anna @. Nilsson, the Swedish besr.,.
who has become a fixed star In the sIuv sINv
sailed on the s. s. Bergenfiord I,s. in.
week for a visit to her former bom.' .'
She will also pay her respects to .ss. pa.,..
and London. returning to New Yo,s Ys
early in July. A1S
Percy MarmOnt. the British .Au
can actor who recently created the Ia.S
ing male roe in Love Is Eyervtbinasu y
Whitman Benefits Forthcoming roIass,.
Is continuing the study of sculntrs.,
which he first took UP to give add;t;eu.vV
realism to some of his scenes in i''yii' this
production. " 'u's
George Baker. engaged by Metro ).
direct The Hunch," from a story ~ n
Percival Wilde. which appeared IN :.
magazine, has arrived from New Yort
at Hollywood, Calf. where he is com.
PNtthS the SaoI Ior the production, Tina
leading role will be played by GaretS
timental Tommy" 1.-THE Hnnch" N sen sen
pany will be the fourth Metro comnans svn.
at work in Hollywood. The other hpSo! nro.
ductions are "a Trip to Parad,pps , psV; !,
starring Bert Lytell; "The Mst,h
Breaker" starring Viola Dana ara
THE Conquering Power" an adants.
ton from Balzac. directed by Rex In.
gram.
May Collins, who. according TO m.
NOR, is soon to be Mrs. Charlie Chan.
lin, has been engaged by Universal IA
play the leading role opposite Franz
Mayo in the current production. "Ths
Shark Master In this story Miss
Collins will appear as the fame flower.
white girl who had been washed
ashore on a South Pacific Island and
adopted by the natives. -
Tod Browning has finished the pre.
logue for Fanny Herself" and is now
at work on the main theme of the Edna
Ferber story. Mabel Julienne Scott Il
playing the title role and the support.
ing cast includes many notables Of the
| screen.
Rupert Hughes is the author Of The
next starring vehicle for Tom Moore
From the Ground Up" 1t is an orlr.
inal screen story and Mr.. Hughes pre-.
pared the continuity as well az writ.
ing the scenario. Moore has just com.
pleted the photography on "Beatns
the Game" by Charles Kenyon, under
the direction of Victor Schertzingsr,
The film is now being edited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21


YESTERDAY, the chap who is run
l. ming this Movie Beauty Contest
went out to Betzwood to see what was
going on there. And the first sight
that met his eyes was the Toonerville
Trolley itself, part of its wrappinss
stripped off and two workmen patching
up the worn and broken places so that
1t may once more become an orna
ment to the screen.
Work on this new series of comedies
will be started in the studios about the
first Of June The ingenue for the first
ones has been engaged and the contest
we are now running will supply three
girls for SAe minor parts Of one of tlrese.
That is where they will get their pre-
liminary training. And that alone
ought almost to be prize enough, for
the ingenue. the director and every one
else about the place will pay particular
attention to these three girls. and they
will practically become personal pupils
of those in. charge Of the various de-
partments.
That means an all-around movie edu-
cation which could not be duplicated
in any other way.
And the hest Of II is that. during
this training period, the girls will BE-
paid $40 q day. with a guarantee of
four days n week until the picture is
finished.
ND the girl who progresses best
"A Jr.;,n tbis lima hooo,ros tbo
;,ou f tn'S M dl,oJ,. o"'''
ora ~ Ison r"e sbo cooso" ~ no q ..ro-
hod,',, ,d %poo',os, So, cna of +bo "birirg
TUJy I;~b,s "a S"T f,ndoU e' oN' u ''' ''''l'''7
An "t.o. ~ '.'4n tho nour+rv +bo rous,orors
will nrint StorioS about hor whnn The
n;cture iS roIoosod Tho win toIi tho
6rsmst;c storv of ber yirning nf the
Coveted nosition and hundrods of thom :
sands of other strIs from Tho Atlantic
10 the Pacific and from Canada to the
her and 70 envy her good fortune in
secret
We rise right here to remark that
that girl is sure going to be some lucky
little person. As Harold Lloyd would
put II, Il should sny as such
DTTT to return to Retzwood and the
Is oId Too,,;I,o r,oIIo,.
=. iy I ". IVA h ,,..i,o
81 III tCTnT ou ~ b "en '"'i', It Phhoun11 phoun1
~. W - Iii -, ~ p'a'" n,t ~
,ha 'HasS that Tt tbn n i'',,.'Ie .,'h "n
tbroush III, cortest Sith bomors ar,
aaiua na +bo non,,tno ntrno.nhero .,
Soih6 W scc lhc sCHuihc dNHl''phSl' VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
Movie Beauty Contest
Facts in Nutshell

THE Betzwood Film Co. wants
to find three girls of fresh,
attractive type for their series of
"Toonerville Trolley" comedies.
We have agreed to find these
girls through a contest. To en-
ter simply send your photograph
addressed to "Movie Beauty Con-
test" EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
Sixth and Chestnut streets.
The winners will be employed
first in minor parts at $40 a
week. The best of the three will
then be given the leading part in
the next film at $1O0 a week. The
other two, if they show sufficient
talent, will be further trained
with a view to filling the leading
part later.
The photographs will be judged
by a committee Of three we'll
known Observation-Disclosures
T. Marceau, 1909 Chestnut street;
Elias Goldensky, 17o5 Chestnut
street; William Shewell Ellis,
1912 Chestnut street-and two
famous artists-Leopold Seyffert
and Miss Harriet Sartain, prin-
cipal of the School of Design for
Women.
No time limit has yet been set
for the termination of this con-
test.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21

Some 1dCG Of ITS jar -rcGchIng md1nI-
tudc and the tGmOus stars associated
riM it may be gHiucd from the fol-
lOwing lccckly report from California
rCccircd here yesterday:
A T THE Louis Il. Mayer studios, in
"A Mission Road. Edwin Carowc is
completing tho cutting and titling Of
Anita Stewart $ latest starring vehicles.
"Thc Invisible Fear and The Price
uf Happiness" Director John Stahl j.
editing THE Child Thou Gavest Me-
and both units are preparing scripts for
new productions scheduled to start
within the next few days. Stahl : next
production is to be an all star feature
while CarCwc is again to direct Miss
Stewart under her Associated First Ma
tional contrn"t with Louis B. Mayer
r. A. Walsh. who produced THE
Oath" member of First Nationals :
Big Five" is completing III" produce
ton of "Sercnade," a Spanish drama,
starring Miriam Cooper and George
Walsh. Following the completion Of
his feature, X. A. Walsh will immc-
diatcly begin the making OF Peter b.
Kyne's story, kindred of the Dust. "
Miss Cooper will also star in this pro-
durtion.
Charles Chaplin. producer Of ''Th"
Kid" for Associated First National, |.
now busily engaged in the making oI
'Vanity Fair" and on its completion
will follow up with more releases.
The Ambassador Pictures Corpora
ton. successor to the Katherine Mac
Donald Pictures Corporation. is at
present starring the "Amcrican Beauty '
in Mans Game and with the pass
ing of week following its compile
ton will begin the production Of
"Peacnie," on original from the pen OF
George Marion, Jr.
| V7IIE Carter De Haven unit is nearing
l. the completion Of MY LADY
| Frionds.' co starring Carter and Flora
| De Haven, and Oliver Morosco has just
| completed "Fhc Half Breed, v
Charles Ray, who has just returned
| from trip to the Grand Canyon fol-
lowing the making of ''The Barn
stormcr," is starting work on "A new
feature and David Hartford is buSiIy
engaged cutting and editing The
Golden Snare
Allen IIolubar, creator Of "Man,
Woman, Marriage one Of the BIZ
Five" starring Dorothy Phillips anc
Marshall Ncilan, who recently made
bob Hampton Of Placer have just
returned from the East with new As.
sociated First National contracts an,
are preparing scripts and perfectn,
their organizations for the production
of more features. Holubar's next storie,
are to star Miss Phillips, while thu
Ncilan pictures will have ll-star casts
In the Eastern studios Norma Tai
madge. Constance Talmadge and Hop,
Hampton are starring in Associate
First National releases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
O'Malley Hurt in Jump

Pat O'Malley in working for scent
of Marion Fairfax's production, "Thc
Lying Truth" was painfully hurt last
week when he leaped from bridge tc
the limb of tree which broke under
his weight.
a sprained ankle and wrenched
knee were the total casualties wnicl
kept the energetic Pat in bed for thrc,
days. He is now hobbling about on ;
cane and VOWS to make that jump agar
without any mishap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
That Old 7ooneruiZle Trolley
Is Being Fixed Up Again
Worknen Bets,oood Are Getting 4ncentLookin!
Vehicle in Shape for Ne,O Series Of Comedies in Which
Winners of Our Contests viii Be Featured

old Toonl Trolley
1 uood.
old rehicl
already produced trelrc Of them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21

if they are very charming and "vamp"
effectively enough. perhaps Ralph
Spence. the scenario writer, will show
them the process of whipping a script
into continuity form.
It's going TO be great summer for
three of you.
And, after that--the great career.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
THEDA BARA WILL
WE'D HER DIRECTOR,
SAY LATEST RUMORS
THEDA RARA. original screen vamp

TllEDA B.ARA, original screen vamp
i and queen of this division Of the film
world, has nt last been vamped her
self, according to reports on Broadway
According TO tire reports she will soon
become the wife of one of her directors.
Miss Bara left for Europe recently
to visit a sister. She is to return with =
in the next few weeks, when, it is
reported, the plans for her marriage
will be gotten under way.
Th" director to whom the screen
yamp is said to have engaged herself
is said to have recently obtained a di-
vorc" with the intention of making Miss
Rara his bride.
Inquiry among the Fox directors was
Of little avail. Charles Brabin, who
has directed Miss Bura in many of her
leading screen productions and who
might, therefore, be the lucky man
laughed when asked about it and said:
mo, I'm not the man, although
have directed her in many of her pic
lures and we are good friends. I've
got a wife living at the Hotel Hamilton
So YOU can see for yourself that ! all
not the one.
A LITTLE more than II year ago /
"a was announced from a Pennsylvania
town that Miss Bara had been mar
ricd there. Tn" story, however, wa
Iatrr vigorously denied by both Mis-
Baru and the man she was supposed t.
have welded.
Thcda Bara was a molten picture
star under the William Fox banner TO
number Of years. She became ia
nous wherever motion pictures ar
shown for her ability to portray VAN
pire roles.
About a year ago she made her ap
pcarance on the spoken stage under tn
direction of A. II. Woods in 9Th
| Blue Flame
The name of Theda Bara proved
great box office attraction and the plec
made a great deal of money. Her. plan
for next fall are said 10 provide 10
! another play on the. spoken stage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
NEWS, VIEWS, RUMORS AND GOSSIP
FROM THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Ilontry-and who could have written /,
better than Mr.. Presley, SO typics,,s
old South with his fine white head ans
country manners?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21

Tod Browning has finished the pro.
logue for Fanny Herself" and is now
at work on the main theme of the Edna
Ferber story. Mabel Julienne Scott 4
playing the title role and the support.
ing cast includes many notables Of the
screen.