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The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
"Bird Of Paradise" "-Belasco

The Bird Of Paradise" Richard Walton Tully's
spectacular production Of the Hawaiian Islands will
it opens for weeks run The play Is in its tenth
marriage the white and the brown race and
that out Of it 1t pictures the life
of the Hawaiian people in the days before the an
nexation the United States. The first act reveals
the beach OF Waikiki the second turns to the native
hut; the third touches the civilized portion Of
the isles while the final shows the spoutinE
Of Mount Pele. Florence Rockwell will again enact
the role Of Luana. Robert Brister Brandon Evans;
Walthers. Leo Curley. Rose Watson and
lanes x AppIeby play the lea ding roles.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
How New York Receives
New Cinema Productions
Manhattan Critics Pass Judgment on New
Film Plays.

=" -"DEcEPTIoN." the re-titled
German production by Ernst Lu-
bitseh.. director, of Passion" is cur
rent in New York 1t 10 described
as 3 powerful. impressive study Of
the life of Anne Boleyn ana the
court of Henry VIII of Eigland, "a
photoplay for those who want gen.
uins realism and can do without
simpering heroines. pretty heroes
and mechanical plots"
DREAM STREET" D. W. Grif-
fith's new photoplay. based on the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Vaudevine-Shand.

At the Strand beginning today. stageland's para
mount aquatic spectacle. "Odiva and Her Trained
Seals in marvellous exhibition Of fancy diving and
feats. will be the featured attraction Of the
vaudeville portion Of the bill. On Wednesday even
ing. the close of the vaudeville performance a
ing contest for girls will be held. and Friday
evening another contest boys. other listed
include King and Cody in melodies and character
dance ideas Lynn Cantor in song repertoire; Walter
Fenner and Company in Show Me-" Anger and
Adelon IN hilarious musical breeze. Slapper; The
Mistress Shenstone." Robertson-Coe super-specia
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Repertoire Plays
And Music Hold
This Weeks Stage
Florence Rock ueH in "The Bird
of Paradise" Offers Di-
uersion at Belasco

~ EPERToIRE, both dramatic and musical, seems
* to be the order OF the week in the Washington
- theater and while the Garrick has temporarily
dropped out of the running foIowinE the Close g.
William hlm, over the HILL the Closing Is
merely temporary. The Capitol however closed last
otber stage offerings of the new week listed
below in detail
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
LATE APRIL SOUNDS CLASSIC NOTE in THE THEATER
Ball Park Echoes
By EARLE DORSEY.

oME Of these bright Anru|
days, science will ably ex-|
plain why the average man
who enters a theater -
though IT were the Supreme
court-the man who ave.
somely inspects the curtain
and the trap drummer. vhs|
blushes IL he knocks down
his walking stick. who VIM
endure in stole silence any,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
Billy Foster Quit
Uncle Sam When
BrLesque Called

Billy Foster, principal commedian
with Frank Harcourt at the Gayety
Theater this week, used to be a
government clerk. At least he
passed a civil service examination
with a grade Of 80 per cent and got
a government appointment.
II felt like a real clerk when I
was in the registry and money order
division of the postoffice," he said.
but when they started me hustling
mall sacks ten hours a day, Il took
all the honor out OF the Job.
II wanted to gon on the stage
when was a kid, but my people
didn't want me to. They sent me
to public and high school and then
put me through a three-year busi-
ness college course. thought !
ought to be able to land a better
job and kept looking around trying
to fnd something at which I could
make good.
Il used to tell my friends about
the good Job had in the govern-
ment hustling mail sacks for $50 q
month. They though / was a good
comedian, so then ! started amateur
stunts around New York. Finally
made good, and they let me into Q
regular company
Foster is playing with Frank
Harcourt in "The Bowery Burles.
quers" at the Gayety this week.
Harcourt used to be In the Navy.
and was with the squadron that
first sighted the Spanish fieet when
II entered the harbor at Santiago.
Plans are completed by Louis B.
Mayer for filming "The Wandering
Jew" It is an Interesting coincidence
that the stage version Of this famous
classic is to be put on in the fall by
David Belasco.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04

Ia upholding Compensation Com missioner James J. Donahue of Nor wich, in his decision that William Reeves of Putnam, who was killed by falling out of the second story of the John A. Dady Corporation silk mill, Bullock street, was not killed while in the performance of his duties as an employe and denying compensation to Mary Reeves, the widow, Ms Reeves loses her last hope of recovery for her husbands death.
 MT. Reeves was mployed in the winding room. A fellow employe told him of an operation that had been per formed. Mir. Reeves complained that the retailing of the facts made him feel faint. He went to an opening where there was bar across As he stood there he tainted, slipped beneath the bar, and fell headlong to the side walk below, fracturing his skull He died within a few minutes.
 Mrs. Reeves claimed compensation from the employer. There was hear ing before the compensation commis- sioner at Norwich and the claim was denied. From this decision an appeal was taken to the supreme court oi errors. The court of appeal announc
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
SHOWER FOR MISS LucIt
Mv. and Mrs. Alfred BennsvilIeepss
 Their Hoae For Brids-te-4

q
 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bonnev and daughters gave misceilaneoYshow- CT in honor of Miss Evelyn | fier at their home on. woodstock avtue. on Tuesday evening. Games af music were enjoyed and an addresiread by Miss Claire Bonneville. Lae in the evening the guests were I'd to the dining room, which was hautifully decorated in yellow and wite. The chief attraction on the ceter of the table was cupid dol, dressed as a bride, over which hung a bell filled with confetti, which WIS showered on the honor guest as she ippeared in the room.
 Among those pre&at were Mrs. Daniel Durand, Miss Ia Durand, Mrs. Clifford Mongeon, Mis- Anna Murphy, Mrs. Perreault and laughter Lillian, Mrs. J. L. Mcintosh, drs. Eva Bonne- vile, Misses Lucienne and Yvette Me Intosh, Mrs. Rose Lrier, Miss Lucy Mcclure. Mrs. John Ihcier, Miss Rose McGarry, Lillian Delble. Mrs. Alber' Miour and daughters, Eva and Laura Misses Nelida and Anna Archam beault, Mrs. Joseph Favreaul;. Mrs Morris Miour.
 Miss Lucier was the recipient Q many beautiful gifts. She is tie fan cee of Frederick Durand, whose wed ding will take place at St. Mary church next Monday morning.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
Wid0,U:S Last Hope Gone
 Court Finds No Error

ed its decision, Tuesday, upholding the compensation commissioner.
 In it's opinion the court finds that the decedent fell through doorway to which he was permitted to go but was not obliged to go at any time. It was found that he fell through the doorway because of faintness, the faintness not being brought on by any thing connected with his employment. There was no finding that the open doorway was dangerous to 2 healthy person who might stand near it. There was no connection between his em- ployment and his being in the doorway nor any connection between his em- ployment and his fit of dizziness to which his fall was due.
 In conclusion the court says: In this case the acts and omissions lead ing to the injury, beginning with the conversation between the deceden' and the superintendent, and continu' ing without any break in the chain o1 causation to the fall through the oper doorway, were wholly irrevalent to ths decedeat's employment. and the in
 jury did not arise out of the employ ment, but out of temporary depart ure therefrom.
 There is no error.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
Police Would Like To Find
 This 7fh Son OfA 7h Son

signs an agreement--after hrst taH- ing the noney-that he VII rsfund h his method fails to prodses the desired result.
 In one case the healsr took tsa- spoon and filled 1t with water. Then he blew a couple of breaths on It, made a sign like cross and poured little into the victims ear. He kept the spoon (which was silverl because once used by the professor t could never be used again. Of course the swindler charged high prices but again of course he took what he could get and said he would be back for the bal ance. The amount he took usually cleaned the family out of cash on hand and Prof. didn't take the trouble to come back, for he knew it was use
 less, as even his physic power couldn't
 extract money from poor famiiy'a
 home after he had mixed t. It wag
 well for Mir. Doyle-Balm that he did
 not return. The police learned of his
 fake cures and were right on his tfat' He led them by but few hcurs, hut that few hours prove1 enough. Profes' sor Doyle-or- Balm gathered Tn tha fruits of his short stop and went forea to eGect other "cures.' He is saii e be about the slickest talking gsnt tha' is anywhere but barking before n ] side show of live circuA
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04

If you happen to meet up wish ' seventh son of seventh son ana ne wears a sort of canvas overcoat ana .rswerx to the name of Professor Doyle. or Eli Balm, please notify the police of Putnam or Danielson. notn Canta;n Bulger and Chief Grimshaw would like, to talk to the professor of balmdom and ask him minutely about his mystic operations that make the hind see. the lame walls and the SICK well. all for price of what the victim is willing to pay. It does not seem nossible that there could be victims of such a crude operator, but those who are suffering physical aiction seem to he willing to try anything once ani to nav good coin of the realm for eacn trial.
 Cautain Bulger holds two receipts for performing a seance that the mar gave his victims. One is for $S.57 and the other for $16.47. Seven is mys' tic number and this number of pennie' is turned over by the soothsayer to thu poor box-so he says.
 Mir. Doyle-B Balm claims to be tn seventh son of seventh son. He en
 ters the home of family where ther
 ia a chronic invalid or cripple an
 claims that he has divine or else mys tic power and that he can perform cure. As evidence of good faith h
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
ONCE MORE ARRIVES THE
 MOST WONDERFUL BABY

One of the biggest features ever at the Victory, or certainly in the life of the Victory management, Jacob All pert, Mrs. Albert being in on it also, will shortly arrive in Putnam. The feature has positively never been ex- hibfted in this city, nor In any other city in the world, or had not up to rhursday morning at three minutes past 8 o'clock when young Albert IT,, tipping the scales at 2 h pounds, made his initial appearance at the Memorial Hospital, Worcester. He has already made a big hit. Manager Albert has not definitely decided upon his sons future career, but he will not argue the fact that the young man is to be . world boater.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
FORMER PUTNAM MAN
 BURIED HERE WEDNESDAY

t. Funeral services for LtsSher !ames of Providence, formerly 4 Putnam were held In the chapel at the Grove Street cemetery wednesda. afternoon ct 2. o'clock.
 Mir. James was the son o1 Mr. anc Mrs. Newman James. The family lived in Putnam for some years and ocsu- ,;ed the "Wheaton" house which vas destroyed by fire some time ago. The father was in the grocery business here and the three sons' "aiser anu Arthur and Luther, attended the Put nam schools. These three brothers, with the wife, who was Miss Enza Wells of Putnam, survive.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
IS DELEGATE TO
 NATIONAL CONVENTION

Mrs. W. J. Bartlett uf this city has been chosen . delegate to represent Connecticut at the national conven- tion of the National Woman's Party to he held in Washington, Feb. ib to lS.
 At . meeting held recently the ad- v,sory committee and the state chair men favored the disbanding of the present organization and the creation of new organization. A resolution to this effect will be submitted to the national convention.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
GRANGE PLAYS WHIST
 FOR BENEFIT OF TREASURY

A pleasant whist party was neIu at the home of MT. and Mrs. Graydon A. Sbarpe. Grove street, for members of the Grange, in an effort to swell the funds of the treasury. Five tables were in play, and the first prize was won by Mrs. Fred A. Card, the conso- lation by Miss Hazel Johnson. A oui- let lunch of punch and waters was partaken of during the evening. V
 The next in the series of whists will be at the home of MT. ana arA '. l. Adams, South Main and Center streets at a date to be announced later.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04

Tn. nl, was seconded by Alder-I man Be4eil. ,,,,
 .I tb;k is too late. The bill isl in the hI of the committee and has heen inkaced in the legislature" said theEor.
 "I u3tand that the piis can oe w;tbdrai I have gotten the opinion os ,rarl know about these things ard thelll me 1t can be done. l think i'll easily be done. This mo- t;on haken made and seconded" said Aldan Dugas.
 Mavdarcy: "Wouldn't it have been a time, Alderman Dugas, to have br(t the matter up at the last neatinpIen it was talked over and
 iscusse .., ayas hid Alderman Dsxss- 'i ,r, vcri was not here, but l was ;ck orjuldn't attend. There were
 leo tulther members absent"
 Alaln Dean suggested that a .ra,;.1 letting of the council be held Q dis the matter.
 Ma}Marcy said that 8 date would 10 seh any person interested coulc ,nnsh Hartford and be heard.
 AiIman Dugas: 'It seems to ms if VI simplify matters to have th' sor,k action. l am not opposed t' .he kciple sought, but am opposed ,rdexisting conditions and the sa. lii are. I think it should be sub nil to referendum"
 I understand you to say tfa Representatives and the senate ,,Jpposed to the bill?" asked tn mtr.
 understand that they are, tn ! j things are now" replied the al jnan. :, II think it has gone beyond tn Yer of the council" said the mayor Eff the council should vote to re Ind it's action l am sure it could b |thdrawn; I have been told SOL rt jed Alderman Dugas.
 .I wouldn't want to put the motto ;thout the advice of the corporatio ,unsel. as the bill is in and l think too late," said the mayor.
 of had been here l would hay ,posed it. Withdrawing the bill is a ,sy natter at least have been give understand it is. It would save tf .ouble of protesting 1t, and that VI re going to do, because we think ,ould go to the people. lf then ti ,aiority Is satisfied then have not ,e to say." said Alderman Dugas.
 Mayor Marcy: Alderman Dug
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
BuRcLARsIHTENED-
 c1 HAUL IN STORE

Ernest wtore, who runs s lit- tIe store ork street, was awak- eued l.st SIright by hearing an auto t,,,cL hear his door. MT. Wh;,ts,,ov over the store. He haar,s acm browling around on tha fsoor bS ter the auto stopped so cot mn estigate. The burg lars arr.r heard him walking ov.rhesd they hurriedly left without ta1 uything-
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
Scouts Fire Bug Theory
 Chief Arnold NOt Alarmed
JAMES RYAN OF LOWELL
 SPRINGS NEW ONE ON COURT

James Ryan of Lowell. Mass. broke the good record of the city court by being the first drunk arrest ed in over 3 month. James sprung . new one on the court He said that he was sporting painful carbuncle and that he drank frewater to relieve his suffering. James is now in Brook lyn Jail for thirty days and will have to nurse his buncle unaided by stimu- lants. He was found asleep in the doorway of the Bugbee store Monday night and appeared in court Tuesday morning.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
JUDGE ADDRESSES
 THE SCHOOL PUPILS

Tuesday evening at the High school Judge Mahlon H. Geissler addressed the members of the night school on the subject, Penal Institutions This was one in a series of talks on va riety of subjects arranged some time since by Principal L. F. Battey of the night school and they have proved of special interest to the students.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
MArp, f:I ENTERTAINMENT
 n TUESDAY EVENING

Next r evening the annual l|ardi Gras will. be held ;r st 1ohI l. This annual affair aixy.v. .t . record crowd. A She crt.rt nt is always furnished, rved and . social time sr;ovs1 An entertainment that ,rsrv = sver think of missing and the b always well filled.
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
Affoyneu General Demands Immaculate
 RpLease From State Farm For Women
LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS CARRY HUSBANDS AP
 PEAL TO STATE CAPITOL
Gaze May investigation of Conditions at Penal
 Matter Taken Up In Legislature.

condition, it is said, that the husoand, father, and interested friends agroeA to her return. Iu Confinement On BsssA cd WAsss
 Several days went by and 10 word came to the husband from tho wafe. He was griefstricken and worried anA took steps to find out what tAe situar tion was. According to hie statsnnent he learned from his, wife that beT clothing had been taken from her and that she had been put in soAeary con |tinement and placed cA ra<aons q bread and water. He alse learne1 that there was no chance sf imn,edi- ate release for the girl Christmas was coming on and the hashAnd want
 ed his wife at home. From what he had been told at the time she returned
 to the Farm, he expected her release. Asked Te Send Pressnts Instead of receiving any encourage ment that his wife would be diseharE- ed, he received letter. frem. ths su- perintendent banishing any hope of this and also informing him that he
 could not see his wife even if he went to the Farm, because, stated the su- perintendent, the time from December
 22nd to January 3rd is given mp to the
 girls holidays.
 Disappointing Letter
 This is the disappointing letter that
 the young man received from the su- 1 perintendent:
 Il Connecticut State Farm for Women. I Mantle, Conn., Dear Friend = Il The Christmas season h drawing
 near and we are beginning to r1an for the girls Christmas.
 Il Every girl loves to get tAinGs iron home. I should be- glad te have yos
 send something to make year wtfe'l
 lChristmas a little happier. You are
 Inot obliged to send anything but |
 lyou care to do so, shall be glad C
 have you send whatever yea wish. II Anything except wooden suits, sill ! dresses and silk hose are acceptable. . As the railroads and mails are . ' overcrowded at, Christmas time, VII ' you not send your things eariy' < Things that will not spoil, such q n clothing, trinkets, nuts, candies, ougn o to be sent by the 18th of December a' :, eve rything has to be labeled an. d marked so as not to be confused wttl
 some one else's things. Eatables lik'
 cake, fruit. jelly and chicken, etc.
 should be sent in different box ant . should not be mailed until four day = before Christmas. If you send then z, = later, they will not get here in tim Y, v and your wife will be disappointed aa n,s n sad when the others have their thing - Christmas Day. If you have not al ,., m ready sent your wife's kimona an " " slippers, they would be most accept m able. a Send all packages by parcel post Q = bv express to Mantle. Do not sen sa those things expressed to New LOT ,d M don as they get lost if they are ser M MIt that way. hope you VIII help = make our task easier by eomplytn v v with thsse directions for mailing an vs sending early,
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04

The romance of young Putnam couple, the names for obvious reasons being withheld. a story of a bride ef a few days being torn from her home and her husband and taken back to the State Farm for Women at East Lyme and kept in solitary confinement on bread and water, According to her story, and her subsequent release on demand of Attorney General Healey in time to eat Christmas dinner with her husband and parents in this city. was revealed in Hartford, Saturday, by q private inquiry into the circum- stances leading to, the adoption of . resolution in the House of Representa- tives, Friday, calling for an immediate investigation into the methods at the institution.
 Fisnes Sent te Farm
 It was about two years ago that the fiance of a Putnam young man was brought before the Putnam city court charged with being in danger of fall. ing into habits of vice. She pleaded guilty and was placed in charge of the probation officer but was later brought into court again and sentenced to the State Farm for Women.
 Girl Makes Good Record
 The girl made fine record at the State Farm and on account of hel good record was paroled to work 1T the home of a minister in Cheshire According to local officers there wa an effort made in Cheshire to have th' girl marry young man in that town She did not take kindly to any sue uropo.itson, .ax her fiance had re n,ained loyal to her in her trouble. s I the girl, harassed by those around hel I wrote to her sweetheart in this city and he. with her father. went to Cncs 'Ihire and brought the girl back to Put nam.
 I Marriage Takes Place ], Saturday evening following her IT turn. the couple were married by ke' } Charles F. Bedard. They went Worcester and from there to lit 3 village near Pittsfeld. Mass, whel
 rus Drioegroom's mother is living. \ T secret was made as to their where's - bouts and the young man sent DO Q card to Captain of Police Buiger. V about a week the couple returned
 the home of the brides parents e Putnam prepared to settle down ar
 live happily ever after.
 s Farm Official Demands Return
 Then came an official from the sta t institution demanding that the youl t wife be returned to receive pu lis r. ment for breaking her parole. Ev'
 that early in the story local oiflcii 2 had become interested and endeavor l. to have the State Farm officer alit
 tb;nps to remain as they were
 promise that the girl would not r
 away and would be found if wante y- It was pointed out that she and n s. husband were living happily at [ n. home of her parents and that 1t wo' r. be an injustice to separate them. rs ;s said that the officer from the Sts D. Farm agreed that if the girl would If turn to the institution for few. .ds
 for the sake of discipline they wos
 soon release her. It was under [
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04
Can Account For Mysterious Fires By
 Other Than Incendiary Conjecture
m1AsZ IN PUTNAM MOTOR MART STARTS STORIES THAT
 FIRES ARE SET
Rad In Oil Soaked Roo-Dseevered Just
 Time To Prevent ConAagr.too

X nysterioas blaze in that part oi t4a PueMan Motor Mart formerly J>y's llvssy stsble. was discovered s' ta s'uksek Saturday night by Wiifred Base>t n employe, just in time to yee~nt . ssrieus fire. Mir. Benoit ran tp to Ars station and sounded the 1'ttree stroke" alarm, calling out nesshees of Motor Truck No. 1, and ahe sasGs was extinguished with chem sczAs .befsrs t had time to do any dam- agr.
 SsseM sf Smsks Leaas To Discovery
 Mr. Benoit was at Pepin's taxi sta- tion sd for some reason went around the corner toward the garage. He aeteeted the smell of smoke and went inss tiAe locked garage to investigate. Wiac eAc odor of smoke was strong se opusd sec no blaze from the inside. Running around to the outside north end of the building, between the gar ago and the Putnam Inn, MT. Benolt saw the flame eating its way up the Sce ot the building inside a room where there are barrels of oil and partz of automobiles stored. There vas a pane of glass broken out of the spper sash and little tongues of flame were coming through this opening.
 Seories of Fire Bug
 fbis mysterious fire, following loosely the fires at the junk sheds at the rear of the old Cutler place on Main street and the burning boxes in tao rear of the Rich block on Main strcet. caused stories that Putnam ~as ae,.in being threatened by fire bag to gain currency Sunday and McaAHy-
 Chef Sess Ne Ca~ss Fer Alarm
 While some men who viewed the scsse of the garage fire arc prone to the opinion that someone tried Co burn the place, which view seems to be held by the employees, Fire Chief Core- land Arnold does not take much stock in thts theory. His experience with fires is that there are many ways which a fire can start, and unless all ratural theories are exploded he does not believe in jumping to the conclus- ion that fires were of incendiary ori- sfn. The chief has his own theory as to how the burning boxes in the rear of the Rich block started to blaze and
Putnam patriot., 1921-02-04

Eugene Brodeur. Arthur Duvert, Cyrille Remillard, Eugene Mouir, Do- nat Jolly, Armand Brousseau and M. J. Daigle motored to Providence on Tuesday evening to see Al Jolson in ''Sinbad."