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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
Old French Panels


 Perhaps the outstanding figure in all the decorative beauty Of the Palace ies in three big silhouette panels. tudieS from a France of one or the Louis days. The largest one swings across the front of the theatre in that crozy cove just above the curtain hne. Its subject is a gorgeous French lady strolling in a garden. One hand rests on a languid, tall dog beside her, the other coQuetteS a wee pdraSoI. mere IS a tracery of fine tree-leaVeS, foun- tain, birds all in black against gold line'in purple, and a gold sun peeping through trees. It is exquisite. Other panels of the same spirit are set in the two side walls in the balcony, sharing the lovely subjects with every patrons of the theatre.
 Gold Predominating Color.
 Gold would seem to be the predopn1- mating color in wall and ceiling panels throughout the house. It is a pleas ant, soothing gold, Q gleaming pres ence without suggestion of glare.
 Gold underline the green that lines the great dome, the effect of the triple color lighting set in the dome covc the ensemble that are particularly lovely. The gold returns in a myriad of moods again when the crystal chandelier, suspended from the cen ter of the dome, is lighted.
 Panels, scrolls, art shapes and at four spots, big blue meda.lions, cover the ceiling of the theatre proper, al- ways ip the ivory, gold, rose and grey shades, and slip down the walls into panels. Rose brocade silk forms the panels in many places. 1uxuriant.
 Eminent1y restfu1 in decorative and every Jill should find 1t easy to behave
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

Even a brief tribute to Sylvester
 Poli would not ring with truth and
 sincerity were the name and spirit of
 Mrs. Poli omitted. Theirs is a
 their own private life,-but a mar
 riage so gracious, so far-reaching in
 it's good deeds. cannot be kept from
 the lines of this story.
 Speak the name of Mrs. Poli to any
 member of the American Legion in this locality for instance, and meet such a glowing tribute of her assist
 ance, encouragement and support, when war-days were with us. and since then, to warm the heart of you The charities of New Haven and vicinity, the churches, the countless individuals, bespeak a tribute to the great heart of the woman. A loyal wife and devoted mother first, her life
 has blossomed forth into a veritable garden of goodness and strength. MT. Poli's theatres number five in Bridgeport, three in New Haven, four in Waterbury, two in Meriden, one in n Wilkesbarre, Pa, three in~Worces- ter, one in Norwich, one in Washing ton and two in Hartford.
 The Palace, opening in Bridgeport, | is a gorgeous .place-attaching the | ultimate in architectural beauty and comfort and dedicated to the finest | type of motion picture and allied arts l entertainment. City officials and ] most representative of citizens will at l test to the civic largess of MT. PoIi l in presenting the City of Bridgeport with so splendid an enterprise. l. ] is fine tribute to his business suc- cess.
 The King of Italy has decorated 1 Sylvester Po1i as a chevalier of the crown, in recognition of the splendid
 service he has done for his native lcountryrnen.
 At New Haven on November 10th, | 1913, Governors, Mayors. the. Italian Consul, and the biggest men of busf- lness enterprise from all sections of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

The organ has four separate sec tions; more properly speaking, there are four separate organs. any one of which may be used alone, or combined. blended into complete mass of tone. The sections are The Swell Organ, played from the upper set of keys, The Great Organ, played from the second set of keys, the Orchestral Or gan, played from the third set, aud the Pedal Organ. played with the feet upon the pedal keys. The Orchestral Organ is particularly valuable for theatrical use, as it contains instru- ments similar to those used in the regular orchestra. The Pedal Organ corresponds to the foundation of a house-not much in evidence. but the rock which holds up the tone of the whole organ.
 A rotary fan, driven by a 7A horse power electric motor supplies the i'm mense quantity of wind required for the hundreds of pipes. The organ is similar to a large orchestra and the organist represents the orchestra leader. But he controls with electric wires instead of a baton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

In fha announcement emu1ating From MT Sylvester Z- Poll to the eff feet thai Warde Johnston had been made managing-d1rector of the hand some nsw Poli's Palace Theatre, per haps the most dnnda1t position asso- ciated with the running of the the Atre had been filed A managing director of a theatre devoted to per feet picture presentations must be a person of varied abilities He must edge and training, but a snowman as we'll His Is the task of co-ordinat- ing the films, music and other pro gram features in such manner as to strike the fancy of the man or woman In the top seats in the balcony as well
 as please the more high-brow clientei ] of his orchestra chairs Picture pre-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

Two years ago September End, a
 roup Of men gathered at the corner of Main and Congress streets in a big project Among them was Syl- yester z. PoI. a New England thea Ire magnate. It was his project A dull roar from somewhere under nearby ground, a sudden shower of fine rock and the first bit of blast ing.-a mere preliminary upheaval,- in the erecting of a now completed theatre had taken place.
 MT. Poll turned to his friends Some day there will be a theatre here' he said-then the group pass ed down the street. Work was under way and a mighty task had just gird- ed on its armor for the tussle.
 Poli's Palace Theatre, opening Sep tember 4. has been just two years in tbe building. It is part of a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
By Grace wynden Vail.

By Grace Wynden Vail.
 Somehow, it has never seemed to summation,-just success Men with a. million or two to their credit have so often proven seekers for something they didn't possess,-as if success were proving dank to the mind and
 Sylvester 2. Pon is the type of sue cess one would almost envy. He has infinitely more than just success from the business viewpoint He has suc- cess and contentInent-a rare part nership-
 In opening the Palace Theatre at Bridgeport on Labor Day, MT. Poi will participate in inauguration cere- monies that will be memorable. He has sponsored 29 other theatres The assembling of a representative audi ence of toWnspeople, artists of stage and screen, and many business as- sociates is not a novelty It is being done every day,-but,-not in the de- gree of honesty and the spirit or genuine contradictions bound to be present at the Palace. That is the real success of Sylvester PoH.-that warm. true, sincere, unsulhed ana vast spirit of goodwill that envelopes every enterprise of this remarkable man.
 Born in Lucca, Italy, and coming to America, an artist, when a young man,-cloaked only in the honesty of his resolves to succeed, and armoured with an eager energy that is astound- ing even today, the career of MT. Poli runs through clean. decent. pathways. Those early years had their struggles and their disappointments, undoubt- ed1y, for the young Italian boy struggles and disappointments that were met with the flare of a great faith in Gods Goodness.
 Those struggles and disappoint- ments were eased and finally put away in the 1ife-fi1e marked Experience, '' through the presence and moral sup port in the mans life of a he1pmate,A- ,A- his wife.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

this country assembled at dinner to commemorate the twenty-ffth anniv- ersary of MT. Poli's entrance into the amusement world. The event was memorable. It stands out in Amer ican theatrical history as a distinct
 tribute to a big man. He has fed freely and frequently upon public adulation and tribute.
 He has won the respect and con- sideration of his business associates at
 the top of all businesses
 But infinitely greater, he holds the genuine affection, faith and respect of
 such men as Louis Sagel, Alonzo,
 James Thatcher, Vanni, Matt Saun-
 ders. Mccarthy, Warde Johnston,
 William Roberts, Goods, his personal 1 secretary, and every other man or
 woman who is privileged to be as-
 sociated with him and who is honest
 Into himself and feIlowman That is success!
 He has built Palaces-and they are feasts to the eye. But in New Haven stand his favorite Palaces,-one a
 stately town-house one Howe street where PoH hospitality is dispensed
 during the winter season,-the other | wonderful spot called Villa Rosa. It is place set upon rock,-it has
 gardens, the sea to one side, and a
 calm kind bay to the other This is Mrs. Polls particular domain.-bon,e and where the heart is. Perhaps most people think of MT.
 and Mrs. Po1i as the distinguished oup1e gracing formal openings of l magnificent theatres.
 We like best to think of them in their home-moods,-sittin contented
 in boat, fishing, perhaps,-but very generous and sympathetic of the fish's
 deslre to remain uncaught ;-or tete-a-tete, the Po1i partnership. over
 a cozy game of whist.
 The Palaces of business, and the Homes of ones private life-isn,t
 that genuine attainment and fulfill nent To Sylvester E. Poland his vast successi
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

the specifications of the National Code for Safety, and has been a tremendous task when one considers that 25 miles of wire have been used. In May the
 :ables were run from the switchboard where current was reached, and from that time the Palace Theatre became a vitaEzed part of Bridgeport's life.
 Fol1owed,-the wiring of the houses from stage to individual locations,- to the place where the great chande- Her now hangs, to the bracket lights
 to the mezzanime, to the great coves over the proscenium, in the lobby, to the picture booth,-through every foot of theatre-space to stop here and go on from therei The electricians work is thorough, usually, when he pulls those wires through a location, twists them together. and lets the man
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

handling the fixtures step in.
 Following the wiring Of the house,
 the installation of the switchboard
 back stage required attention. The
 board at Loew's State Theatre was the last one MT. Smith supervised at it's
 installation, and he declares the Pal
 aces board even finer. It has what is
 termed dead front" all live parts
 being at the rear of the board. It has either individual or master control. One man at the master wheel con trols the triple lighting, also the dim mers. Red, amber and blue are the basic co1ors, exquisite color effects being possible through clever manipu- Iation of wheel and dinner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
qR1PEH SYSTEM OF
 LIGHTING AT PALACE
Amber, Red and BIue the Basic Tones
 in Elaborate Light Effects.

Proper lighting has become insepar- able with proper picture presentations. Polf,s Palace Theatre has an elaborate system installed, with triple lighting it's features
 Mir J. c. Smith from the Edwards Electrical Construction Company, TO East 4oth street, New York, has been in charge Of the wiring of the Palace since November 18th, when conduitS were installed in the concrete through out the theatre MT Smith declares this last job to be the firms best job, and pointS to it with no little pride.
 All wiring has been according to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
ROSE DRAPERIEs AND CURTAIN.
Color Scheme of Palace Theatre Faithfully Carried Out in
 Draperfes.

PIeated rose velour, with a valance showing a heavy tirse1 tasse1 fringe, supplies the main curtain at Polfs Palace theatre, opening Sept. 4th. William Camphs and company of 154o Broadway, New York, is in charge of the work of supplying draperies in the handsome theatre. This main cur tain is a stately affair, it's valance draped with inch tinse1 rope to give a cantineer effect to the stage open ing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04

the public Monday evening, Septem- Der 4th, as you may have heard be- fore.
 Incidentally, Thomas W. Lamb of 644 Eighth avenue, New York, was the architect of the building, and the
 Schaf Construction Co.,, under the di- rect supervision of William A. Schaf, had charge of the entire construction.
 MT. Schaf had been in command from that day, two years ago, when MT. Poli and his group of friends watched that first spurt of gravel as it rose into the air and dropped again-in a great undertakings commencement. For all of them who were part of this work, they have not been fruitless, a11Dnroductivp years
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-04
olis Palace Theatre Opens Tonight In Blaze Of Light
Depew And Organ Finest Organ And Organist Polls Palace Theatre Offers High Glass Instrument
 and Artist

In splendid keeping with the an- nounced policy of the finest music in conjunction with finest films, Polls Palace Theatre calls attention to the engagement of Arthur Depew as con cert organist at the new theatre, and to the remarkably fine instrument that has been installed
 MT. Depew comes to Bridgeport from seven years as concert organist in the Broadway picture theatres,-l four at the Strand, two at the Rialtc and one at the Capitol. Prior to that time he was for five years organist and musical director at the Wana- maker Auditorium, an interesting in stitution of fine music and programme. Depew is graduate of Trinity college in Toronto, and received his degree of Bachelor of Music from Cambridge,
 England. Through his years of ex- perience and observance as we'll as through his musicianly skill, MT.
 Depew~ has evolved into an orchestra
 unto himself in the console of the
 organ. It is a distinct art,-the prop. CT accompaniment to a screen offer
 ing,-requiring intelligence, imagina- ton, highly developed sens1bilities. sympathy, a sense of humor, and wide musical library at ones finger tips. Properly played, and as MT. Depew demonstrates it, the organ adds infonately to the enjoyment of
 flm In addition to accompanying the picture, he features his tremend- ously big solo numbers, and will be heard in the OrcheStral IeatureS as well.
 The organ, built by the Hall Organ Company and six months in the mak- ing, contains many unique features, introduced and perfected by this com pany.
 The entire organ is controlled at the Console, located in the orchestra pit, through thousands of electric wires. These wires lead to various units of the instrument, which are dis tributed in chambers on both sides of the proscenium arch. Lovely gold leaf lattice work covers these cham bers.
 The organ is remarkable for it's in stantaneous response and the ease of it's manipulation. The grandeur of tone and beauty of the individual stops is evident to every listener. There are 1,70O pipes in the organ, every one of
 which will sound a different tone. None of these pipes would be of any value without the acute mechanism | used to make them speak their tones.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16

able to obtain many convictions has
uhqucstionably increased favorable
public opinion, and | need only to cite
the Remusf case as an outstanding
success in obtaining conviction
against what year ago would have
been unsurmountable obstacles.
Playing No Favorites.
"Alsot the fact that indictments
have been secured against former Of
flcials indicates an intention to play
no favorites. Recent vcrdicts indi-
cate that juries are assuming a
more drastic attitude toward violators
of the liquor laws.
lone of the first acts Of this admin
istration, under date of Aug. Q, 1921,
resulted in a decided Improvement
In the brewery situation. Having n
special group prepare all criminal in
formations, indictments, injunctions,
libcls and search warrants. with nee
cssary supporting affidayits for fill
ipg. through the Department of JUS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16
REPORT ON BOOZE
Better Law enforcement Throughout
the Country Says Haynes.

Less than one third as much whis-
key was withdrawn from warehouses
during the eleven months ended April
%, 1922 as in the eleven months end
ed with April, 1921, according to Il,
A. Haynes, federal prohibition com :
missioner in review of his first
years work made public by him re-
Gently. Real constructive accom-
plishments have resulted" from his
years work, Commissioner Haynes
asserts. Il
Withdrawals of whiskey, during the
eleven months from June, 1920, to
April, 1921, were 9,696,122.4 gallons.
Mr.. Haynes says, while from June,
1921, to April %, 1922, they fad9been
reduced to only 2,627,3S3.3 gallons, a
reduction of more than two-thirds.
The Withdrawals of alcohol and
other distilled spirits from June, 1920,
to April, 1921, amounted to 24,S56,-
3SSSS gallons. From June, 1921, to
April, 1922, the Withdrawals totalled
only 16,491 ,30392-a reduction Of al
most one third.
Permit System Improved. =
Notable improvement has been ef-
fected in the permit situation" says
Commissioner Haynes, "and every ef-
fort made to reduce the number of
counterfeit and forged withdrawal per-
mits and physicians prescription
blanks.
"A new and unique withdrawal per-
NIT and a new physicians prescrip-
tion blank have been devised and put
into use. These new forms are print
ed from an engraved plate upon es-
pccially designed sensitized paper, and
for still further protection an ingen-
ious machine resembling check writer
has been manufactured, by which an
impress is made on each withdrawal
permit showing the amount of liquor
authorized to be withdrawn.
'The fact that the bureau has been
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16
Spending Money for Palaces.

OF late, the public has sporadically
heard about waste of money for bank
ing palaces. They have not heard
that Mr.. Williams has said that five
or six millions could have been saved
in the administration of the New York
Reserve Bank last year, "if it had been
run with a proper regard to intelli-
gent administration and economy and
of the amount to be saved, 30 per cent.
would have gone into the Federal
treasury"
1t is probably, from what l know of
Mr.. Williams after an acquaintance Of
nine years, that he would not have
gone very far into discussion whose
object would have been the building Of
a $25,000,00O bank in New York with
public money. Nor that he would
have approved an expenditure of $780,
0O0,00O in four cities ut n period when
the congress ceased authorizing new
public buildings. At the end of last
December the Reserve bank OF St.
Louis numbered a staff of ST., while
that in Cleveland numbered sos, with
this difference-that 1t cost the st.
Louis bank 1887 per capita and the
Cleveland bank $14,O63 per capita to
house their respective employees. Mr..
williams cmphatically declares that
surely there is something rotten in
Denmark"
Yet the national scandal, as it has
been termed, has been headed for OBJ
livion. What Is the reason the news
papers ignore it?' one of Mr.. Will
liams' correspondents wanted to know.
Believe me, they would not have
ignored it 25 years ago; nor the mag
azines Is years ago.
The facts of the suppression is more
momentous than the scandal that Is
suppressed, tremendous as it is. These
are disquieting conditions
A few thousand dollars involved in
any sort Of mismanagement, public
or quasi public was sufficient for
editors a decade ago to devote pages
of space to it for months, under the
direction Of their star reporters. One
may ask-what has become of these
star reporters? What are they writ
ing about today?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16

all of the other states. Is it any won
der that money gravitGtes to New
York?
That is why money legitimately be-
longing to a small community is ma
nipulated by the bankers so that 1t
shall find asylum in the metropolis,
TO detriment Of the local depositors
and their financial requirements.
81 71-2 Per Cent Per Annum.
Small banks are subjected to PEN
aisies or special charges. Controller
Williams has called tine country's at
tcntion to a little member bank in
Alabama, temporarily deficient in re-
serve. and because of this technicality
was forced to pay penalties which In
one instance meant 81 1-2 per cent.
interest per annum. Other instances
are mentioned in the official records
where member banks borrowing heav-
lily from the Federal Reserve bank Of
New York at six per cent. were ex-
acting interest rates ranging from 20
per cent. to 100 per cent. lfOIn GUS
toners ct their mercy.
This, tooI while the New York Re-
serve. bank loaned to two member
banking institutions in that city, both
conspicuous for their speculative ac-
tivities, $3.50, 100000, whilc-mark this
differcnce-siX other Federal Reserve
s,.ix IL
loared to about 1000 member banks
S15,G42,0 900 This means that these
banks obtained an average Of. $S,S75
loans against the ratio of $1250O0,000
for each of two privileged New York
banks.
1t has been alleged by apologists for
the money trust that these New York
banks borrowed in order to lend to
correspondent banks. Theoretically,
yes, but actually, no. Mr.. Williams
hes said that one of the borrowing
banks was lending To its own chief
executive officer and his immediate
family, largely on speculative secur-
tiles, more money than his bank at the
same time was lending to all of it's
national bank correspondents through
out the United States.
In MANY cases, rs Mr.. Williams has
ATTEMPTED to expose, secret methods
have been adopted by the officers of
these banks in using the funds of
their institutions. His examining
force was constantly discovering new
means and methods whereby the Of
ficers and directors of banks sought
TO camuuflagc or conceal their heavy
borrowings, such as family" corpor-
Gtions, dummy loans and private
"syndiCatcs."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16

Harding that the excessive loan al
ready referred to "is concentration
of the funds of the reserve system with
one debtor bank, conspicuous for its
speculative operations and promotions
which, in my judgment, is not only not
justified but distinctly dangerous, and
feel it my duty to register my strong
dissent from continuance Of such
conditions as these by writing you, as
| am doing as an eX officio member
of the board" AS the bank in ques-
ton was not national bank and
therefore not under the supervision Of
the office of the controller of the cur
rency, Mr.. Williams believed that he
had done all that could be incumbent
upon him under the. circumstances.
Wall street leaders have denied
time and again that their banks either
control or hold the bulk of the money
of the United States, in spite of the
Federal Reserve system, which as
managed has been virtually inopera-
tive in this instance, but the fact, as
hassaleady; ;heen stated in the columns
of The Dearborn independent, that
commercial banks in many parts OF
the country have been seduced by un-
natural interest rates III New York
City into sending funds away from
homo to he loaned in Wall street at
those eXorbitant rates. | have, o.
course, Controller Williams word in
support of this allegation.
Il seems that every business day u
group Of brokers, members Of the
New York Stock exchange, get to-
gether for consultation on the floor
of the exchange, or by the telephone,
and determine what, in its view, is
the proper rate for the renewal of all
street or brokers' call loans for that
day. AS soon as the rate is agreed
upon it is posted and then sent over
is binding upon the out-Of-town cor
respondents unless other special ar
rangements exist. Banks everywhere
mark up or down, as the case may be,
upon virtually all of their brokers'
leans.
or course, it is often imagined by
the people that the usury laws are
drastic enough to prevent high-intcr-
est abuses, but such is not the case.
Under the New York banking law, il