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New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
MARYLAND SINGERS
 BOOKED AT CAPITOL
Popular Vaudeville Feature on
 Bill at Local Iheater

The Keith vaudeville feature at the ] Capitol for the first half of next week offers the Maryland Singers" great quartet of vocalists and banioist in the person of Otis Mitchell, recognized as the peer of banjoists in vaudeville. They specialize in songs of the south land and bring back number of old favorites, much to the enjoyment Of any audience. The other acts are up to the Capitol standard and will be well liked.
 An outstanding event of the drama tic season, in the strictest sense of the term. is the coming of the screen yer sion of "rhe Green Goddess starring George Ariss, to the Capitol theater for three days beginning Monday. The original play by William Archer enjoyed a run of no less than two years at the Booth Theater, New York. The screen version, the same in every particular, will be shown at the Capitol theater, also had record breaking run at the Sam H. Harris theater, New York, equalling in every way its tremendous popularity as play.
 "The Green Goddess is hailed as the greatest art achievement of the screen to date. For sheer compelling meiodrama superbly acted, and mag rificently set, it is said that nothing has ever been done to approach this production.
 Distinctive Pictures Corporation. producers Of the film. have most cer- tainly spared nothing to transfer Mir. Archer's clever work to the screen satisfactorily. The leading feminine role opposite Mir, Arliss is played by uonc other than Alice Joyce. that gor- gcously beautiful young lady who. after her recent marriage to one of New Works wealthicst young men, sworc the screen would never sec her again.
 In addition to Mir. Arliss and Miss Joyce the east includes the handsome David Powell. who has made love in a cinema way 10 more famous young women than any other actor Of the day and Harry T. Mercy. the screens best bad man.
 The Sunday night show win con sist of two fine feature photoplays of fering Clara Kimball Young in "The Woman Of Bronze:" and an all-star cast will portray Ralph Connors' clas. sic 'Tho Man From Glengarry."
 Tho feature for the last half of next week starting Thursday will pre- sent the Juvenile Frolics of 1924, one Of the best kid" acts in vaudeville.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
'Bob" Pagan Recalls Days When
 He Acted M Old 7. 4. 8. Hows
Former New Britain Boy Later Played in Po Stock Pro- ductions and Now Conducts Amusement
 Stand At Walnut Beach

1 some Of the members did not sing" l He was Joking right at me. so as 1 thought a whole lot of his opinion i be a good singer.
 There are times when l often think of the good times we all used to have with the minstrels. We had a good show and always had plenty of work but when the expenses were paid we
 artists never received much money. My next experience was in white face in that old drama: Jim. the Penman." I played a small part Cthe son1 and Mike Sheehan played the leading role. with Julia Stanton play ing the part Of my mother.
 From that on they kept giving me parts until I got old enough to where they thought they could cast me for leading man. l drifted along to the role l always thought was my best, that Of the secretary in The Man of the Hour" This play was advertised with an all star cast, including Daniel ]. Sullivan, John o'Dell, Michael J. konney, Birdie Doherty, Miss Fred fN' i'f' uAs Ntl ht'F aItl's hhuEF IFhn and Miss Conroy. Although I had small part, l think it was the best thing I ever did in New Britain.
 After that l got il into my head that if I could suit the people of New Britain, ] could make a living at the business, with the result that l played Tor 46 weeks with Poh in Hartford.
 Eu' Mr. PuIi's directors soon found that was moro fitted for character parts than for leads, with the result that during my t6 weeks in the Capi- ta. city played everything from Matty McGowan. trainer 10 puEilist in the College Widow" to Richards brother in the Shepard King"
 Since coming to Milford ] played four weeks with Poli stock in Bridge port. But when the war broke out l came down here and opened up my hotel. restaurant and amusement busi- ness, and came to the conclusion that the theatrical business is good while you are working, but like lots of other professions no good when you are out of n joh,
 My last public appearance was my unsuccessful attempt to become se- lectman of Milford on the democratic ticket
 Since leaving the stage l have come to tho conclusion that it is better 10 keep my attention focused on the feeding of the masses at Myrtle Beach and riding the Riddles on my Whip" and Merry here. rather than to b" hunting a job as an actor with George NJ. Cohan and David Belasco.
 II won't be long now before the beach is opening up again. and when the first Chirp Of the little birdies is heard in the trre tops I'll expect tc ser your smilins face looking in V my front door, So take it easy and give my regards 10 an of tho old boys ID In the old home town until sec you and them again.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Bernard ], Pagan. better known tC lis New Britain friends as Bob, who was a former resident here and al one time prominent figure in Y. M T. \, X E. society theatricals and who has played for length Of time in Poli stock productions. has written sn interesting letter for the Herald describing in detail his life behind the footlights.
 Mir Pagan Is now in the amuse- rlent business at Walnut Reach. Mil frOd, where he conducts a hotel in ad- dition to several amusement couces- sions. In the letter MT. Pagan speaks of having been as well known in New Britain in those years as Jackie Cooran is today, This was when he was a youngster and wore what was then caled a monkey hat" IL was gift to young Pagan and was made out of bear skin, Residents of the city recall that this hat was the pride Of Rob's heart and many a child followed him on the street when he wore it,
 The letter follows:
 Milford, Conn.
 November e6, 1928 Friend;
 You know my first appearance be- fore the public Of New Britain was as drum major Of Fagan's Drum Corps. when l used 10 wear the big bear skin hal. and the 1t'tlr red coat and marched ahead of the drum down Dublin hiu. sUt~s ] Vas ku0Wo better then in Nv Britain than Jackie Cocgan Is now.
 My first experience was with the old Nutmeg club when they went 10 Waterbury to put on a show for Father Curtin. lay on white mat on front Of Johnnie Boyne (who was interlocutor1 for an hour and a half and ! though my whole body was psralyzed. was the only one tn the overture Rho wasn't, | was then 10 years old and sang song en- titled T Loved You Better Than You Knew" ] did this same stunt for few seasons, and the people thought I looked very entertaining lying at the front Of tho stage, but little did they know what pain | was in. If I moved. my dad. who was playing end man, would give me a look that would take all the paint ont Of me.
 When l was old enough ! joined the T. A. B. and as dad was getting tired of hlackeninR his face. he thought he would lei me take his place. So one night he took mo up to the old Tabs hall and gave me tryout before tho critics. passed O, k. and was booked 10 appear in the old Hanna Armory on East Main street at the opening night Of the annual r, A. E, fair.
 will never forget that night was second end man next to the late "Joc" Ward. in my opinion. the best man in that position the r. A. B. ever had. Joe was Lew Dockstater to me. Well, Joe quit the minstrcls. and was prompted to first end man. 3 place I held for a long time.
 The late Jimmie" OBrien spoiled my chances of being great singer. We were rehearsipg one night in the hall and every one vas in good mood for having fun Instead Of rehearsing. Jimmie stopped the singing right in the middle of song and said "ft would be better for the whole snow if
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

Mike" Needham, who appeared at the Capitol theater in this city with an act called, Tango Shoes" about three weeks ago. died fin the Fall River. Mass. passenger station De- eember 8. fc was q years old and was known in, theatrical circles throughout the country. During his stay here he surprised theatcr goers by his agility. despite his age.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
SZAGEANDSCREEN

| Palace theater next week, Mrs. M. T. Crean. soloist at St. Mary's church will sing Come cack to Erin' in a prologue to be given on the stage. Attractions for the stage booked for an early appearance at the Palace are Thomas Anderson's Beauty revue, Marty Dupree's revue and the Phil Ott musical revue.
 Sara Gross, Helen Milkowitz. Esther Abrahamson, Jeanette Cans, Jeanette Light. Evelyn Miller, Maone Bayer, Hannah Waskowitz, Ida Waskowitz, Nellie Levitt, Charlotte Horwitz, Rose Bayer, Sadie Goldsmith, Lillian Rosenberg. Sylvia Alex, Dorothy Ro- gin, Anna Weinstein, Sadie Lipman, Daisy Koplowitz and Ruth Raphael will usher at the Elizabeth Gutman concert to be given at the Capitol theater on Sunday afternoon, Deeem- Der 16. under the auspices of the New Britain chapter of Hadassah.
 Messrs. Shubert will present the breezy musical comedy hit Sally, Irene and Mary at Parsons theater. Hartford, all of next week with mat inees on Wednesday and Saturday.
 Mrs. Leslie Carter in stella Dallas" will be one of the first productions of the New Year in New York. The play Is a dramatization of the Oliver
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
NENyY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC

Higgins Prouty novel of the same name.
 Four big productions are about to face the cameras at the Warner Brothers West Coast studio. There's the Harry Rapf production, Broad way After Dark" to- be directed by Monta Bell: "Babbitt'', from Sinclair Lewis novel, to be directed by Harry Beaumont; Elinor Glynn's story, How to Educate a Wife" to be di- rected by William Setter: and Lovers Lane," from the famous play by Clyde Fitch. to be directed by William Beaudine.
 Brock Pemberton has placed in re- hearsal Zona Gales dramatization of her novel, ..Birth." It will be pro- duced in New York early in Janu- ary.
 A. L. Erlanger announces he will open "The Town Clown" musical comedy by Aaron Hoffman, with music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert kalmar, in New Haven, Conn, Christmas night
 The New Poor" a comedy by Cosmo Hamilton, will have its first performance in Buffalo. Dec. 24. The producers are Alex A Aarons and Vinton Freedley: the prominent players Lyn Harding. Herbert Yost. Lillian Kemble Cooper and Norma Mitchell.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08
Why, Certainly.

Your daughter has promised to marry me. Will you forgive me for taking her away from you?'
 Forgive you. Why. that's what the party was for. r."-Selected.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

The management of the Capitol and 1 Palace theaters has announced that special New Year Eve midnight shows
 will be presented at these playhouses this season. At the Capitol ten acts of Keith vaudeville will be featured while Phil Otis musical revue will be presented at the Palace. At both theaters the seats for this occasion will be reserved. A unique attraction "The House of
 David Band has been booked for an
 early appearance at the Capitol thea ter. This is unique musical organi-
 zation of II men and woman who
 have never cut their hair or boards.
 of an interesting sect at Benton Har-
 bor. Mich, of which much has been
 heard of late. They claim to be the remains of the lost tribe of Israel. They will appear in New Britain the first half of the week of December IT. Otis Mitchell and the Maryland singers will be the featured act on the bill the first half of next week with George Arliss in The Green Goddess" as the feature picture. "The Juvenile Frolics of 1924" will be fea- tured the last half of the week.
 In conjunction with the presenta- tion of Marion Davies in the film yer sion of Little Old New York" at the
New Britain herald., 1923-12-08

In conjunction with the presenta- tion of Marion Davies in the film yer sion of Little Old New York" at tho
, 1923-05-16
LIVE STOCK FACTS

The harm a scrub bull does lives
after him.
A club boy and his purebred pig
are not soon parted.
Raw potatoes mike n very satis-
factory succulent for breeding ewes
Thousands of good farmers have
found that n purebred sire pays foe
himself in improving his offspring
Sheep producers viii find that II pay
well, from a market standpoint, 10
hive the ewes in strong. vigorous con-
dition at lnmbing time.
Sunshine prevents the little pigs
from contracting disease because the
sun keeps the pens free from disease
germs, cold and dnmpncss, which aro
most deadly enemies Of infant pigs
A p%urebred ram IL relatively cheap,
and without one Il flock soon degcn-
crates.
The shepherds problems for the
lsmbing season ARE very largely solved
n he has brought the WI flock TO the
beginning OF the season in good aesa
and thrifty condition.
More attention paid 10 the SOW ana
her litter NJ and Immediately follow
ing the Throwing season will result
In n greater number OF pigs being
saved.
, 1923-05-16
u VI
LOOK BEFORE LOADING STOCK
Many Cars May Have Defects That
May Cripple Anlmals-Floor 10
Most Important.

prepared by the United States Departments
of Agricultural
Inspection of 700 arriving cars Of
live stock at seven of the large mar
kets by supervisors of the packers and
stock yards administration, United
States Department of Agriculture, has
shown that shippers would dc we'll to
make careful examination of ears be-
fore loading them. The railroads main
tain satisfactory c~ar-inspecuon service
at the large markets, but not all cars
sent to country shipping points have
moved directly from the terminals. AZ
a consequence many cars hav defects
that may cripple animals, or ever u
their death. OF the cars inspected In
this investigation seven had holes In
the ficor, 81 had projecting nails In the
walls and 50 had cleats that might. and
probably did, cause bad bruises. Eigh-
ty-two cars were without bedding. 4
large factor in the safety and comfort
Of animals in transit.
No matter who is responsible for the
condition of cars, II is to the interest
Of the shipper always to make an In
cleNti'h VI ms V"h, hhu i1'ot u III
1t is up to him TO see that the right
kind Of bedding Is provided. FIRE.
quently partitions are used In stock
cars and, because of this, n careful ex-
animation must be made for projecting
nails and cleats that may have been
left when these partitions were re-
moved. The floor is the most impor-
tant part of the car. 1t should be gun
over thoroughly and any holes patched.
Doors must be in good repair and.
when the cattle or other live stock are
loaded, securely fastened.
Last year 1t M Middle-Western
market LOO cattle and more than =
600 hogs were found crippled in cars
In December more than 1000 crippled
hogs were received at one Of the East
ern markets. These numbers are small
in comparison with total receipts, but
they looked mighty large to the ship
pers who owned the animals.
Look before you loadl
, 1923-05-16
v
The Coming Of cleary.

"Satan's got something up his
sleeve" said Jude as they pulled for
the beach. II reckon he's laying low
10 get the better OF Cark."
"well II you ask me-" said Ratclife.
81 think he has got the better of him
in some way or another. ] don't know
how. and | don't want TO. I'd sooner
wait and see"
Jude. the boat well beached, sat
down on the blnzing sands. Ratcllne
sat beside his companion. Jude. like
any old salt. had her moments OF dend
l%nzlness. Active as a kitten us "A rule.
she would suddenly knock OF. when
the fancy took her, "let go all holts."
10 use Satan's expression, and gaze.
You couldn't kick her out of 1t, Satan
snid.
Come, get up, and let's get to
work" Ratcline suggested.
.I'm not goin' 10 work no more"
mumbled Jude drowsily. "rm dead
sick OF fetchin' and carryin'. Let Satan
20 and fetch and carry for himself.
I'm going TO stick here"
Suddenly. across the water from the
Sarah and shnttering this fantasy, came
n voice. II was Satan's voice. distant
and borne on the breeze. Ratciife
thought he could make out the words
''laEy dog"
, 1923-05-16
ECONOMICAL FEED FOR SOWS
II Abundance OF Pasture Is Available
Animals Can Be Fed cheaply
During Summer.

A brood sow. from the time she is
bred until she farrows, can be fed
a very economical ration during the
summer time II an abundance Of al
falfa or other good pasture is avail
able and she can be fed almost as
cheaply during the winter season II
part Of her ration consists of n good
quality OF alfalfa hay. Such n sow
can be wintered on one pound of corn
per hundredweight daily II the grain
is supplemented with all the alfalfa
hay she can eat. In the corr belt
this Is probably the most economical
ration n man can use, especially at
the present price OF corn.
, 1923-05-16

I'll give you ten dollars If you spot
what l mean. It's as clear as sim.
ple."
Radcliffe spread the thing before
him on the table.
! can't see anything in It," said he
at last. except what's written plain
enough. There's Rum cay, there's the
reef, the name of the wreck with a
pointer to the reef, and the latitude
n longitude up In the corner. No, I
can't see anything but that: It all
seems plain as a pikestaff. take an
interest In cryptograms. too"
whats that?"
"Cryptograms? Hidden writing"
We'll. that's what's before you,"
said Satan. pap never twigged it.
nor any of the crowd that had the
handlin' of 1t. It's only a month ago
I spotted it."
"How was It you came to discover
It," asked Radcliffe.
well, 1t come natural for me to say
to myself, Here's a thing that's been
hid up and kept secret, yet it's all
wrote out as plain as my palm | said
to myself, It's too blame simple! Why,
drop that chart in the streets Of Ha-
vana, and the first chap with any
knowledge in his head that picks it
up will turn 1t into dollars right of.
It's a sure bait for fools, anyhow, and
a wreckin' expedition would be out
before the end of the week. ; Then l
said to myself. What in the nation did
the guy want maxim a chart at all
forT Putin things together, l says to
myself. The Teller concerned must
have been a fool in two ways If this
things genuine, but l reckoned he was
no fool So l says to myself. Let's
try and see what the guy was drivin'
at"
And you won't tell us how you did
it?"
"rd just as soon not"
"Why?"
Because" said Satan, II may be
wrong; though I'm pretty sure I'm
highland | b1ieve In a shut head"
, 1923-05-16
GARLIC NOT POPULAR
FLAVORING FOR MILK
Oairymen With Infested Fields
Familiar With Complaints.
Daily Specialist Of New Jersey Col.
leoe Has Helpful Recommended.
tons to one@cieanllness 10
Great Factor.

Garlic Is not a popular lavoring for
milk, and the dairyman with his garlic
infested pastures Is all toe familiar
with complaints that arise at this time
Of year about off-favored milk.
Natural grassy fiavors are palatable
to most people, but even people who
can eat the strong smelling garlic
straight down, object to swallowing
1t In their milk. Since so many pas
lures are infested with garlic and 1t
is not SO practicable to attempt to
eradicate garlic in many of our perma.
nent pastures, the dairyman Ia often
confronted with the problem OF how
to pasture cows on g~arlic-infested pas
lures and still keep this flavor cut Of
the milk.
This is often very difficult, but NJ.
II. keeney, dairy specialist of the New
Jersey State Agricultural college, has
the following helpful recommendations
to offer. Bring the cows from the pas
u from two to four hours before
milking. Aerate the milk thoroughly
and cool It TO so degrees Fahrenheit
as soon as MIXED. The milking
should take place In a milk house sep
arate from the stable. II these pre-
cautions are followed religiously the
garlicky flavor can usually be con-
trolled.
Another serious trouble, causing that
"off' taste in milk is the high bac-
terial count which results In sour milk.
Warm weather, OF course, is conducive
to the rapid souring of milk. This
must be overcome by cooling the milk
to so degrees Fahrenheit as Dor as
MIXED and holding 1t at a low temper
AZURE, so degrees or below, until It Is
delivered. Get n thermometer and
check up on your temperatures.
Cleanliness is a paramount factor
In the production Of good milk. Clean
stables, clean cows, clean utensils and
clean men are all essential. Unless
milk Is clean when 1t leaves the
stables, no AMOUNT of are thereafter
can make 1t good milk.
, 1923-05-16
HORSES CARRY HEAVY COATS
Animals Sweat Profusely and Hair
viii Not Dry out-shelter
From Cold Rains

Many horses will carry n heavy coa
of hair this spring. Such horses win
sweat p~rofusely and the hair Will not
dry u readily. II VIII be almost
impossible to clean them properly
when they are working. They will tire
easily and If not clipped will lose q
lot of flesh in the first few days after
being put to work. Horses that hnve
been blanketed and well groomed and
those that have been worked steadily
will not have such a long coat Of hair
Idle farm horses are seldom groomed
and there occurs n natural greasinesS
that aids in keeping the animal warm
This also increases the difficulty Of
keeping the animal clean.
Clipping can be done amy time dur
ing the spring Of the year. but pref
erably just a few days before thu
spring work begins. Even though
there may occur n few cold days or a
few storms, the horses will suffer -
Inconvenience ms they become accus-
toned to the change due to the clip
ping in just n few hours. However,.
If a blanket is available, IL can be
used and the horse should be sheltered
from cold rains. The clipping should
take in the entire body and where
any clipping is done this Is to be
recommended. II is not advisable to
clip trace high. taking in the belly
Horses as n rule do not shed early
enough In the spring to enable them
to work with any comfort
, 1923-05-16
THE KISS

syn S-Bobby Radcliffe,
wealthy, twenty-five and romantic,
is cruising on the Bahama bank
with his friend, Sir William Skel-
ton on the yacht Dryad. He Wis
its an old fishing schooner. the
Sarah Tyler, owned and sailed by
Satan Tyler and his sister Jude,
the latter having the appearance
and of a boy. Bobby and
SHELTON disagree and the youngster
joins the Tylers, for whom he has
taken a great liking. The arrival
OF one CarQuinez. shady character
of the bank. with his companion,
Sellers, disturbs the Tylers. Car
quinez has learned that Satan's
father had been aware Of the To-
cation of a sunken vessel believed
TO be a Spanish treasure ship. and
he has been spying upon the Ty-
lers in an effort I o discover their
secret. Satan discloses the location
OF the vessel and agrees, in ex-
change for the services OF that in
dividual and his crew. to share the
treasure when ii has been brought
to light. Carquinez leaves the
scene. ~ostensibly for Havana, TO
obtain needed supplies. but really,
as Satan well knows. for the scene
of the wreck. hoping to plumber II
in the absence Of the Tylers.
, 1923-05-16
MINERAL MIXTURE FOR HOGS
Easily Made by Mixing Charcoal or
Wood Ashes, Lime, Common Salt
and Copperas.

A good mineral mixture can be made
IN your own farm by mixing together
two bushels of charcoal or wood
ashes, n peck of air-slaked lime one
peck of common salt, two pounds OF
copperas, and w pounds Of sulphur.
All of this mixture should be finely
pulverized and thoroughly mixed to-
gether. This mixture can be put in n
s~elf-feeder OF fed to hogs in n trough
in the pen. Hogs will not eat enough
to harm them any.
, 1923-05-16
BOWEL TROUBLES OF CHICKS
Prevention by Using Eggs From Non
Infected Flock 10 Wlsest Course
for Poultryman.

There is no cure for bacilllnry white
diarrhea In chicks. The only remedy
Is prevention by setting eggs from non
infected flocks. Sanitation will help
control an outbreak. Chicks will be
kept from picking up infected drop
pings by keeping the incubator dark
from the time the chicks are Matched
until they are removed to the brooder.
Separating the chicks into smoll lots
will help and frequent cleaning and
disinfecting OF the quarters are i'm
portant.