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Evening star., 1924-03-29

Mrs Alexander Cole Columbus, who
had a table for the card party given
by the Congressional Unit of Neigh
borhood House Thursday, entertain
ed her three table guests, Princess
Nacoomee, Mrs. Minerva Anderson
and Mrs. Harry Columbus, at lunch
con preceding the game.
Evening star., 1924-03-29

Mr. Martin Richardson is at the
Raleigh for a few days. He sings
Monday evening for the Shrine, on
the occasion of the visit of the i'm
perial potentate
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

these institutions as well ss the pre- batleR service the means or machinery 10 change the lives and rerestablish lhs hemes and 10 show men, women, boys and sirls coming to our stlsns lion, that nnihlRg can lake the place of simple, honest, everyday goodness which brings lIs own reward in the shape Of happiness and eententment.
 nAething out of the ordinary has developed In the work during the year m New Britain, l have endssyored to be faithful to my trust and the soFk affords an inspiration and help to these in hts care and who is amply repaid for his efforts in many inr stances by the satisfaction and joy that comes in seeing the success achieved in changed lives and homes,
 "As in past years ! am indebted to all those who have given such hearty cooperation, to the police and dstee- tive feree in general and the social agencies of our city for aid given and eourtssies shown, and to the mayer and common council for the auto to he used in the work, l am psrtieu- larly under obligation to the court for the insight, patience and kindness displayed In the conduct of the eases,
 Respectfully submitted,
 EDWARD c, CONNOLLY.
 Probation Officer, l
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
IRISH BOUNDARY ISSUE

British Government Said to Have Dc clared Extent to Which Is wili Ge
 in Present Issue.
 Belfast, Aug. s.-The special cor respondent of the Belfast News let ter learns from well informed source. he teiegraphs his paper. that when the conference at the Vice Regal lodge In Dublin yesterday had lasted some hours the British colonial sec- retary, J. H. Thomas. took command of the situation and stated finally the limits to which the British govern ment was prepared to so in order to meet the Free States demand for im- mediate action on the Irish boundary question. The correspondent con- tinues:
 "My informant says the bill will be introduced this week to establish the boundary commission, but 1t will not be put down for the s~sond reading until after the recess. If the posi- ton of Mir. Cosgrave thead Of tho Free State government) becomes desperate, parliament will be called together at Westminster earlier than was intended with a view to passing the bill. Meanwhile negotiations will be continued with the northern gov ernment. and strong efforts made to
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
GIVE UP GAS IDEA
Colorado Fugitives. Hiding tn Mine, Must Be Brought Out In Some Other Way, Authorities Find

Grand Junction, Col. Aug. s.- Plans to force poison gas into the Palisade mine near here, where three men suspected of participating in a s15,o0o post office robbery last Satur- day are in hiding, were abandoned to- day by county authorities.
 It was learned that there are at least five miles of tunnels in the pro- perty and the gas probably would be ineffective, 1t was said. -
 A searching party of four spent five hours in the mine yesterday searching for the fugitives. Two of the three were seen, but disappeared in distant tunnels when called upon to surren- der.
 Spotlights are directed constantly on the mine entrance and guards arm ed with shotguns and rifles posted on a cliff above the opening. It was learned today that the imprisoned men had found water in the mine, or obtained it from sources unknown, which indicates that the siege may be long drawn out. Whether the sus- poets took supply of food Is not known.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
THINKS AMERICA
 IS A HUGE JOKE
Trotzky Comments on U. s.
 Pacifcatory Imperialism
By The A..eei.t.d nr..s.

By The Associated Press.
 Moscow, Aug. 6--The "Pacifeatory' character of the American imperial. ism" formed the chief subject of A lengthy address delivered by War Minister Trotzky recently on the pros- poets of international progress. The address. which was given before sev- eral thousand workers and commun- ist students last week on the tenth an- niversary of the outbreak of the World War. Is published in the soviet newspapers today.
 Trotzky said he considered it as the greatest paradox and one of history's jokes that America, which is sup ported by its industries and which helped to crush Germany in order to keep out a solid competitor, emerged from 1t tthe war) with paciflst reputation"
 The United States, the war minis the pathway of active imperialistic world politics and. while it has not VI learned to realize its own great power, it studies on Europe's flesh and bones how to use it.
 ''The American capitalists" he add. ed, cannot allow England, France and Germany to regain their markets, a, they themselves need them"
 Referring to speech made by American Secretary of State Hughes during his recent visit to London, Trotzky said:
 America already dictates to Europe but its chief aim is to put capitalistic Europe on rations and to Balkanize it. The United States 'pacifist' program is full of grave consequences, as it prepares the ground for new wars of character"
 The soviet minister emphasized that Americas attempt to put Europe on could not pass without ma tional and class resistance. He urged the European proletariat to unit in order to combat this 'imperialistic Americanism.'
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
DR. DESPARD'S BODY
 GOING ID WEST VA.
Physician Shot by Crazed Man
 Was DaViS' Friend

Philadelphia. August s,-Arrange,
 ments were being made today to take
 the body Of pr. Duncan l., pespard,
 noted surgeon. who was shot to death
 in his office yesterday by Alfonso
 Masi, to clarkshurg. W, Va. for inter-
 ment Dr. Despard. who was a bache-
 Tor and lived with his aged mother. was a native of clarkshurg. He was a close personal friend Of John w. Davis, democratic presidential nomi- nee, and Mrs. Davis was expected here today to accompany the family to West Virginia.
 After mortally wounding the doctor. under whose care he formerly had been. Masi turned the pistol on him self dying almost instantly. A plumb ing contractor and servants in the house, attracted by the shots, found Dr. Despard unconscious and sum- moned physicians. Assisted by police they rushed him to the Polyclinic hospital, bleeding from a wound in the back. An operation was ordered at once and twenty volunteers. includ- ing many doctors, offered their blood for the necessary transfusion. Dr. Despard died on the operation table with the man selected for the trans fusion standing beside him.
 According to Mrs. Duelia Masi, her husband was operated on by Dr. Des- pard for appendicitis. after which set in necessitating fur ther treatment. Brooding over his health and telling his friends that the hospital doctors" were killing" him, Masi, his wife said, got two dol lars from her and with the money purchased a pistol and some cartridg- ss.
 Dr. Despard was graduated from he Jefferson Medical college in 1901. He was visiting physician for the Jeff erson hospital and assistant professor 'f surgery for his Alma Marter. He | vas also on the surgical staffs of the Methodist and Abingdon Memorial hospitals.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
TO DELAY
 FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Smith and Nelson Awaiting
 Favorable Conditions
By Th. A..selatsa frsm.

BY Tn. Associated fTsss.
 RsykiaYik, Iceland, Aus, h,-hsn'
 tenant Lowell II, smith and Erie
 Nelson, United States army seTld
 asistefs. expect to remain here ssy'
 efal days after their stormy trip from
 Hosfm Hornafjord. on the eastern
 Ieslandie coast yesterday The niers
 said they could start today on their Greenland flight except for the un- certainty Of the situation at AnEmsE' salik. where the worst ice conditions In years are reported
 The sirmen do not like the press peet of a tso-mils flight over open water with no certainty of q proper landing place. The reports from Angina gsalik are conflicting, there being no assurance as yet that the supply steamer Gertrud Rask. report ed yesterday caught in the Ice IS miles of shore. had been able 10 de- liver her supplies for the airmens next stop.
 Major Clarence Y. crumrine. of the United states army air service. who was awaiting the niers here when they arrived yesterday. Is esnvassins the situation but is uncertain as yet when 1t will be practical 10 continue the flight.
 Preparations were made early today to pull the planes ashore for minor repairs. This work will require less than days time. The machines came through their battle with the high wind on the flight here from Hornafjord yesterday In sgood shape despite the fact that the gale at | times was so furious that 1t carried away part of the radio antennae of the cruiser Richmond, flagship of the patrol fleet. At one point the planes were forced to proceed sideways. the engines working at an so-mile-an- hour rate but making scarcely any progress.
 When the Chicago and New Dr. cans arrived over Reykjavik they ound the harbor crowded with ship ping. If had been planned on this account for them to land outside the 'ea wall, but this was impracticable because of the rough water. The ,ilots were equal to the emergency, however. and made q beautiful land. ns in the limited space in which they lad to work inside the harbor.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
Waterbury AutOist Held
 On Manslaughter Count

Waterbury, Aug. s.-John Loy, 2s, of Wayland avenue, this city, charged with manslaughter whom Deputy Coroner T. E. Conway held crimin- ally responsible for the death of Angelo Pogello, of Ss Dikeman street who was killed shortly after mid night July 21, on the Bethany road in an automobile accident waived exam nation in city court this morning and was bound over to the next term of the superior court under bonds of $3,- 500. Pogello was instantly killed when the machine Loy ,was driving, in which two other men were also riding, crashed through a state road fence and turned over in a gulley.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
TO GIVE AWAY EXPLOSIVES
Farmers Will Be Given Enough To Ell Freight Train Forty Miles in Length.

Washington, Aug. s.-Explosives enough to fill a freight train forty miles long are to be given away by the government to farmers for clear ing land and to the state governments for highway construction.
 Announcement was made today that lOo,o0o,000 pounds of pyrotol, part of the vast supplies of explosives gath cred by the government for the World We soon would be made available through state agencies, through the bur,al. of public lands.
 No distribution sdirect to farmers will be made by the government but In each state where there is sufficient interest in agricultural explosives, some agency, probably the state agri- cultural college. will take orders, pool them in carload lots to minimize freight charges and handle distribu- tion. Recipients must stand the cost of preparation and shipment. The ex- plosive is packed in boxes of fifty pounds, containing about 150 car tridges, each of which is about equal in strength to cartridge of twenty per cent dynamite.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
MANUFACTURER DEAD.

Chicopee, Mass, Aug. 6.-Irving H. Page, S5, prominent manufacturer, died yesterday in Holland, Mass, &C., cording to word received by relatives last night. MT. Page had bee in poor health for sometime. He was presi- dent of the Stevens Arms and Tool company, Stevens -Duryea Automobile company, Page-Lewis Arms Company, Page Needle company, Page Paper Box company and the National Scape company, all of this city. MT. Page also was director in several banks and other industries of this section.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
BAKER IS LEADING

St. Louis, Aug. 6. Returns from 1757 precincts out of 3,9s7 in Mis- souri's primary election yesterday, showed Sam A. Baker, former state superintendent of public schools lead ing his nearest opponent by 16.3e5 votes, in the republican race for gov ernor
 In the democratic contest, Dr. Ar thur W. Nelson led by 3s,7s7 on the basis of returns from 2,9o2 precincts.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
Exports to Canada During
 Last Year Total 6 Million

Washington, Aug. 6.--Exports from the United States to Canada during the last fiscal year valued at $601,- 500,000, showed a decline of g per cent. From the previous year, an analysis by the department of com- merce showed today.
 The United States, during the same period, purchased $417,0O0,ooo worth of goods from Canada, a one per cent increase over last year, leaving a fav- orable trade balance of s134,00o,ooo for the year.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
Foot and Mouth Disease
 Costs , Million in Cal,

Oakland. Cal. Aug, s.-The foot and mouth disease in California hss cost about s5.0oo.ooo and has made necessary the slaughter of toe.ooo head of livestock. pr. ]. R. Mohier. chief of the bureau of animal indus try of the United States department of agriculture said today. pr. Mohler is directing the government end of the campaign against the disease.
 There are POS men still 10 the field in the campaign. although fourteen counties have been released from quarantine.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

If you come down to facts. it's always quality that wins the race. Bakers Certified F1avoring Extracts have maintained their high standards for elmost half a century, Ask your gro- cer.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

induce it to appoint a commissioner.
 "Mr, Thomas went so far as to s1- press confidence that those efforts would be successful. and MT. Cos grave agreed to accept possponemsnt on those conditions, The conference thus ended in agreement"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
REPORT DENIED
No Truth to Story That Duke of York Will Accompany Prince, Lon- don Story Says.

London, Aug. GA report that the Duke of York was planning to accom- pany the Prince of Wales on his forth coming trip to the United States and Canada, on which the Prince will sail Aug. 23. was characterized in authori- tative quarters today as without foun- dation. It was announced only yes- terday that the Duke and Duchess of York would sail for British East Africa In November on a three mouths tour.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
FLOODS IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee River Sweeping Away Bridge; Ten People Stunned
 By Lightning,

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 6.-The most serious floods in years were sweeping away bridges and scores of summer cottages along the upper Milwaukee river last night.
 The rainfall, which reached the proportions of cloudburst, was &C., companied by lightning which struck in several places and stunned ten per- sons on a street car.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

Emergency raincoats of crepe pa- per have been devised.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-06

is one of the favorite foods of por- cupines.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Palace-"The Meanest Man
IN the World"

The screen version of George NJ.
Cohan's stage success THE Meanest
Man in the World is offered to pa
irons of Loew's Palace Theater for
the week beginning this afternoon,
with a cast that includes Bert Lyteli.
Blanche Sweet and Bryant Washburn.
In nature and essence, The Mean
est Man in the World" is the precise
opposite of its title. 1t is the story OF
young man of soft-hearted and
generous tendencies who made the
alarming discovery that his very
generosity was responsible for his
failure as an attorney and who i'm
mediately resolved to become the
most rd-boiled specimen of human
ity alive in an effort to retrieve his
past mistakes. The fashlon In whlcn
Dan Cupid and his little bow upset
this most ambitious plan forms the
chief motive.
Edward F. Cline. who directed THE
Meanest Man8in the World" has sur
rounded his three principal players
.Stedman, Helen Lynch, Ward Crane,
'Maryon Aye. Forrest Robinson,
Frances Raymond, Carl Stockdale.
Robert Dunbar, Victor Potel, William
Conklin and many others. The play
itself is by AuguStin MacHugh and
son or two by George NJ. Conan with
Mr.. Cohan himself enacting the title
role. played in the screen version by
Mr.. Lytell.
Blanche Sweet. as the girl of the
story. Bryant Washburn and other
members of the cast all contribute
parts of delightful quality. The add
ed features of the Palace program
this week will be headed by a funny
new Ben Turpin comedy Yukon
Jake" in which the famous cross
eyed comedian contributes one of
his most effective comedy portraits.
The Pathe news pictures, Topics OF
the Day and Mr.. Gannon's symphonic
overture numbers will supplement the
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Keith 's-Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau heads the bill
this week at B. +. Keith's, where she
stars in a playlet of the crook type,
called Bracelets written by Sewell
Collins. Her leading man is y. T..
Anson. Her supporting company in
cludes Lionel Glenister and Horace
Sinclair.
The remainder of the bill will over
flow with comedy, with AL Herman,
the black laugh" featured.
F'ranklyn Ardell will appear in his
laughing comedy, 1.-The Wife Saver"
and Miss Curtis Burnley, imperson-
ator of types, will give a diversified
program from her repertoire of songs,
monologues, imperSonations and read
ings.
The Misses Beatrice Gardel and
Ruth Pryor will be seen in their act,
Dances of Here and There,' assist
ed by Miss Kathryn Smith.
Dave Roth, versatile comic, will be
assisted by his dummy dancer, Annie,
in diverting entertainment
The Les Grohs, two brothers and a
sister. children of the circus, present
an eccentric act in which it is claim
ed they twist themselves into as
many forms as a sailor can a bit of
rope.
II. and p Beatz, the equilibristic
wonders, will thrill with sensational
acrobaticS.
The usual screen features, Aesop's
Fables. Topics of the Day and Pathe
News Weekly, will wind up the bill.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
EVELYN EARLE
5trahd
Midgets to Film
Culliver's Travels

"CULLIvER'S TRAVELS" Dean
Swift's famous old story of the
land of Lilliput, with its diminutive
people, and Brobdingnag, where men
were giants, may soon live again in
pictures. For plans are being dis
cussed at Universal City for produc-
ing the famous old story, known to
every child in the world, with a COM
pany of tiny actors and actresses and
a giant or two.
Preliminary conferences were held
recently in Universal City when the
entire troupe of Lilliputians-known
in vaudeville as "Irving's Midgets,"
visited there.
There are twenty-five little men and
women in the company, none over
yard tall, and ranging in age from
sixteen to forty. They are now on
a vaudeville circuit, but plan during e
the summer to return to Universal
City for several weeks to film the
allegory.
"Gullivers Travels" written 200
years ago by Dean Swift, an English
author, is today one of the world S
best known classics. Originally in
tended as a satire on British politics,
it lived as an interesting fairy tale,
Just as many of the Gilbert and Sui
livan operas, also originally intended
as satireS on the times, live today
for their sheer huror.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Ambassador-'Let Not Man
Put Asunder."

Pauline Frederick and Lou Telle
gen will be pictured at Crandalls
Ambassador Theater today and to-
morrow in ]. Stuart Blackton's pic
turization of Basil Kings novel. Let
Not Man Put Asunder," treatment of
the divorce problem from several
angles. Miss Frederick and Mr.. Tel
legen have never before played op-
posite each other and for their first
Joint endeavor have the benefit of Il
story that moves swiftly from Ameri-
can locales to European show places.
Maurice Costello and Clifton Webb
are members of the supporting cast.
The comedy for the first bill of the
week will be supplied by Cliff Bowes.
in THE Lunch Brigade" Added short
reels and pine organ accompaniment
by Otto +. Beck will complete the
program.
Triumph" Cecil s. De Miles mod
the Ambassador Tuesday and Wed
nesday with Leatrice Joy, Rod lie
Rocque. Theodore Kosloff, Robert
Edeson, Julia Faye, George Fawcett,
Spottiswoode Aiken, Ia Su Pitts,
Raymond Hatton, Alma Bennett and
Jimmie Adams in the foremost roles.
The story concerns a trick will, mat
rimonial disturbances and vocal trj-
umph abroad. Dorothy Deyore will
furnish the fun in Christie's two
reel laughmaker, Getting Gert1e's
Goat"
Thursday and Friday, Jack Mulhall,
Pauline Garon. Vera Lewis, Mayme
Kelso, Alice Lake, Shannon Day, Will
lard Louis and Kate Lester will be
seen in The Marriage Market" an
other society drama. Ben Turpin in
Ten Dollars or Ten Days" is the
comedy.
Saturday only, Thomas Meighan
will be seen in THE Confidence Man,
which marks his return to the sort OF
crook role that first made him ia
nous. Virginia Valli and Laurence
will be seen in "Juky Days"
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Columbia THE Unknown
Purple.

The picture attraction at Loews Co
lumbia for the week beginning this aft
ernoon will be the screen adaptation
of the Broadway stage success, THE
Unknown Purple society love-drama
revolving around the remarkable per-
sonality of a man who could make
himself invisible. The cast includes
Henry B. Walthall, Alice Lake. Stuart
Holmes, Helen Ferguson, Ethel Grey
Terry, Johnny Arthur, Brinsley Shaw,
Richard Wayne, Frankie Lee, James
Morrison and Mike Donlin.
Walthall enacts the chief role of
the story, that Of a great inventive
genius whose love for his wife and
child and great powers of research
were betrayed by the wife and her
lover, who stole from him the fruits of
his work and permitted him to go to
prison for a crime he did not commit
His only possession left is the formula
for producing a curious purple haze
that has the property of rendering its
producer invisible.
In the prison he learns the story of
his wife's treachery and how he lays
his plans for revenge, obtains the Gus
tody of his child and lights hia way
back to his honorable position In life
forms a dramatic and gripping story.
Added screen and musical attractions
include the new Short-ienSth comedy,
The Spat Family; the International
News pictures. Mr.. BruSilors orches-
trail contributions and other features
of similar nature.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
Arts Club to Produce
Prize-Winning Plays

names as Harriet Murphy, Maud Lee
Hunt, J. Martin Scranage, Ann Ives,
Mrs. Walter Beck, Royal Foster, LIE
Grand Perce. Maurice Jarvis, Orme
Libbey and Maud Howell Smith.
Mr.. Airline Alcine directs False
Value" Mrs. Marie Moore Forest
directs 1.-THE Scorpion" and Arthur
White has the direction of 'The
Gentleman in Waiting" Special light
ing effects have been designed by Glenn
Madison Brown. Preceding the plays.
the president of the Arts Club and
Mrs. G. A Lyon will be hosts at q
dinner in honor of the judges of the
play contest and the winning dra-
matists. This production closes the
season of dramatic productions at the
Arts Club, but Mrs. Maud Howell
Smith, chairman of the dramatic COM
mittee, is already busy with plans for
the new season to open in September,
and it is her intention to feature
further productions of original one-act
plays by Arts Club members.
For the coming seasons activities
Mrs Smith has invited the co-opera-
ton members of her committee of
the following: DR.. Paul Kaufman. vice
chairman; Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Lyon,
Mrs. Maud Lee Hunt, Miss Emma
Ostrander, Denis Z. Connell, LIE Grand
Pcyce and Glenn Madison Brown.