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New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
THE QUIXEY FOUR AT
 CAPITOL NEXT WEEK
"Women Who Give" to Be the
 PhOtOplay Feature

Dill Of extra ordinary clever talent Will be the attraction at the Capitol starting Monday, offering a great ar ray Of Keith vaudeville and photo play features. Hearing the vaudeville show is Tine Quixey Four" a male quartet that are excellent musicians as we'll as being wonderful harmon lsts. They call themselves the boys with the pep" and after seeing them You will agree with them as 10 their billing. Robey and Gould will offer their fine skit, Education Will Out, :" two men who play an excellent game of fun. It is a bright assortment of miscellaneous batter that will prove splendid comedy act. Raymond and Masion are a very entertaining couple. Raymond being no other than Hip Raymond, the famous Hippodrome c,own, now in vaudeville with 8 young lady who helps him materially m being a bright hit. The Two Step Children are a fast dancing couple who will show new and original dances intersp with good singing. Porter J. White X Co. should prove a FfS iA' oA AiiI ptii " 4kn HIS shtlCn, The Visitor"
 Barbara Bedford. Robert Frazer, Renee Aroree. Frank keenan. Joseph Bowling and Margaret seddon play he principal roles in "Women Who Give" Reginald Barker's latest pro duction, which comes 10 the Capitol theater on this bill.
 The production is an ada ptation Of Cape Cod Folks Sarah r. Mclean Greenes classic Of the New England coast.
 Sunday nights features will offer Charles Ray in "The Transformer" and an all star cast will be offered in the perturbation of the Gene Porter Stratton novel, Michael O'Halloran." on Thursday the big attraction will be a real novelty in Making Movies.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
CHAMPION ORATOR
Don Dylcr of Los Angeles Adjudgcd Best Secondary School Orator in the United States.

Washington, June 7.-The sccon- dary school oratorical championship of the United States rests today upon the youthful brow Of Don Dyler of Los Angeles.
 Speaking in the final contest of nationwide competition sponsored by large newspapers with President Coolidge in the chair, he convinced Secretary Hughes and Justices Van DeVanter, Sanford, Sutherland and Butler of the supreme court, sitting as judges. that his gift was the highest of the seven best surviving local and sectional elimination trials.
 Miss Ruth Ncwburn of Washington. D. C., and John NJ. Dulam, ILL, of Philadelphia. were awarded second and third honors, respectively for their talents. All of the contestants spoke on the constitution, which formed also the topic of the opening address by President Coolidge. The prizes-s3,5 500 10 Tyler; s1, 900 to Miss Newburn and $500 to Dallam-were presented by Robert F. Lee Sanor of Dallas, Tex, president of the Ameri- san Bar association.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
SNAPPY COLLEGE
 LIFE IN PICTURE
''Daushters of Today' at Lyceum
 Ultra.MOdern Movie

Daughters of Today" with Patsy Ruth Miller, Ralph Graves, Philo Me Cullough, Edna Murphy, Phillips showing at the Lyceum tomorrow
 night. Here is a play for parents and young folks alike. It holds up the mirror of life to young folly. It asks and answers the question of whether life to the girl of today is just a mad whirl of gay parties, midnight motor rides, dances 10 daybreak, cocktails from strange glasses and kisses from strange lips. or whether it is some thing more. "A Yankee Go-Getter" is the other Sunday night feature film. Also, the first three days of the week the latest episode Of '"rhe Telephone Girl' will be shown, while on the last three days of the week another big double feature bill is slated, showing The Marriage Market" and "A Dangerous Coward" The last named picture stars Fred Thompson in dashing role and a great boxing match is the sensational climax. The Lyceum also has contracted. at an early date. for the showing of Some Wild Oats"
 Daughters of Today" is an inti- mate story of coed college attend cd by daughters and sons of the rich as well as the poor. Their wild revel- ries, their weekend parties, their so- cial activities which include among other things game of strip poker" and toward the end a mysterious mur- der which is charged against one Of the girls and then a finual awakening of spirit Of responsibility and among the young people make this one of the snappiest pie lures Of the season and also one Of those that carry with it an enduring lesson. entertainingly told.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
TARRED ROADS DANGEROUS?
French Scientists Trying to Connect These With One Cause for Cancer ous Growth.

Paris. June 1.---Do tsrred roads cause cancer? City Councillor Jous. selin of Paris maintains they do Pointing to the greatly increased nor tality from cancer in recent years, he observes that il is particularly prev alent among workers handling tar. For this reason he recently demanded that tho tarring Of roads should cease in the department Of the Seine.
 The board of health referred the question to Prof Vincent. an eminent physician, who while admitting that tar products. especially when handled hot. appeared 10 cause cancer hesi- tsted to affirm that the dust from tarred roads had like effect. He further observed that the exact nature of cancer vas unknown 10 science.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

Asa usual thing the man who an- nounces that he doesn't seek the nomination" would have to employ . detective to help him find it.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
Official Is Arrested
 In Liquor Clean-up

Providence. R, l., June 7.--The two- masted schooner Little Fred Of New port, approximately zoo cases of liquor and a truck was seized yester- day morning at Tiyerton, R. l., by prohibition agents. Seven men were arrested, including Groyer ]. Douglas ss president of the Tiverton Town Coun- cil. The other men held were:
 Alfred A. reckham and Alfred A. peckhsm, Jr., Alton Barker, oswald reckham and Herbert Cabaca, all of Tiverton and Thomas Moore who gave his address ss 25 South street. New York city. Al least ten men escaped.
 As general thing, inc more gush- ing enthusiasm the salesman has the less dividends the stock will pay.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
WATER SYSTEM ADDITIONS.

Work on the construction Of two installments in the new water dstri- button system will be started Monday. City Engineer J. ID. Williams an- nouneed today. The operations will take place in the Monroe street dis trict where a small job is 10 be done, and in the Park and Stanley areas where there has been need for an auxiliary distribution main for sew eral years. The work comes under what is known as installments A and C Of the new system.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
TO USE R. X E. HARDWARE

The charity commission, at meet ing yesterday afternoon. awarded a town home addition to Russell &; Er- win at a price of s1,50O. New bids on the coal supply were called for be- cause the City Coal &, Wood Co. re-
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

fused to met certain specifications in thecontract. it is said Superintendent J. l.. Doyle was authorized to buy kitchen equipment for the new bifild- ing. The board reappointed Dr. G. w. Dunn city physician and Miss Susan Casale was named clerk to suc- cecd Miss Beryl Turner, resigned.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

London, June 7.---one report Of the hunting adventure in which the Earl Of Athlone and Princess Alice were endangered says that the Earl was wounded by tho beast. Another says the princess was forced to take refuge from tho infurated animal behind a sapling and that she shot it at close quarters,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
American Company To Build Harbor
 and Railrcad in Japan

E" The Associated Press.
 Shanghai June 7.--signature of 2 contract for construction Of har- bor at Hakata, Japan. and railroad inland to important coal fields, was announced today by the Asia Develop msnt company, an American corpora ton.
 The corporation recently finished 2 lars. contract for reclamation Hrsk on the Yellow river in China. thc new project will require Ave years work.
 Hskata is on tbe Island of kyushI. rear Moi, the present great coal port of Japan. The railway which Is ex- pected to cost 1i.ooo,ooO yen, would tan what are regarded as Japsn's most important fields Of coal.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
STELLA REBEKhH WHIST

The Winners at the whist given by Stella Rebekah lodge, No. II, last evening were Mrs. Harry Chapman, Mrs. Francis Williams. Mrs. Louisa Brown Miss Dorothy Earth and Miss C. F.. l.cupold. The consolation prizes were given to Fred Hoffman and Mrs. C. J. Hickey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30
ANGUS OPERETTA
TO REACH SCREEN
Won Stroheim VIII Produce
Spectacular Film.

1.-The Merry Widow" famous
operetta, is at last going to reach
the screen, with Mae Murray star
ring in the title role of the spec
tacular production to be made by
Erich Won Stroheim for Metro Gold
wyn Mayer.
This exceptional combination Of
star, director and story is probably
unprecedented and the announce
ment by Louis B. Mayer, vice presi-
dent in charge of production, indi-
Gated that 1.-THE Merry Widow will
be one of. the most elaborate pic
lures ever attempted.
Production will begin late this
summer, to give Won Stroheim time
to complete editing his production of
Greed" for Metro Goldwyn release
next fall and prepare the scenario
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30
JONES ANNOUNCES
SENNETT SCHEDULE
Four Different Units at
Work on Comedies.

F.. Richard Jones, director-general
of the Mack Sennett studios. has
outlined a definite schedule Of pro-
duction aims for the Sennett comedi-
ans, varying in degree from slap
stick to the borderland of drama.
Four production units are work
ing, each in a separate and distinct
field.
First Of these is the Ralph Graves
unit. destined to produce straight"
comedies, with a strong love theme
INTERCEPTED. To the Graves Company
have been assigned the Sennett Bath
ing Girls.
Second is the Ben Turpin unit,
with the cross-eyed one programmed
to make burlesque and satire-first
of these, recently finished, being
Romeo and Juliet" Three Foolish
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MOTION PICTURES
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Gregory Kelly Enters Movies

Gregory Kelly, whose work in
Seventeen" 'Penrod," ''Tweedles'
and other productions has put him
in the front rank as a delineator of
youthful characters on the stage, re-
Gently made his motion picture debut
at the Paramount Long Island stu
dio. He has an important part in
Manhattan" Richard Dix first star
ring picture for Famous Players,
which r. H. Burnside Of Hippodrome
fame, is directing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30
MIGHTY BIG BOOKINGS
NEXT WEEK AT LYRIC

State fair week visitors to the
Lyric will be entertained by
vaudeville bill Of imposing quality
headed by Tameo Kajiyama, cele-
brated Japanese cahgraphist and
mental marvel who, during the
course Of his demonstration proves
that he can concentrate his mind to
such degree that he can do four
things at once-namely reading,
writing, talking and working out a
difficult problem in mathematics.
Kajiyama writes with both hands
simultaneously, backward, forward
and up-side-down, using huge black
boards for his exhibition of cali
graphy. His demonstrations have
astoUnded scientists in all parts of
the world, and his brings to vaude-
Vile it's most entertaining and in
structive educational offering.
The bill will include:
JARVIS REVUE-A pleasing mix
ture Of comedy, songs and dane
ing presented by Willard Jarvis
with Roe Reaves, a comedian Of
musical comedy fame. and a bevy
Of girls.
GATHERS BRICKLAYERS "A
surprise novelty, all the more ef-
fective If the nature of it Is not
revealed beforehand. Suffice to say
that bricklayers never worked as
hard and faithfully as they do In
this very different vaudeville nov
city.
CASPER AND MORRISSEY-
Well-known fun makers in their
latest mirth-provoker, "Nobody's
Business" merry melange OF
bright dialogue, original songs and
some clever dancing.
WELLS COMEDY FOUR-A
quartette Of comedians and harmony
vocalists who have something new
in the comedy line, as we'll as a
group of exclusive song hits of the
jazzy sort.
HOWARD AND JENKINS-An
eccentric comedienne and a robust
tenor in a breezy assortment Of hui
NOR. labeled The Cop and the
Flapper''
LA DORA AND BECKMAN-Ver-
satile eeriaHsts who interpolate
their performance on the Spanish
web with songs and artistic dances.
ON THE SCREEN-Mack Sennett
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Native MOuntaineers

Native mountaineers in the wild
Northwest, where a Paramount COM
pany is making Zane Greg's 1.-THE
Border Legion" live on the screen,
rather resented the intrusion of the
large troupe Of picture people. An
tonic Moreno, riding over a trail one
afternoon, stopped to chat with a
native who. not recognizing Moreno,
complained that "these here picture
folks is messing all around and
spelling the fishing" At that very
instant, in a lake not 800 yards
away, four members of the company
were catching limits of trouts for
the company's luncheon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30

To usher in the new winter sea-
son, the Palace Theater has desig-
mated the week starting Sunday as
The Second Annual Fall Fun
Fro,ic." with Paul Whiteman's In
ternationaI Band, Gertrude Barnes
and Cecil B. De Miles Changing
Husbands" Paramount release, as
the main attractions
Morton Downey, who is singing
with the International Band, is a
favorite protege Of Paul Whiteman,
and has been acclaimed as a rising
young tenor. Another celebrity with
the organization is Harry Archer,
weu-known pianist and composer,
who wrote Paradise Alley"
Gertrude Barnes, who is doing
series of remarkable characterize
tions. holds the woman's record for
quick changes on the American
stage. Miss Barnes was in vaude-
VILE some time ago as a single, but
for the last few seasons has been in
retirement.
For her re-entry before the foot
lights she has secured an exclusive
song routine, as was true of her
original appearance, and she is like
wise again possessed Of rich ward
robe. Her new songs are when
Will These Guys Get Wise" IF
Your Little Lamp Should Tell on
You" and Don't Believe It's True. |"
Other acts will be:
CLIFFORD AND LESLIE-These
two young men are fresh from a
New York revue, who are billing
themselves as THE Merry testers"
MEDLEY AND Songs,
talk and no veIties that scintillates
laughter. They title their offering
Broke"
ROE REAVES-Will probably be
the fifth act He is funster of the
nut" variety, who sings and offers
eccentric STEPS.
ON THE SCREEN-Cecil B. De
Miles latest release Changing
Husbands" starring Beatrice Joy. It
is a Paramount production. The
story IS Of two women VINO change
places and fall in love with each
others husbands.
The show for the last half OF the
week is to include Burns and VIII
son, who have been booked in their
latest comedy success The IN
trained Nurse" A dance revue and
three other acts are yet to be booked.
The photoplay the last half of the
week Will be THE Masked Dancer, 8"
starring Lowell Sherman and Helene
Chadwick. Short reels complete the
program.
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Music

Fred n. Morris and wife, who have
been spending six weeks in New
York and Philadelphia and other
eastern points, have returned to the
city. While in Philadelphia, Mr..
Morris gave a recital. He was as
sisted by Mrs. Florence Kinnaird,
formerly of the Lincoln Quartette.
Morris has been engaged for the
next year as bass soloist and direc-
tor of the choir at the Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church. He brought
home with him several new anthems
and quartettes to be used during the
new season. His new studio will be
at 1908 N. Delaware st.
The Irvington School of Music will
open it's sixth season on Monday,
Sept. 8. Miss Adelane Conte is Of
fering one free scholarship in voice
and one in piano in her department
to the one who in a competitive ex-
animation is declared to possess the
greatest gift for the subject applied
for.
The Indianapolis Military Band
w. 81 Mitchell conductor, will give
a concert 'at Jameson Park Sunday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30

of "The Merry Widow" and to al
low Miss Murray to rest after COM
pleting 1.-THE Tinsel Woman" This
is Tiffany production, presented by
Robert z. Leonard, through Metro
Goldwyn, written by Blasco Ibanez.
Won Stroheim's continental back
ground and familiarity with the col
orful locale of 1.-THE Merry Widow
made him an ideal director for the
Lehar work.
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Weeks" and 1.-THE virginian. cow

Weeks" and 1.-THE Virginian," cow
in production.
The Sennett alI-star" group, un-
der the direction of Del Lord, will
continue as before, with slap-stick
comedies featuring Sid Smith, Billy
Bevan, Vernon Dent, J. j. Richard
son, Madeline Hurlock, Andy Clyde
and Tiny Ward.
Harry Langdon, former vaudeville
star, heads the fourth unit. which,
under the direction Of Harry Ed
wards, will produce the situation"
humor Of the lot. These comedies
will contain pathos intermingled
with slapstick, slower moving than
the Harold Lloyd productions, and
comparable in tempo to those Of
Mable Normand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30
OlCOtt Signed

Sidney Olcott, one Of Amer
ica's foremost directors, has
signed a long-term contract to
produce exclusively for Para
mount pictures. according to an
announcement today by Jesse
L. Lasky. The addition Of Oh
colt to the Paramount forces
constitutes a distinct triumph,
inasmuch as his recent tremen-
dous succenses have given rise
TO persistent rumors Of Compel
tive bidding for his services on
the part OF some of the biggest
producers. Today's announce
ment by Lasky sets at rest a
number Of reports which have
connected the director with va
rious organizations.
Among the foremost Olcott
productions which have served
10 establish his position are
Little Old New York" Gloria
Swanson's 'Humming Bird"
and Monsieur Beaucaire, in
which Rudolf Valentino re-
turned TO the screen after an
absence of two years.
Under his new contract with
Paramount. Olcott's first pro-
duction will be Joseph Herge-
sheiner's "Three Black Pen
nys."
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at $3.50. This concert is given under
the auspices of the park board.
Program follows:
March" Pageant of Progress Jewell
Grand Selection-"Havana". ...... Stuart
Song of Love- from Blossom Time.
............ RomDerS
Scenes from 1.-THE Rise of Rosie
OReilly' Conan
THE Singing Girl" .... Herbert
THE Phantom Brigade"-A dream pic
ture ............ MIDDLETON
PART II
Selection from Carmen" Bizet
Sexetette from Lucia" ~ Donizetti
Excerpts from the Musical Romance
Sometime Friml
Hungarian Comedy . Keller Bella
'By the Swanee Rivera dream Of the
past :.:..-....... ..-... Myddleton
"Star-Spangled Banner"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30
Carey Takes Yacht Cruise

Having completed Roaring Rails, -
his fourth Hunt Stromberg produc-
ton, Harry Carey has temporarily
deserted the Carey Rancho, and
with his family has departed on
a two weeks cruise on his yacht,
the Ella J.
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Aug. 31-Scpt. Gloria Swanson In
"ZAZA"
Sept Glenn Hunter-M May McAvOy in
WEST OF THE WATERTOWER"
Sept 3-POIa Negri in
"M0NTNIARTRE"
Sept. 4-Ernest Terrence in
"RUGGLES OF RED Cap
Sept 5-Richard Dix-Lois Wilson in
"CALL OF THE CANYON
Sept. 6-rom More in
BIG BROTHER"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-30

comedy, East Of the Water Plug;
Kilograms and the first episode of a
new serial entitled THE Go-Getters. 4"
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PALACE TO HOLD SECOND
ANNUAL FALL FUN FROLIC
Taneo Kajyama, Japanese Mental Marvel, viii Top
State Fair Week Bill at Lyric.

Variety theatres next week will offer special bills with
which to interest State Fair visitors
The week will observe its '<Fall
Froc Bills will be changed Sunday Wednesday
afternoons.
big BILL headed by Kajiyama mental marvel will be
all week attraction at the Lyric starting Sunday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-05-30
RESCUE FISH FROM
CANVAS RESERVOIR

Fish are being salVaged out OF
Camas reservoir in Elmore county
near Mountain Home because OF the
possibility of the reservoir being dry
within short timeh it was an
nouneed by R. z. Thomas. state
game warden.
He says, to date, 515 trout vary
ing in length from 16 to 22 inches
have been salvaged and placed in the
South Fork of the Boise river above
Arrowrock dam. The fish have been
transferred full Of spawn without in
jury, he said, and predicts that the
salvage work will result in the ulti-
mate stocking of the Boise river
above the dam.
The work has been under the SUI
pervision of Deputy Game Warden
X. o. Upton, who has been assisted
by two or three sportsmen of Noun
tain Home Statesman,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-05-30
for the graduation exercises which
took place last week.
Joslyn Leaves on Trip

H. w. Joslyn, one of the senior
passenger engineers whose home is
in Glenns Ferry left Wednesday on
No. Is for a "trip of six weeks in the
east and Canada. Mr.. Joslyn is the
delegate from the Idaho Division of
the o. S. L. r. r. to the Grand Ma
tional Division Convention of the B.
of L. E. to be held shortly in Cleve-
land, Ohio. He will go direct to In
dianapolis to attend the automobile
races being held there and will then
proceed to Cleveland from there. He
expects to make trip to Washing
ton, d. c. and then return by way
of Canada, visiting Toronto, Win
nipeg, Vancouver B. c., Seattle, Ta-
coma, and Portland.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-05-30
FISH HATCHERIES
LOADED WITH SPAWN

Boise Fish hatcheries over the
state will be overhowing with trout
spawn within few days according
to Game Wraden Dick Thomas and
Fish Commissioner Billy" Keil. The
taking of spawn is progressing rap
idly in some of the choice streams
and a temporary hatchery has been
established by Commissioner Keil at
Henry's Lake and several hundred
thousand spawn placed there. The
Ashton, Hay Spur and Coeur d'Alene
hateheries will have several millions
of young trout to plant this coming
season.
Fish are being salvaged from the
reservoirs which may go dry this
summer and only a few days ago sew
eral hundred large trout, laden with
spawn, were transferred from the
Camas reservoir to the uppe portions
of the Boise river
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-05-30
MAY FISH IN
CAMAS RESERVOIR

In view of the fact that the Camas
reservoir is going dry the State Fish
and Game department opened the
season for fishing in Camas reser-
yoir and oamas canal last Sunday,
Fishermen are not permitted to fish
within 500 foot below the dam, how
ever. This is a closed territory all
the time and no one is ever permit
ted to fish within it.
The reservoir is expected to go dry
sometime the latter part of the week
and it is the wish of the Fish and
Game department to transfer as
many Of the fish dis they can into
Boise river. Anyone who wishes to
assist in transferring these fish may
leave word at the Republican Office.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-05-30
Specialist Encouraged

Rev. and Mrs A. L. Wood re-
turned from Salt Lake Friday, where
Mrs. Wood is being treated for SER
ious eye trouble The specialist hav-
ing charge of her case was very
much encouraged at the improve
ment made in the sight of the one
remaining good eye and with care
and continued treatment he hopes to
save some sight though he does not
give any hope at present that it
will be more than enough to see to
get around. She is to return to Salt
Lake in about six weeks for three
week treatment when it is hoped
that further Improvement will be
found.