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New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
PSYCHIC WONDERS,
 CAPITOL NEXT WEEK
Famous Mercedes to Demonstrate
 His Weird Powers

Patrons of the Capitol theater will have an opportunity of seeing Mer- cedes. the Psychic Eighth Wonder of he World next week Monday when this famous gentleman begins an en- gagement there. Mercedes is one Of the greatest living marvels of the present day and in his offering is as- sisted by Mile stantone. the marvellous mystic Mercedes is the possessor or a strange faculty that enables him to transfer his thoughts to Mile. stan tone.
 In his offering he goes into the audience while Mile. Stantone is se ated at the piano on the stage. While in the audience he picks people at random and asks them to name him any musical selection, popular iazz, grand opera, hymns, national airs. any kind of music at all and be- fore he is through with the conver- sation Mile. Stantone plays the named riece on the piano. Mercedes claims that he transfers the thought to the pianist by telepathic waves. Their offering is very entertaining and in- lsTtslilE rum uh ShNN3'ioi'''i -' point.
 Other acts on the bill include owens and Campbell and their Golden Gate Syncopaters. The first named are an excellent dancing team offer Ing a routine of different and difficult dances to music by their syncopaters who are also a clever aggregation Of musicians. The other acts are all good and up to the usual Capitol standard.
 The photoplay feature for the first three days will offer Pola Negri in the Paramount production shadows of Paris" fola in this picture gives the greatest acting of her entire career and is for one minute seen as a fashionable society woman and the next as an Apache terror in the most notorious underworld den in Paris. Married 10 the Police Inspector of Paris she at night goes back to the Apache den and there lives a double fife. It is most thrilling and spec tacular. Included in the cast are Charles de Roche, Adolphe Menjou, Gareth Hughes, and Vera Reynolds. The Sunday night program will pre- sent two features. One will offer "The Lariat Thrower." story of the new West. and one that hands out plenty of thrills and laughs.
 On Thursday with the change of program Boy of Mine" will be- the photoplay feature with Henry B. walthall, Irene Rich, and Ben Alex ander.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
NEWYY VOTES OF THE SPOKEN S7AGE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC

aters will, without a doubt, caution actors against attempted comedy at the expense of local persons or fg- tres, following the incident of the past week. Ostensiby, the actor who pass cd the remark at which offense was taken meant no harm by 1t, and those guilty have probably suffered remorse for their actions.
 Another of Sir Hall Gaines drama tic stories of the Isle of Man, Name the Man." has been dramatized for the screen and the Palace is to show it at an early date.
 Another picture of note coming to that theater is Big Rre.h>.,'' with Tom Moore. It was this picture that was responsible for the starting of the so-called "big brother movement" by the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs about the country and these organizations have endorsed the picture heartily.
 Tom Mix, the virile William Fox star. will plunge intoaction on local screen in a couple of weeks when North of Hudson Bay" shows at the Palace.
 Marty Dupree and her troupe play a return engagement at the Palace next week, with two new shows.
 'The Covered Wagon" which in- cidcntally never has played in this city and still is running in New York, probably will not be brought here for a long time. due to the high rates demanded. However, the Ly- ceum management announces pic ture which they say is similar in theme. It is "The Pioneer Trail" here the last half of the week.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22

Miss Physical Culture" charm ing miss who is endorsed by Ser narr Macfadden- and his Physical Culture" magazine has been engaged for a special feature act at the Cap itol early this spring. Miss Physical Culture, during her stay here, will answer questions relative to health, including such things as reducing weight. gaining weight. complexion, dieting, exercises. care of the eyes, reducing the bust, developing the bust, reducing hips. care. of the hair, what to eat, personal problems.
 The Golden Gates Syncopators, coming to the Capitol the first three days of next week, combine a jazz orchestra offering with dancing speciality. Among the dances fea- tured is the we'll known Paris Apache" which is said to be inter preted just as the Montmartre cab aret performers do it.
 Admirers of physical perfection will be interested in The Castillians, who are booked for the Capitol be- ginning Thursday. This quartet, composed of two men and two wom- en, have been acclaimed by experts as practically perfect in physical de- velopment and their act, Artists and Models" is designed 10 emphasize this.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
Marty Dupree at Palace Next Week

brand new show with each change Of program.
 Mae Murray is coming. That's news which will be welcomed by movie -goers everywhere. But that's not all. Her newest Metro picture, The French Doll" which will be at the Palace theater on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday. is undoubtedly the beautiful stars most elaborate and fascinating production.
 This startling photoplay breaks Miss Murray's own record for gor- geous gowns and luxurious settings. Her ravishing costumes were made from her own designs in New York, Paris and Vienna, and they represent the last word in luxurious apparel.
 Thursdays photoplay feature will offer Tom Mix in the Fox special pro- duction North of Hudson Bay" Sum day nights program will offer two features presenting "The Lone Wagon" the companion to The Gov cred Wagon" and "'rhe Night Mes sage" 2 thrilling molodrama with an all star cast.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
AMERICAN LEGION SHOW.

The general committee in charge of the forthcoming production Going Up" under the auspices of the Amer icah Legion, met last night. The cast has been selected and tho show will be held at the Lycenm, April 10, II and I2,. with Saturday matinee. George B. C. Lord of Boston will direct the show. He is well known. having previously directed "King Dodo," "rhe Ginger Bread Man" and Don't Ask Me" Tho first three days of the week Of March [. s and 2, Eddy-Gloyer post. No. 6, will also put on bill of local and state vaudeville and an American Legion movie.
 Rchearsals are progressing well. The cast has been meeting twice a
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
SZAGEAwSCREEN

Robert w. Chambers is one of Americas leading novelists who has successfully capitalized the sex ele- ment in his stories. One of his best sellers. Common Law" has been filmed and booked for early show ing at the Capitol. .. Tommy Levine, who for several years has made annual visits to the Lyceum as head of his own musical comedy troupe. has disbanded his company this year but has not quit the stage. Tommy. his wife anf an- other couple, have worked up com- edy sketch known as the Tommy Levine Four" The act will appear at the Lyceum next week.
 Veterans of the Spanish American war will be much in evidence in the battle scenes which are to form part of the polarization of the life of Theodore Roosevelt. According to of- ficial statements issued from the of fees of the United Producers and Dis tributers, there have been more than 300 applications for jobs from veter- ans.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
WATCHING ELECTIONS.

London, March 22.--At the invita- ton Of the Italian government Pre- mler Macdonald Is sending two Britt ish representatives to Italy to watch the approaching eltcoisn. One of the observers, HaSry Shell. labor mem- Der of parliament. already has been selected. The second will be chosen from the trade union congress.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22
FIRE AT WILLIAMS

williamstown. Mass, March ?2.-- Fire, which broke out at three this morning badly damaged Morgan hall Williams college. All the students auartcred in the dormitory escaped without injury. The fire started on the second floor and worked Its way to the roof before 1t was put under control. The damage is estimated at about s5,000.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22

Managers of local vaudeville the-
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22

week, but beginning next week re- hearsals will be held at Odd Fellows hall on Arch street four times week, Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Fri-' day nights. The profits of the weeks entertainment will be used to enlarge the building fund of the Legion.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22

D. W. Griffith has been invited by a syndicate Of Italian bankers to visit Rome and confer on the production of series of pictures to be- made there, The Italian government has approved the movement. It is under stood that the plan calls for a picture dealins with Italian history, similar to MT. Griffith's America" which is proving one of his greatest successes.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-22

Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924" which the Selwyns are presenting at the Times Square theater in New York, is the sepsation Of the season in musical comedy. Ii is now ap- preaching the beginning of its fourth month in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
TAXES AND B0NUs| TOPICS 0F DEBATE
Borah Opposes Bonus While Spafford. Champions SSol-
 dier Relief Measure

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-(By Asso- cfated Press.)-Asserting that the question of tax reduction ought tofbe made a crusade in this country, Sen ator William E. Borah of Idaho told the National Republican club of New York today that the greatest contri- button the nation could make to the soldier would be to restore the economic stability of the country by lower taxes. Vigorously opposing the soldier bonus. which was cham pioned by Edward k. Spafford, New York state commander of the Ameri- can Legion. Senator Borah declared tax reduction and the bonus could not be reconciled.
 "One has a right to be for the bonus. or he has . right to be for tax reduction said the senator, but he cannot be for both.
 You cannot take off a temporary burden of $140,0 000.00oA or $160.ooo, 900, and lay on a permanent obligation of $4.000. .000.o00 to $5.000,000,000 and call 1t tax reduction. That would be too great strain on the credulity of the voted. It would be dangerous political experiment and would defeat any party that would undertake 1t.
 Replying. to the threat of tho legion commander that the ex-seryice men would muster more than 1S.000,- 900 votes to defeat the Mellon ts.s reduction plan and compel adoption of a bonus. Senator Borah asserted there were at least 29 senators who would oppose, bonus bill if there were ten billion votes against them. Mellon's Plan Assailed.
 Secretary Melons plan for tax re- duction was assailed by MT. Spafford as class 1egislation.
 Every opponent of the provision for the veterans led by the war pro- fiteers and the whole kit and crew Of those who exploit the masses of the country to their own profit" he as- serted, "has seized upon it as de- barring now and forever the pay ment of the just dues the nation owes its soldiers"
 Tax reduction and soldiers bonus are inconsistent, declared Parker Gilbert, a former under-sec- retary of the treasury. and bonus would make tax reduction impossible for many years to come.
 "The American people, he said, "are presented with the choice be- tween tax reduction that will bene- fit directly every tax payer and in- directly the whole 11o.000.0oo Of our population, and soldiers bonus that would be distributed indiscrimi- nately among. the 100000 or more veterans of the. late war;
 O O O .r 5.=
 Bonus Is Attacked. ..'The bonus in the long run would do no good to the veterans them selves, for, theyiSand their families form such a substantial part of the community that any. bonuses re- ceived would be overcome by in- creased tax burdens" Asserting that the leadership of the American Legion had com mitted the organization to bonus program which the conscience of thousands of it's members had re iected. Capt. Knowlton Durham president of the Ex-Service Mems Anti-Bonus league. predicted It eyentually would destroy itself.
 "No organization" he said. can continue to be idealistic in it's pro- fessions and selfish in It's per formances. and survive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
SIMPSON QUINTET GETS INTO ACTION
Purple Tornado To Meet
 First Opponent This Week

Practice for the new year was
 started among the cageters of Simp-
 son Tech with the first day of school,
 regular rehersals being held under the direction of Coach Dick" Webb
 each day with the prospect of the
 first games of the season during the coming week
 Although no games have been scheduled for the next few days Coach Webb stated that is was very likely
 that the Purple Tornado would get under way for the season at an early
 day with a number of games during January.
 The Tornado is looking up to its
 usual form this year with TWO all-
 state men back in uniform and with
 the prospect of another returning at the opening of the second semester.
 In case reports in regard to the re- turn of Ferguson are true Simpson will start the season with an all-state center, two aD-state guards, all Of last season. and veteran forward. In addition to the veterans the Tech : sters have n large amount of promis- | ing new material which bids fair to force the successful candidate for the team to be as valuable man as
 any of the forwards of the season
 past, both being second choice for
 the a1l-state 'quintette.
 Slick Vincent and Curdy Byrd are
 the stellar men of last year around
 whom Coach Webb is building his hopes with Little Boy" Wright as the veteran man back for the forward
 position. Little Slick" Vincent and
 Johnson Ellis. however, are making
 strong bids for the front ranks as
 are a number of others. Dewey Bird is looking to be among the best while
 James Harris and Russell Malloy are
 showing promise of running hard
 race for the vacant position at guard
 and might give Ferguson hard fight for his place. John Milking and {; number of others are also showing g promise.
 With a record of two successive state championships behind them the Purple Tornado is preparing to gC strong for a third and followers of the Purple and Gold are looking for ward with interest to the opening game of the season this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
QUART OE WATER CLEANS KIDNEYS 
Take a Little Salts If Your Back
 Hurts, or Bladder Is B Troubling You

No man or woman can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys oc- ;ssionally. says well-known < au- ;hority. Eating too much rich food 'reates acids: which excite the kid ieys. They become overworked rom the strain, get sluggish and ail to filter the waste and poisons ' rom the blood. Then we get sick. Rheumatism, headaches. nyeN trouble nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness md urinary disorders often come rom sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel a dull ache the kidneys, or your back hurts, if the urine is cloudy, offensive ull of sediment, irregular of pas. age or attended by sensation of cald1ng, begin drinking a quart of rater each day. also get about four nnces of lad Salts from any phar- oacy; take a tablespoonful in a ;lass of water before breakfast, and ? n Few days your kidneys may act inc.
 This famous salts Is made from the lcld or grapes and lemon juice, com lined with lithia, and has been used or years to flush and stimulate the idneys; also to help neutralize the iclds Tn the system, so they no long 1T cause irritation. thus often re- tevlnG bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is Inexpensive: makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water rink which everyone should tak4 tow. and then to help keep the kid leys clean and active and the blood lure. thereby often avoiding serious ttdney complications. By all means bve your physician examine your tidneys as least twice q year,7-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
GATORS SEEK NEW
 COACH FOR TRACK
Services Of Nicholson Wanted For Florida Track
 Team

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Jan. 5.-(Spe. cial.)--Athletic Director James L.. White of the University of Florida. announced today that efforts were being made to secure the services ot A. F. Nicholson, former football and track coach at Sewanee, to act as head coach of the Gator track activ- ities.
 Coach Nicholson. now with the St. Louis Athletic club as track mentor, expressed himself as being very anx- ions to come to Florida, and in all under the Orange and Blue colors be- ginning with the 1924. season. Coach Nicholson has been successful in both his football and track work, having quite an impressive record in pro- ducing winning cinder teams. For eight years he held down the .posit- ton as head of the Sewanee track activities. and during that time has turned out number of championship cinder teams. During the past year Mir. Nicholson has been connected with both the St. Louis and the To- ronto athletic clubs.
 Should Nicholson come to Florida he will take over his duties about the middle of February and will con- coach until after the Southern Con- ference, track meet at Montgomery on May 10.
 + With such a capable track coach as Nicholson in charge of the cinder work at Gainesville. Florida should put forth team which should defeat anything in the south. Weather con- cinder artists to begin practice in advance of other colleges and with such an advantage should develop to a finer stage than their opponents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
YANDERPOOL WILL HEAD GOLF BODY
Clubs Must Not Be Punched Or Ribbed, According
 To Action

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The election of wynant vanderpool of Newark, N. J., as president of the United States Golf association; the approval of the dates set for the 1924 cham pionship tournaments: the adoption .of new rule on punched and ribbed clubs. and the suggestion of the as- sociation's attitude on the questions of the stymie and the power of the golf ball, were the outstanding fea- lures at today's annual meeting of the United States Golf association.
 Reducing the power of the ball in order flat play may become real tests of golfing skill rather than tests of strength and endurance" was declared by J. Frederick Byers, retiring president, to be the most important problem with which the deal.
 MT. Byers expressed the hope that there would be no letting down of the bars in respect to the stymie and other natural handicaps. His attitude was indorsed by President Eanderpool. 4>.st..
 The meeting, unanimously ap- proved the new rule to limit the markings on the face of iron clubs. which became effective January l. The rule is:
 Club faces shall not bear any lines. dots and other markings made for the obvious purpose of putting a cut on the ball. nor shall they be stamped or cut with lines exceeding 1-16-inch in width, nor less than 3-32 inch apart. measured on their out side edges. Both line and dot mark Ing may be used, alone or in with the above relations provided all rough and raised edges are removed"
 The reducing of the power of the ball and the use of steel-shafted clubs are now being considered by the im- plements and ball committee, which is expected to report within a short time.
 Prof. c. v. Piper of Washington. D. C., member of the executive committee of the green section, in making his report on the work of that section, recommended that a trust fund of $1,o00.000 be raised. the annual income to be used for green section experimentation in- struction and diraction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
MOUNT IF OLIVES. .|S HOSPITAL SITE.
Hebrew Medical College Is To Be Completed In June,
 Says Dr.. Ratnoff

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-A modern medical college and hospital will soon look down on Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, according to an an- nouncement by Dr. Nathan Ratnoff. president of the American Jewish Physicians committee, which has purchased eight acres of land for this purpose for s50,00e
 Dr. S. s. Goldwater, former health commissioner of New York and an authority on hospital construction. has volunteered to visit Palestine next summer and complete the plans for the hospital building. The hos pital project is the result of a trip of inspection to Palestine last summer by committee of New York physi- clans. including Dr. Ratnoff, Dr. Da- vid J. Kaliski and Dr. Samuel J. ko- petzky. The college and hospital are to be departments of the Hebrew university wwhich is being built in the general scheme of Palestine de- velopment on which the Palestine foundation fund, Keren Hayesod, al- ready has spent about s5,00o,0OO.
 The money for the edical college was contributed by physicians in the United States through the efforts of committee. The first building in the group has cost $125,000. A check for $25,00O to complete the structure was handed by Dr. Ratnoff to pr. Chaim Weizman of the World Zionist organization on his recent arrival here from London. In order to cover the construction and operating cost of the hospital, the physicians will ask individuals to endow beds. of which there will be 250. pr. Ratnoff said that the building now being erected will be ready for occupancy next June.
 A textbook on medicine in the an- cient Hebrew tongue. for which there has been coined an entirely new terminology in Hebrew for med ical terms. hes ben completed by Dr. l.. Goldin, Dr. A. Goldstein and Dr. l.. M. Herbert. all of New York.
 The medical college will be admin istered by board of governors, to consist of five representatives of the American fJewish Physicians com mittee, five representatives of the World Zionists organization and one member to be chosen by these two groups.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
LAYERS TEAM IS WINNER IN MATCH
Hagen And Partner Loses In Foursome To
 Visitors

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.--Handi- capped by driving north wind that chilled to the bone, Arthur Clad stone Havers. British open cham pion, and his touring partner Jimmie Ockenden, French open champion, easily defeated Walter Hagen. ex-British open champion and Wild 'Bill" Meh1horn of St Louis in 36-hole match by count of up and 5 to play at the West End Country club today. A large crowd braved the frigid elements to witness the international clash. II perhaps was better football weathci than day for golfing. but the stars tackled their ta with q vigor and satisfied the gallery with a dashine of brillian: golf. although somewha, cratic at times.
 Mehlhorn, with q couple of good holes on his morning round. turned in the best card for the first lap oi the course. He was out in 39 with a g on his homeward journey. Havers covered the first nine holes in 40 tc come in with a 39 for 79. Ockender negotiated the distance in 38-41-79 Hagen turned in card of 41-39-So
 A strong wind blowing over the course at the beginning of the aft erneon round continued to play havoc with the driving of the play CTS. On the first play Ockenden was the only one who did not drive out of bounds.
 Havers completed the afternoon round with card of 7s. going out in 39 and returning with the same score Ockenden. making the lowest score of the match, 73, went out in SH and returned in 3S. Hagen took Al on the outward journey and 40 com ing in for S1 and Mehlhorn made the course in 4O-39-79.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
Golfers Spend Millions


 NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Two million American golfers who expended s217000,000 last year in dues, equip ment and caddies' fees. made the sea- son of 1923 the most notable in golf ing history and revealed the tremen- dous popularity of the game. accord ing to the report of the executive committee made at the annual meet ing of the United States Golf asso- citation today.
 Keen popular interest in this pastime is becoming more and more evident" said the report. Tt has been estimated that the yearly in- crease in clubs averages about 90 per cent. This percentage. however, does not appear to provide the nec- essary facilities for all players on both private and public links. There are more than 5000 golf and coun- try clubs and more than 100000 golfers in the United States"