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New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

army superior to that of u Gcncr-
al?
A, lie is Commander-in- chief OF
tho Army ana Navy Of tho United
states and therefore superior to q
General,
q. is there more than one kind
OF lubcrcular test applied to cattle !
a, There are three kinds, the
technical names for them are; sub
cutanoous test, ophthalmic test aud
intradcrmic test.
Q. Where is Fly River?
A. Ely River in Papua rises in
the Victor Emmanuel Mountains
near the western border Of British
New Guinea, an extensive island
north Of Australia, and flows in a
southeasterly direction, enterin, the
Gulf OF Papua by delta, at about
5 degrees, 40 minutes south latitude.
1t is one Of the largest known rivers
Of Papua and Is navigablo for up
wards OF Goo miles. Its chief tribu-
tarics are the Strickland and the
Alice,
z. Are American I..dlans citizens
Of the United States?
A. An Act OF Congress of June
:, 1924 authorized the Secretary of
Tho Interior to issue certificates Of
citizenship to Indians. The Act pro-
FldoS that all non-citiZen Indians
born within the territorial limits o,
The United States shall be entitled
to citizenship.
@. Is diatomite a metallic or
non-mcllllic element?
a. 1t Is not an clement, but con-
sists of silica in n more or less pure
state. Silica contains no metallic Gle
ments.
@. How rapidly is the number OF
horses in the United States dccrcas-
ing?
A. On January /, 1910 there
were 19,220,33S horses in The United
States, On January !. 1925 there
were 1859, 600 horses, a decrease
Of 1,G3l,33S in fifteen years.
Q. What is the difference be-
tween an American and a European
plan hotel?
a. An American hotel makes a
per diem charge for board and
lodging and does not separate the
items. Under the European plan
charges are made for lodging only,
and meals are furnished to order.
@, Can a japanese be citizen Of
the United States?
A. japanese cannot become Amer
lean citizens by naturalization, but
Japanese born in the United States
are citizens Of this country, and as
such are entitled TO the same rights
and privileges as any other natural
born citizen.
Q, 1t is proper to give an en-
gagemcnt ring as a Christmas gift?
A, That is a question for the in
dividual to decide. 1t is correct as
tar as etiquette is concerned.
@. Why are Matthew. Mark and
John spoken of rs st. Matthew, etc?
A, The name saint" is applied
in the New Testament to believers
in general. During the second ana
third centuries it was applied to
the martyrs alone. Later, when can
nomination arose, it was applied to
those who were deemed worthy by
the church Of special distinction. In
this way it was applied to the
apostles.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
Meriden Shooting Victims
Each Refuses 10 Talk

Moriden, Dec, %. (p)-No arrests
have as yet been made in connection
with the shooting of Angelo Culmo
and Ralph Maori on Tuesday night
in the northwest section Of this city.
The Meridcn detective bureau is
continuing investigation on the pos
sibility of a bootlcggcrs' fucd hut
neither the victims or their friends
Will talk on the subject.
Both men are doing well at the
local hospital. 1t is thought that
they will recover In the meantime
they are being guarded by the po-
lice in an effort to learn something
OF the events leading up to the
shootings.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
CHRISTMAS CARDS BY
THE MILLION

The Christmas card business is
not dead. When the postal authori-
ties ordered one and q half cent
postage for cards It was a foregone
conclusion that something would
happen to the industry: indeed
there now seem TO be no Christ
mas mailing cards being used at
all, What the public has been do
ing is to use Christmas cards in
envelopes and paying the rcgula-
ton first class mail rate of two
cents. And OF these there has been
a deluge in every post office in the
land; in fact, more Of these have
been going through the mails the
past week than anything else.
A glance at the mailing situation
In the local post Office clearly indi-
Gates that nearly every person in
town has friends who are getting
such Christmas reminders; and
virtually every person In town has
been getting his share Of the cards.
Ask any postman and he will tell
you he has been loaded with them.
A glance into the mail chute at the
post office yesterday likewise indi-
Gated it was loaded with the dainty
missives.
The mailing of Christmas cards
this year appears to have been
done much earlier than in former
years; and this serves the purpose
just as well. The erstwhile idea
prevalent among the population
that such cards should be mailed
just early enough 10 reach their
destinations on Christmas morning
manifestly was impossible of exc
cution, because if everyone in this
broad land sends their cards in
this manner the postal officials
manifestly cannot guarantee de-
livery in time - such a feat is
physically impossible With most
Christmas cards already in the
mails and in fact delivered, a
double purpose is served: The post
Office is relieved Of the weight Of
last minute mailing and persons
who get cards from friends they
had almost forgotten have time to
reciprocate with cards before
Christmas arrives, Perhaps every
one has one Of two such cypcr-
fences.
The manufacture Of Christmas
cards must be quite an industry
Their sale Is quite a business. They
cost little 10 tho public, but tho
aggregate OF money put into circu-
lation in this manner is enormous
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
GIVEN RIGHT TO VOTE

Moscow. Dec. 2S-EIeCtion and
rights have been extend
el liN The government TO members
OF church parishes, such as sacistans,
orc1niets, rcoiors, psalm readers, and
similar auxiliary personnel Of re-
'ieious cults. Whereas heretofore
these classes. along with priests and
monks. were denied the right TO
vote, they will he allowed in future
TO hold personal office in city and
rural societies provided their basic
source Of income is not derived
from the performance Of religious
riteA
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
LILLY WHITE RECORD

Attleboro, Mass, Dec. 23 H)-That
this city is an unusually law-ablding
community, and has an cxtraordi-
nary clean police record is indicated
in the annual report of Police Chief
Terence E. Flanagan, to Mayor
George A. Sweeney, which says there
has been no serious hold-up rob.
berry or assault and not one fatal
automobile accident during the past
year.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
On The Weather
Observation

Washington, Dec. 23,-Forecast
for Southern New England: Fair
tonight, Thursday increasing cloudi-
ness with rising temperature, di-
minishing northwest winds becoming
Southcrly Thursday.
Forecast for Eastern New York;
Fair and continued cold tonight;
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

one day a heavy afternoon indulg-
cd in Christmas shopping, my little
daughter said that her foot was
asleep,
Then, very sympathotically, she
said, "Wcl, I ana just going to let
It steep. I've been running around
on it all day"
Mrs, c. J. Ranshaw.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23
MCLAUGHLIN OFFERED POST

New York, Dec. % R-Mayor-
elect Walker has offered police COM
missioncrship to George Y. McIaugh
lin, state superintendent of banks.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said last night that
he had taken the matter into consid-
Grafton, but had reached no dcci-
sion.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

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are based upon this audit, THIS insureF
protection against fraud In newspaper
distribution figures 10 both national and
local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

Bedford; when Santa Claus starts
his rounds during the early hours
Of the morning, he'll find very few
stockings hanging from the mantel"
HcndryX; Few is right! Most OF
them will still be on the dance
floor"
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Fillmore Duerr.
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Life is hard on a young doctor.
lie can't find any maga2iuCs Old
enough for his outer office.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-23

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travel miles to Wow; "Now you
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Swollen Appearance Of the say
ingS Account Before Christ
mas and Now!

Coming home on the street car
Evening star., 1925-12-07
kEITH'S-ElSie Janis.

Manager Robbins has designated
this as Elsie Janis week" at Keith s
With Elsie, the popular idol heading
an exceptionally good program.
Miss Janis has been away from the
''two-a day for season, as the star
of Puzzles of 1925" but the closing
of that production gives her an oppor-
tunity to drift back into the vaude-
Vile ranks in which she made her big
reputation as an entertainer.
Vaudeville patrons will never forget
that Elsie Janis and Elizabeth Brice
stuck to the doughboys" in the dan
ger zone over in France at time
when they needed encouragement and
sympathy, and this. were there no
other reason, will always make them
be good box office attractions. Miss
Janis has elevated her act to ''impres-
sions" instead of limitations" and
after Witnessing her work last night.
her performance can be said to be
just that. Lenora Jlrich. Fannie
Brice and Jean Eagles have never
been more amusing. Many curtain
calls followed the close of the act.
Another number that has been help
ing out the big revues is offered by
Wells, Virginia and West, known as
the Two Sailors and Girl The
trio can dance we'll. and Buster" is
Hi4IipiS a. iliotl vel Tie can 90 dnNlllnE
and do it well. 1t is a question if he
has a superior on the stage when it
comes to eccentric dancing. This act
had the distinction of stopping the
show, the audience seemingly being
unable to get enough.
Another star cropped up in Joe
jackson, the tramp bicyclist, who has
been astonishing the French people
Ter the past two years. jackson but
recently returned home, and although
he sticks to his old turn, has no
trouble developing the coveted laughs
A half dozen curtain calls rewarded
the quiet comedian. In THE Shiek of
OIL, Val Harris puts forward a splen-
did piece of character work, and is
| ably assisted by Vera Griffin. Not for
a minute did Harris step out of his
old-man character, and the audience
was divided at the end as to his reaI
| age. The Australian Waites open the
Evening star., 1925-12-07
A NJ y S E. NJ E N T S

Soers. Washington has waited for it
eagerly and now it has it. From the
indications given by the large audi
ence which saw it's opening perform
ance last night at Polls Theater, it
will be as we'll received here as 1t
was in New York.
Only one woman figures in the
play, Charmaine, a little French cat,
daughter of a tavern keeper. with no
morals at all. Before the three acts
are concluded it would appear that
the war is largely about her. But
the final curtain shows that she is
really only a passing incident even
for Capt. F'lagg and Sergt. Quirt.
Plcturlng war as it really is should
do good in the cause of peace. But
except that more people We're engaged
in it, the World War was little diff
ferent from the hundreds of wars that
have gone before it in the matter of
dirt and brutality. The art of max
ing war politely and with all the con-
veniences of home has yet to be dis
covered
Coarse language, coarse thoughts
and actions that are not considered
fitting in an officer or gentleman are
found in What Price Glory" But
there is so much human interest and
so much truth in it that the play
rises above offenSe.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
BURTON HOLMES-"The Dolomites''

Touring through the Tyrolean Alps
or. as Burton Holmes expressed it,
Doing the DolomiteS," was described
and pictured by him at the National
Theater yesterday afternoon and
evening.
With an opening vision of battles
between clouds and peaks followed
by ZigZag road up mountain to
the highest street in the world -
with motorists flashing up and down
and around with apparently no
thought to the narrow strip of safety
that guarded them from the sheer
edge of nothingness, the journey
dropped down into the South Tyrol,
where Il visit was made to the Villa
Stoddard. and its host the former
lecturer, who was recognized and
welcomed by some in the audience
who remembered him in by-gone days.
The once delicate physique that
caused Mr.. Stoddard to retire is now
broadened into vigorous. mid-aged
manhood. and his pleasure in once
more meeting" an American audi
ence expressed itself in a genial lit
tie speech.
An aerial round trip on a suSpen-
sion trolley line. following the great
road of the DolomiteS from Bolzano
climbing the Pordoi Pass majestic
mountains to n hotel in the skies.
We're some of the exciting Incidents
on the way to a dolomitic pinnacle.
where mountain climbers performed
what the lecturer called stunning
stunts which. though seeming near
miraculous escapes. We're out rivaled
later on at the Five Towers of Fate.
when Luis Trenker, hero and leading
character of the Alpine photoplay,
The Peak of Fate" aScended and de
Scended the sheer walls of the Cinque
Tori accomplishing the seemingly
impossible in the most amazing un-
faxed feats o. rock climbing ever
filmed d'-''Dominating the Dolomites. >
An excursion was made to the tour
ist center of the DolOmites, point
of splendid panoramas and crowded
hotels, and there was q pilgrimage to
the home of the great Titan and 4
touching ceremony of how ''Cortina
honorS the memory of the Italian
heroes who persisted in the italian
campaign of the great war" Through
out the entire travelogue there was a
succession OF motion and still views
of indeScribable beauty.
Mr.. Holmes Will give his travelogue
"Crcling the Mediterranean" at the
National Theater next Sunday after
noon and night.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
POLTS-"What Price GIary."

What Price Glory is after all. only
q modern paraphaSe of Gen. Sherman s
famous War is He'll"
The authors, Maxwell Anderson and
Laurence StallingS, set out to tear the
mask off the fighting game They do
a good job. The panoply and glamour
of war VaniSheS. The mud and dirt
and blood remains. But for all that
What Price Glory hailed in some
quarters as great propa ganda for
peace, exalts the fighting quality OF
man. Capt. Flagg, Sergt. Quirt and
the others deride the war and the rea
sons given for Waging it. But, weary
and wounded and drunk, after days in
the front lines, when the word comes
they are to go back without their
promised rest they so. even though
they might have remained behind.
There is stark realism. there is real
humor, there is love of a kind-and
hate-in What Price Glory There
is life in a French village behind the
lines and there is the scene in a cellar
in a disputed town, with a hard boiled
Marine outfit figuring in both. 1t is
picture that rings true. At the same
time it would be hazardous to general
lie and to say that all company com
manders and all top sergeants either
had the same characteristics or be
haved toward each other or to their
men as did FIagg and Quirt.
What Price Glory" is wonderfully
produced and admirably acted. The
Capt. Flagg of Jack Roseleigh is a
masterful character sketch. Flagg
is a bum and admits it, but he is a
fighter and a leader of men capable
of quieting a junior officer who has
become hysterical after days of fight
ing, and of making it easier for a
youngster to pass out. Brutal. sneer-
ing, drinking, fighting. he has the
steadying quality of courage.
Jack Carlyle's Sergt. Quirt is no
less an achievement. The company
all down the line is more than capable
The production as it reaches Wash
ington after years of success in New
York works as smoothly as a well
fabricated machine.
For two years What Price Glory
has enthralled thousands of theater-
Evening star., 1925-12-07

tured as a sweet, young thing who has
had no experience with life.
The story, adapted from Col. Fred
erick Palmer's Invisible Wounds" is
the conventional war story in which
the hero joins the Army after a mis-
understanding with his sweetheart,
whom he had rescued romantically
from the unwelcome attentions Of q
Paris roue-and fights through the
great war, winding up, of course, in
the hospital in which the girl is lead
nurse.
The new commandment given is
Thou shalt not doubt" Nor should
we, if little more care had been
given to details in unraveling the plot
But we are constantly kept in state
of doubt and speculation as to what
transpires between scenes-especially
between the climax and conclusion,
where the audience is suddenly hur-
ried over a span of some half dozen
years without a word of explanation,
nd the hero and heroine are trans
norted from beneath a pile of debris
in a hospital garden near Paris into
the midst of marital happiness in
America
The Crandall's Saturday Nighters,
popular with radio fans. offer a highly
entertaining Radio Revue" which
engages such popular artists as Kate
Smith, Sig. Newman, Nat" Lewis,
Michaux Crunmp, the Violin Quartet
and others.
An amusing "Aesop's" Fable and
the usual Pathe News reel complete
the bill.
PALACE-"The Only Thing"
"The Only Thing" featuring Flea
Evening star., 1925-12-07

PALACE-"The Only Thing"
"The Only Thing" featuring Flea
Evening star., 1925-12-07
EARLE-Edna Wallace Hopper.

One might easily suspect that the
hearts of the masculine audience at
the Earle last night began to fiutter
upon the appearance of Edna Wallace
Hopper. the 62yearold girl, in her
act. 1.-The Eternal Flapper." And it
is believed she also proved popular
with the women. AS a special feature
of her stay in Washington Miss Hop
per will give a matinee at IL o'clock
Friday morning for women only, at
which she will disclose the secrets
of her complete matutinal routine.
The remainder of the vaudeville pro
gram is mirth provoking. The added
attraction is billed as THE Bobher
Shop" in which is comically parodied
the present craze among women for
bCbbed hair Esther Wheelock. the
company of nine, including Eddie
Akin. A pleasing variety perform
ance Is presented by Jack Murray
and Bobby Irwin. billed as THE
Amusement Guides" Lulu Mccoy
and Morgan Davis, in Bits Of Boob
ology," last night caused a great deal
of applause and laughter. Others on
the program include Sydney Grant,
the musical comedy star in Things
Are Different Now, and Josephine
Amcros in a pleasant novelty, THAT
French Girl"
Esther RalSton, Warner Baxter and
Kathlyn Williams are featured in the
photoplay attraction. THE Best Peo-
pie" Il Sidney Olcott production for
Paramount, and a story dealing with
an arlstocratic family that is having
trouble with the matrimonial affairs
of it's boy and girl. 1t is the wish of
the mother to have both marry into
a family of the same standing as their
own, but the boy and girl object. In
the end the boy marries a chorus
girl and his sister the family chauf-
feur.
Evening star., 1925-12-07

and her gang, and Leah and Burns,
with four dancing dollies, do a breezy
Charleston. Charlottee shows the audi
ence that obesity is no obstacle to
dancing or to singing. One of the
outstanding features is down ON the
Old Plantation
Ralph Rogers and Elsie Donnelly
present 1.-The Italian Count" They are
good singers and are accompanied on
the ukulele and flute. They give an
amusing burlesque guitar and violin
performance. The counts clever dane
ing is a feature.
Bud and Eleanor Coll in Dance I'm
pressions," are not only good in imita-
tions of George White, Pat Rooney
and others, but are talented instru-
ment players and singers as well, and
M. f. G.. Trio, in THE GollywoS, y
keeps the audience mystitied and
laughing.
The photoplay, Ewes Lover" a
Warner production, has cast headed
by Irence Rich Bert Lytell, Clara Bow
and Willard Louis.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
METROPOLITAN- New Com
mandment."

Ben Lyon, George Cooper, Blanche
Sweet, Holbrook Blinn and a few
other skilled artists contrive to en-
tertain at the Metropolitan this week
with an excellent brand of acting, de-
spite the doubtful stability of their
vehicle The New Commandment" "
which kept a part of the audience. at
least. in constant apprehension lest it
should fail to hold together until the
end of the journey-so weak is the
chain of continuity connecting its sew
eral parts.
A few more explanations to breach
the frequent lapSeS of time which oc-
cur, apparently unnoticed by director
or characters involved and a few less
soul kisses delivered on short ac-
quaintance would add considerably to
the plausibility of the plot. \ young
lady with the culture and background
behind her attributed to Renee Oar
court is not apt to fall into Il man 5
arms during the first hour of their
acquaintance-not when she is pic
Evening star., 1925-12-07
STRAND-Francis Renault

Francis Renault, "the Original
Slave of Fashion, a feminine imper-
senator with a $4,000 wardrobe.
headlines the bill at the Strand
Theater. Renault initiates Il woma n
perfectly in voice and manner. He
gives an impersonation of Eva Tan
quay, and his songs, Brown Eyes
Why Are You Blue?" and others made
a decided hit.
Alex Gerber presents Charlottee
Evening star., 1925-12-07

show with an exhibition Of stock-whip
feats; Bob Senter has a musical turn
filled with jazz sparklers that pleased;
Hayes, Marsh and Hayes are good
dancers, with handsome costumes. and
scored a hit, and the Four Clovelly
Girls close the bill with a clever club
swinging act The house attractions
fill out the program.
Evening star., 1925-12-07

nor Boardman and Conrad Nagel. at
Loew's Palace Theater this week, Is
essentially the story Of beauty and
the beast la Elinor Glyn. 1t Is the
trimmings, however, that make the
picture what it is-interesting and
enjoyable entertainment.
1t is, in fact, gorgeously presented
tale of the beautiful, fair-haired
princess, who contracts q state mar
Evening star., 1925-12-07

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