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New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

communities and the rural sections is difficult to discover. The most re- cent evidence of the trend of popu- lar opinion was the approval by referendum in Massachusetts in November, 1914, of law similar to the Nolstead act, The majority was small, but it reversed a considerable adverse majority of two years be- lore.
 1.-Two facts, however need to be kept in mind. So much stress Is put upon the moral issue involved in prohibition that it is highly prob- able that many persons, and espe- cially legislators, vote for prohibition laws against their preference, be- cause they cannot stand the Gaff' of moral criticism. Furthermore, 1t is now sufficiently clear that mere maiortes, in the case of SO hotly contested an issue as prohibition presents, arc of little permanent sig nincancc."
 ! One Of the polls recorded in the | report was taken at tho citizens military training camp at Fort | Ethan Allen in 1924. Of 597 men enrolled, only l04 recorded them selves as favorable to the existing prohibition regime. While not ac- Ccpting his result as an adequate test by general opinion, the report remarked that "so long as it is pos siblc to get from representative groups of citizens suCh response as this, the task of establishing pro hibition firmly in tho country is manifcstly far from complete"
 Out of l7O editors who took part in another roll, 106 reported the sentiment of their respective com mmities as favorable to prohibition in its present form. Of 1G9 business men whose names appear in the New York city director of directors, 51 were for prohibition as II now OK iSts, and all the others favored somt form of modification or repeal A series of pol.G among lahorcrS lct the investigators to the conclusion that Industrial labor is hostile tc prohibition"
 The view was expressed that m less tho now federal cnforcomcn campaign succeeds. the task will dc loIvc upon state and municipa agencies Fin which case tho immcdi atc future in several states is dark.
 "rhc fact which must be kept constantly in the foreground" " sai' tho report lis that favorable an' cNcouraE EinE trcnd which began several years before 1920 has beer reversed sincc that ycar-tcmpor arily many believe. There is no lit file ground for hope that VIC ar turning tho corner but there is n basis for assurance"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

can beauties, The Four Harmony Kings. one of the best colored Quartettes in vaudeville. come here from Keith's Palace. New York. where they have registered biz hit this past week. Claude DeCar and Co. will offer a pantomimic acrobatic novelty; Dana and Mack will make hit with their comedy farce Little Red Riding Hood;" and Langford and Fredericks, . pair of Broadway musical comedy stars will offer their own original skit shopping"
 On Sunday night as a special at- traction for this day only Strong heart, the wonder dog will be of- fored in "The Love Master" and Alma Rubens and Jack Mulhall will be seen in "she Wolves"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

leading Lady" through "Daddies," The Broken Wing" "Duley" "Zander the Great" White Des- ert," Hell Bent for Heaven" "Lazybones" and more recently in "Proccssional," n Theater Guild production, Hell Bent for Heav- en-" incidentally gave him a mountainoer part such as he will portray in "A Holy Terror"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Berlin, Sept, A forester re- gently found a grown cuckoo in 8 tin can, formerly used as nest of nretails The forester believes that the cuckoo egg was laid in the nest and matched by the firetais along with their brood, but that the cuckoo grew so fast that 1t could not get out through the small open ing In the can. The firetails were still feeding the cuckoo when it was found.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19
DRY LAW EFFECT
 ON PUBLIC MIND
Large Part Of Public UnCon- Vinced, Church Council Reports

Washington, Sept. 1o R)-Tho fact that large part of the public remains "unconvinccd with refer onCe to the liquor traffic" coupled with failure of the federal govern ment 10 mako any "adoQuato effort" at enforcement and delinquency of the churches in continuing temper ance education, were held responsi- ation in findings made public last night by the research and education department of the federal council of churches.
 These conclusions were announC- ed by tho department in making public the last installmcnt of it's special report on the social ronso- Iquences of prohibition, compiled after an exhaustive Investigation. Other portions of the report have been made public previously during the past week.
 Challenge To Churches
 In view of the governments re- cent enforcement reorganization, the present situation was declared 10 present "an unprecedented Chal- lengc' 10 the churches and schools, Tho delinquency" of the former in carrying on the temperance work begun long before prohibition was described as "perhaps even greater l | of fTIH TnNf ment.'
 "A new opportunity is at hand, concluded the report. "rhe crisis that has developed in the enforce mcnt Of prohibition calls for a frank facing of facts and a new assump- ton of responsibility.
 "The federal government has an nou' .ced a right -about-face on en- forcemcnt policy. That is the gov ernments task. It is not it's task to change the minds of the people. Religion and education must do that Nothing but energetic and sustalned educational effort can atone for past negligencc.'
 With regard 10 the attitude Q the public, the report presented tho result of a number of polls amont various clements of Americans, bu commented that figures could form little basis for definite conclusions. Cites Massachusetts stand
 "It may be said with a good dca of assurance" the investigators con tinued, that many populouS sec tions of the country would now re verse the verdict if they had tn chance, but there is much reason tt believe flat most of the states. takcI as whole. would still vote affirma lively. The attitude Of tho smallc
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19
Poland Exercised Over
 Visit of Russian Leader

Geneva, Sept. 1o Rs-The reported visit of NJ. Tchitcherin, the Russian Soviet foreign minister, to Warsaw. has proved q great topic of discuss sion among the delegates in Geneva. especially as the Poles assert that no specific questions between Russia and Poland arc awaiting settlement. Some of the delegates interpret the visit as a move 10 break with Ger many and put forth the hand of friendship to France through Poland; others consider it a bid to get into the proposed security past.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19
S(5,00 For Teeth

St. Louis. Mo.-OWners of the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals have been sued for $15,- GOO by Miss Viola Hays, who claims she suffered the loss of several teeth when a foul ball struck her in the mouth as she was entering the ball park,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

noted there are Helene Chadwick In "The Woman Hater," "The Painted Flapper," "The Bridge of Signs" and "Eves Lover," featur- ing Irene Rich, Bert Lytell and Willard Louis.
 Over at the Palace, the manager has arranged n picture bill for the first four days of the week which brings as the headllner "The Des- ert Flower starring Colleen Moore. The last half of the week Reginald Denny is to be seen in "lll show you tho town"
 For vaudeville. the Palace has booked among other acts Morris and Townes comedians, and the dancing novelty. "rhe Three Ncn- dettes." Coming specials will be "rhe Marriage Whirl," "The Fight Ing Heart" and "The Making of O'Malley,"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

combine with Hoffman of Ansonia, operating q chain of theaters about the state. have received numerous congratulatory messages from the atrical producers and movie men. Mae Woods. general manager of the Keith Albee vaudeville ex- change. sent an especially nice message.
 In connection with the erection of the new playhouse on Main street the proprietors are ready 10 begin work next week and will do 50 providing a copy of the building code as revised is obtainable to guide them in their work. State permits have been taken out and the engineers and architects are prepared to start excavating at once.
 Charles Horne, architect of the cidence. son of F. c. Horne who drew the plans and supervised the erection of the Palace theater in this city.
 The Edmund Goulding stage suc- cess Wrath" transformed to the movies under the name Of sun Up." Is the feature at the Capitol the first of the week. Conrad Nagel has the big role. For vaudeville. the Four Harmony Kings, playing the Keith Palace in New York this week. will be an attraction. An other will be Dolly Arthur and company featuring miniature musical comedy with Don Carroll and several pretty girls entitled Help Wanted. Female"
 Starting Thursday, the Capitol offers a comedy revue Bargain Days" as a vaudeville headliner. Another IS Jim and Betty Paige. This is unique act inasmuch as Jim and Betty put on the next 10 the last act and then take part fin the last act, which Is entirely diff ferent and has five additional per formers. The picture will he W;l- liam DeMille's Men and Women" Richard Dix is the star.
 Some of the pictures coming to the Capitol are Are Parents poo- pie" and the great Metro special "The Unholy Three,' with Lon Clancy,
 Ben Irving and his orchestra makes his debut at the Lyceum to. morrow evening and from then or every performance will have spec ial musical numbers. The orches. tra plans to feature the last selec' tions, both popular and classica and will present a special overture at each performance.
 Beverly Bayne heads an all stal cast in Age of Innocence" whicf opens at the Lyceum tomorrow night. This story written by Mrs Edith Wharton won the coveted Pulitzer prize for the best fiction Miss Bayne first made her scree, success back in the old days of th' F,ssanay company and then retired Recently she has returned to tn screen with continued success Others In this cast of note inClud Willard Louis, Elliott Dexter. Stu art Holmes and Rosa Kosanoya.
 The Lyceum's Thursday featur is another big number, entitle, 'Cio Straight" Obviously, 1t has strong crook element but it's mora is well defined, the acting super and the suspense well sustained,
 in addition to other coming at fractions for the Lyceum aread
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Birds hunt by sight Beasts of prey depend upon the sense of smell.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

The Lyceum's Thursday feature is another big number, entitled Co Straight" Obviously, 1t has a strong crook element but its moral is well defined, the acting superb and the suspense well sustained,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19
STAGE AND SCREEN

Contaros Brothers and Perokas. recently joined in a local theater combine with Hoffman of Ansonia, operating a chain of theaters about tho state. have received numerous congratulatory messages from the atrical producers and movie men. Mae Woods. general manager of the Keith Albee vaudeville ex- change, sent an especially nice message.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Tn addition to other coming at ractions for the Lyceum already
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Charles Horne architect of the new theater Is. by a strange coin cidence. a son of E. C. Horne who drew the plans and supervised the erection of the Palace theater in this city.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Some of the pictures coming to the Capitol are Are Parents Poo- pie" and the great Metro special "The Unholy Three,' with Lon Clancy.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-19

Ben Irving and his orche estra makes his debut at the Lyceum to- morrow evening and from then on every performance will have spec ial musical numbers. The orches- tra plans to feature the last selec- tions. both popular and classical and will present special overture at each performance.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
BARBER LOSES
 BOTH OF HIS
 LIMBS IN FEUD
MOTOR EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BOMB BLOWS MAN THIRTY FIT. THROUGH TOP OF AUTO-WAS CLIMAX OF FIVE YEARS QUAR- REL OVER GIRL.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.-Samuel Vencherri, of Lindeau, near here, was blown thirty feet through the top of his automobile, and suffered the loss of one leg at the knee and the other at the ankle, from an explosion this morning in the motor of his machine, believed to have been caused by a bomb, set as the climax to a five-year feud over an Italian girl. Physicians at the hospital here, where he was brought, said Vencherri will recover.
 Five years ago Vencherri, who is a barber fell in love with the picture of an Italian girl. He opened a cor respondence with her, finally sending her money to come to this country, with the understanding that she would marry him three months after her ar rival. During the three months she became enamored of an Italian neigh bor and eloped with him, which be- came the starting point of the family feud.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
Beehiue Placed
 In Arcade Park

The hive of bees which Mr. Hob- en wired for two weeks ago, arrived from Seattle on the last steamer from the South and has been plac- ed in the Arcade Park. The expert ment is believed will prove success ful. MT. Hoben said yesterday, tho he does not expect the colony to produce the average 24 pounds of honey per day, considered mean average in the States. Tn bees ap- pear to be vry peaceful and no cas- ualties, in the matter of stinging has yet been chalked up against the hive. Until the warm weather ar rives, MT Hoben has made a feed ing grounds for the little workers. The hive has attracted considerable attention from passerbys, and espe- cially from the many tourists who have already visited the city.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
CANADIANS
 WANT RETURN
 FROM STATES
NATIVES OF DOMINION FIND CAL IFORNIA NOT EARTHLY PARA DlSE-WANT TO MOVE BACK GREAT DEAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHERN STATE.

MONTREAL, There are many disillusioned Canadians in California, and they would gladly return to the Dominion, but there is a great deal of unemployment in that state, and many lack the means of making the move back to their native country" said W. J. Robb, president of the Cana dian National Railways, who returned to Montreal today after an extensive journey through the Western states, including a brief stay in California.
 T have been told there are 100000 Canadians in California; said MT. Robb, land believe that the figure is a fair one, because whenever you go in that state you will meet a Cana dian.
 "The majority of them have learned that the place is not an earthly para disc. They have discovered that the taxes are heavy, and, aside from the irrigated land. the farmer in Califor- mia is as much subject to drought as other parts of the country"
 As a final word, MT. Robb said: "At the close of the long journey, I re- main thoroughly satisfied that Canada remains the land of great opportun- ity."
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
GATEWAY'S STORY DISSEMINATED
 CANADIAN PRESS
TWO MONTHS OF HARD LABOR ON DISCOVERY NET PROSPEC- TORS S1.60-ScHOoL TEACHER SINKS HER WAD.

VANCOUVER, B. C., June 17.-(P) Miss Mary Wolverton, who returned yesterday from the Cassiar gold strike, said, three experienced miners, who went to Gold Pan Creek and diverted that stream at the expense of two months labor took out S1.60 in gold. Very little gold is being found and many of the Alaska and Yukon sour doughs who went in last winter with dog teams are coming out on their way to older and more lucrative fields of the big North. The only real money made is in selling claims for hundreds of dollars.
 A school teacher put her savings of six hundred dollars into a claim and sent two men in with supplies, but they found no gold.
 ''The most remarkable thing about the country up there is, that on the west side of Dease lake placer gold has been mined for half a century without excitement, but few ounces of gold taken from Gold Pan Creek and brought out at the beginning of winter caused stampede"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
MAY CALL ANOTHER
 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

BERLIN, June IT. R)-The possi- bility of another European confer ence on the postwar problems, espec- ially those pertaining to re-occupa- ton is being considered by German officials, as the result of a note from the Allied Powers, growing out of vio- lation of the Versailles Treaty. h. dustrial and financial leaders say the note was inspired by economic jeal- ousy. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichs Bank, said that the note emperils the Dawes Plan and the German nerves have about reached the breaking point, due to political heckling.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
SPORT PROGRAM
 COMPLETED FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY
GIGANTIC CELEBRATION MAKING GREAT HEADWAY-DAY WILL BE FILLED WITH MANY FINE EVENTS.

The program of sports, for the Fourth of July celebrate as present ed at the general meeting last night of the various committees, was ap- proved in general and is published below:
 10:3O a. m.. parade, prize S10O 11-11:45, children exercises and speaker of the day.
 11:45 a. m. to 1 ?. m., lunch and rest.
 p. m. 50 yard dash, (boys under 1O), g. $50
 1:15 p. m., 50 yard dash, (girls under 1O), s2, s1.50.
 125 p. m., 50 yard dash, (boys un' der 1D, s3, s1.50.
 1:35 p. m., 50 yard dash, (girls un- der 14), s3, $1.50.
 1:45 D. m., 100 yard dash Gree for alb, s1o, s5.
 2 p. m., Bicycle race, (boys under 1D, s, $2.
 2:15 p. m., Ladies 50 yard dash, sS5O, s25O.
 2:25 p. m., Fat man race, 75 yards), s5, s2.50.
 2:35 D. m., Boys sack race, (boys under IA. s2.50, s2.
 2:45 p. m., Girls potato race, (un- der 16), s3, g.
 D. m., Baseball game, $100. 5-6:30 p. m., Supper time.
 6:3c, Narration race, tmGst be f entries), s1OO, $50, s25.
 6:35 D. m., Ladies nail driving con- test, s3.
 6:45 p. m., Mems three-legged race, s6, s4.
 6:55 D. m., Boxing contest (Battle royal 1 men in ring), S10 each. 7:15 p. m., Boys three-legged race, s4, $3.
 7:25 D. m, Mems relay race, $40. 7:35, 75 yard dash, (boys under ID, s, $3.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
GOVERNOR GEO.
 PARKS TAKES
 OATH OF OFFICE
CEREMONY MARKED WITH THE UTMOST SiMPLICITY-FEW
 OFFICIALS PRESENT

JUNEAU, Alaska, June IT. (P)- With unostention and simplicity that marked his public and private career in Alaska, George Parks took the oath of office for the Governorship of the Territory of Alaska, yesterday, the oath being administered by the Unit ed States District Judge Thomas M Reed, only a few officials being pres ent
 No pictures or records were made of the filing, only a record being kept of his oath of office. Governor Parks pledged his best efforts and said in part:
 "The big need of the Territory is for Alaskans to think, plan and work constructiyely. Alaska has resour- ces and there must be some reason why handicaps in development have not been surmounted.
 we shall try to discover what is wrong and get it corrected Alaska is not like many other pioneer sec tions, where settlers could move in and live off the country as they de, veloped it, but it needs capital to de velop it's resources, to make pay rolls and establish a market for local pro ducts.
 'Therefore people must encourage capital through low taxation, and fair, or more than fair dealing, to come here"
 Governor Parks praised Bones ad- ministration and said his greatest hope was that he might continue to work for the territory with the same unselfish devotion and high spirit of his predecessor.
 Martin George, for twenty years chief draftsman in the Surveyor Gen erals office, has been appointed ca, dastral engineer by the Interior De- partment, and as such succeeds Geo. Parks. July first he will succeed the duties of the surveyor general.
 J. A. Ramsay, with the field diyi- sion of the General Land Office, has been designated division inspector in charge of the Alaska Field Division of the General Land Office, with head quarters at Anchorage. succeeding Parks in that work
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
PRIZE WINNER SUED

NEW YORK, June F. (P-Sidney Howard, whose song, They Knew What Said I Wanted, won the Pull itzer Prize, has been sued for play garism by John Grubb Alexander, Err nest Richard Schayer and Wilfred North of California, who allege that the author pirated their play Tine Fall of The Moon." The Theatre Guild and several actors are code fendants.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
I estimony In Light Case Expected Tn
 By Friday Noon

MT. Shellhorn and MT. Graf con- tinued on the stand yesterday af- ternoon and this morning, in the matter of the local power case now up before Judge E. E. Ritchie, in the local court. It is understood one more witness in behalf of the light company. is yet to be called and the defendants should close it's case this afternoon.
 Testimony will be all in by Fri day noon, it is stated. The testi- mony is uninteresting being confln. ed to costs of plant overhead, and technical matters.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
MOTORCYCLE
 POLICEMAN HAS
 SKULL BROKEN
INTERNATIONAL SET. ELEMENT SHANGHAI MET
 CHINESE MOB

SHANGHAI, June IT. (P-P. s. Gavin, British citizen and motorcycle policeman of the Shanghai Internat- ional settlement, encountered band of rioters last night in the East Kas- sing road, within the boundary of the settlement Gavin stopped student haranguing in Chinese, and ordered the crowd to disperse.
 Threats answered him, and Gavin sent a Chinese constable to police sub-station nearby, for help. When the policemen arrived they found Ga win lying in the street, disarmed and his skull fractured. His motorcycle was taken by the mob
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
CHARTER FOR cHRYsLER CORP

NEW YORK, June F. (P)-A char ter for the Chrysler Corporation was filed in Delaware late Saturday and 1t is believed this will be the Holding Company for the recently organized Chrysler Corporation, of Michigan. which succeeds the Maxwell Motor concern.
 The new Delaware capitalization is listed at 1,750,O0O shares of stock with out par value.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
GENE TUNNEY IS
 READY TO FIGHT
 WILLS ANY TIME

NEW YORK, June IT. (P)-Word was received here today that Gene Tunney is willing to fight Harry Wills at any time, providing he has to, to get chance at the heavyweight crown, now worn by Jack Dempsey.
 Tunney is in perfect condition since his fight with Tommy Gibbons, and says the match did not hurt him a particle.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
NO GROUND FOR :. RUMOR ROMANCE
 JOHN COOLIDGE
YOUNG COOLIDGE LUST PAYING VISIT TO HOME OF GOVERNOR
 TRUMBULL"

HARTFORD, June Is. (P)-The wife of Governor Trumbull said there is no ground fol a rumor of romance between her daughter, Florence, and John Coolidge, son of President Cool idge.
 She characterized young Coolidge's presence here as "Just visit between examination and commencement" add. ing that he would return to Amherst tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
OBTAINS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, June IF. (P)-Mrs. Alexander Koness obtained a divorce Saturday on the grounds of cruelty, saying that her husband told all the neighbors that his brother-in-law had killed a President.
 Mrs. Koness was sister of Czol- gosz, the slayer of President William Mckinley.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
RATINGS OF BALLOON RACERS
 ARE BEING HELD UP UNTIL
 RETURN PILOT PR. LEOPOLD

BRUSSELS, June 16. (P)-The rat ing of competitors in the Gordon Ben nett Balloon race is being held up pending the return of Veenstra, pilot of Prince Leopold, supposed to have covered the greatest distance.
 The decision as to whether he is the winner depends on whether he came down on the Spanish coast as first reported or landed in the water and was disqualified.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
MAY OUTLAW POISON eAssEs

GENEVA, June r. (P-The Inter national Arms Conference, after long discussion, decided to draw up, at once, a protocol designed to out law the use of poison gas in warfare. This protocol was proposed by Repre- sentative Burton of Ohio.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
 DEMANDS PAYMENT

ROME, June 16. (P)-The Italian government has demanded that the Afghanistan government make a pub lie apology and pay s35,0O0 indemnity for the execution of Dario Piperno on June 2, who was convicted of killing an Afghan soldier
Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-17
OF LACkAWANARY.
 WRECK NOW 42

HACKETTSTOWN, N. J., June F. (P)-The death list of the Lackawana wreck has now reached forty-two per- sons, with many injured It is ex- pected at least ten more will die from their injuries.