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Evening star., 1925-09-06

Pherson, Claire Mcdowell and scores
of others. Then came an offer from
Mack Sennett, who had just organized
the keystone Co. How she felt when
Mr.. Sennett offered her part at q
salary of 500 a week can best be told
in her own words:
Il nearly dropped dead when I
heard him say 800 a week l was
so stupefied l couldn't answer. He
took my silence for doubt and said:
Well, III make 1t S125, then /
nodded my head. for / couldn't say a
word.
Evening star., 1925-09-06
MCTUAI~''HurTy Tp,"

The Mutual burlesque offering at
the Mutual Theater this week is
Hurry Up In this show comedy
and rapid action predominant, 1t is
said, with cast headed by vi Penney
and including Harry Morris, George
Brennan. Ambark Ali, Bobby Taylor,
May Jenson. Etna Moore and a large
singing and dancing chorus.
Evening star., 1925-09-06
Wilson-Greene Concert
Series
N. Y. Symphony Orchestra
WALTER DAMRosCH. Conductor


WALTER DAMR0sCH. Conductor
POLLS THEATER
Four Tuesdays, Nov. 10. Dec. 8. Feb. q.
March 10.
Dec. s-GEORGE GERSHwIN. COMPOSER
Pianist. will play his New York Con.
certo" for piano and orchestra.
Feb. O-ALL-WAGNER PROGRAM in
eluding selections from "Ricnyi," Wae-
ner's first opera. and from "ParsifaI."
his last work. with soloiSts and choy1s
of $50. Mr.. DamrQsch will precede this
concert with short explanatory talk.
March I6-OTTO kLEMPERER Eursf
Conductor, first appearance In Washing
ton; considered the foremost Conductor
Of GERMANY today. Soloist, LAWRENCE
season tickets. $40. IS, SO. 81, no tax
Orders for all concert courses now heinz
filed at Mrs. Greene's Concert Bureau
Droop's. 18th and g. Phone Main 61Q3
Evening star., 1925-09-06
sTRAND-"The Alaskan Musher."

Next week the Strand Theater Will
present bill with Gunnar kasson,
the famous Alaskan musher, and a
celebrated team of eight Alaska n
huskies, including BALTIC. as the head
line attraction. Gunnar kasson and
his dogs, appearing in person, will
be remembered as the heroes who
saved the stricken City of Nome,
Alaska.
Other numbers include Bob Car
ney and Leona Earl in This and
That" Jean Barrios In a melody
offering with Earl Leslie at the
piano, Dare, Cole and Helene in "A
Vaudeville Concoction" and Nine.
Maize Lunette. known as the original
upside down girl.
The photoplay will bring Alice
Joyce and Percy Marmot in Daddy S
Gone A-Hunting."
Evening star., 1925-09-06

The Messrs. Shubert have an
nounced that they will produce
musical version of Not So Long
Ago" with Joseph Santley and Ivy
Sawyer in the leading roles. The
score is by Edward Kunneke, Viennese
composer, who composed The Love
Song" and the lyrics are by Clifford
Grey
Evening star., 1925-09-06
Current Attractions

The cast includes Clara Bow
George Hackathorne. Elliott Dexter
Margret Livingston, Robert Ellis,
Mary Carr. Alec B. Francis. Edith
Yorke, Joseph Kilgour. Wade Boteler.
Eddie Phillips and George Nichols
The program will be concluded by
short films and by orchestral num-
bers, overture. Save Your Sorrow
(for tomorrow. by Sherman. and
exit march, Collegiate" by Bonx.
under the direction of Arthur ]
Maxwell
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farce comedy in three acts. The plot
concerns two errant. but innocent
husbands, two suspicious and intrust-
i've wives, a delightful case OF mixed
Identities, and the inevitable con-
tremps. The complications have been
manag ged with the ingenuity for which
the author has achieved distinction as
n farce writer.
The supporting cast includes Rus
sell Mack. who plays the principal
male character, Allyn King, formerly
of the Ziegfeld Follies: Spencer Char
ters. famous for his What's all the
shootin' for?'': Alice Hegeman, Marie
Adele. Gaby Fleury. Byron Hawkins,
and William McFadden.
KEITH'S-Trixie Friganza-Courtney
Sisters.
The Fall season at 3. F. Keiths
Theater will open this week with a
double headliner, consisting of the rol-
licking Trixie FriganZa. showing her
"Brand-New Bag o Trix." by Neville
Fleeson, plus an act of reunion by the
Courtney sisters, Fay and Florence.
offering a song recital. and assisted
DN David y NuSSDduIl, ceillSt. anu CITll
Mockridge, pianist.
AS an added attraction. Robert En-
NETT Keane and Claire Whitney will
be seen in a comedy Offering, Room
900. by Homer B. Mason.
Another special attraction will be
Mile Marguerite and Frank Gill. the
dance stars of the Music Box Revue,
direct from Paris. and offering Smart
Songs. Steps and Styles"
Others are Ethel Sinclair and Marie
Gaspar, presenting Paul Gerard
Smiths 1.-The Long, Long Trail; Leon
& Co. the wonder workers" expo
nents of Hindu magic, who will pre-
sent their mystery spectacle; Malvina.
booked as Just a violinist,' and the
ArCo brothers athletic artistry
Surrounding the bill will he the
screen features. Aesop's Fables, Topics
of the Day and the Pathe News Pic
tOrial.
Evening star., 1925-09-06

clown. 1 was forced to practice facial
expression. Then 1t was | found
speech unnecessary"
Evening star., 1925-09-06

MUTUAL-"Cuddling Cuties."
"Cuddling Cuties" is to be the attrac-
tion at the Mutual Theater next week.
1t is said to offer new book, new
Evening star., 1925-09-06
POLTS-"Lovely Lady"

For next weeks attraction at Polls
Theater announcement is made that
Wagenhals and Kemper will present a
new play. Lovely Lady" by Jesse
Lynch Williams. This new play of
Mr.. Williams is 100 per cent Ameri-
can, dealing with American people OF
Evening star., 1925-09-06
BELASCO-"Accused."

A Belasco premiere will occur next
week at the Shubert- Belasco Theater,
when David Belasco presents Il. II.
Sothern in Accused" "A play by Eu-
gene Brieux, English version by
George Middleton. for the first time in
this country and Immediately preced
ing the New York engagement. Mr.
Sothern's appearance is by special ar.
langement with Lee Shubert.
Unusual interest attaches itself to
this announcement marking as II
does the renewal of an association be-
tween Mr.. Sothern and Mr.. Belasco,
who have been professionally sepa
rated since the days of the Lyceum
Stock Company in New York.
The leading role in the play Is re-
markable character and one which is
said to ideally suit Mr.. Sothern.
Mr. Belasco has assembled a sup
porting company including Lester
Lonergan. Henry Herbert, Moffat
Johnston, Roy Cochrane. Leigh Lovel,
France Bendtsen, Harold Seton, Ann
Davis, Mabel Bert and Octavia Ken
more,
Evening star., 1925-09-06
acknowledgements"

One of the new plays to be seen in
Washington before reaching New
York is ''Gunpowder,' which Gene
Buck has selected for his entrance
into the field of Individual stage pro
duction. and which will have its pre-.
mier at the National Theater next
Monday night. 1t is by J. {. Nugent,
and his son. Elliott Nusent, who
wrote "Kempy.' The Poor Nut" and
other popular plays.
There is some reticence as 10 the
theme of "Gunpowder," beyond the
assurance that II is not "A war drama
and has nothing TO do with explosives,
which encourages the impression that
the play will not lack comedy and may
convey a message of serious import.
j. G. Nugent, playwright and actor
is staging the play and will appear in
il with a cast including Mary Duncan,
Frank Conroy, Sue MacManamy
Frank Thomas, Helen Carew, Fritz
Williams, and Master Edwin Mills.
The stage settings are by Joseph Ur-
ban.
Gene Buck. the producer. is presi-
dent of the American Society of Com
posers and Authors; on the council OF
the Authors League of America; sec
Ietary of the Lambs Club and member
of the New York Athletic Club and
National Press Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1925-09-06
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Evening star., 1925-09-06

Speedway Co.'s once, 10th foor,
Continental Trust Bldg, 18th
and II Sts.; A. @. Spalding &
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New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
BIG DAMAGE SUITS
Four Separate Actions Arc Tiled In
Fairfield Superior Court, Result
of Auto Crashes.

Bridgeport, Sept. % R)-Four
suits for damages were filed in the
superior court today. Three arc for
automobile accidents.
In q suit filed today John T,
Sherry of Stratford asks $1,000 dam
ages from Benjamin Mail of Bridge
port for injuries received juno IS
when he was riding in Mathis auto
mobile. He claims that Mahl did NOT
properly apply his brakes and that
he was disfigurcd for life when
thrown against the windshield by the
sudden stopping of the machin~.
William II. McCauley of Bridge
port brings suit against the Packard
Motors, incorporated, seeking five
thousand dollars damages for in
juries resulting from an accident on
the Fairfield post soad, July IL.
Frank Naedele of Bridgeport seeks
$4,000 damages for injuries received
in collision by his automobile and
that of William Uartnctt of Orange.
N. ]. He claims that liartnctt was
under the influence of liquor.
Passing the premises of Angelo
Reina, Greenwich on Aug. &c, EN-
met L. Morris Of Bridgeport was
seriously injured by blast Of rocks
He asks damages of 10000 from
Reina.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
OUT AGAINST REDS
British Government Now Intends TO
Act Against Those Sowing Scc1s
OF Discomfort

London Sept % Rp--The per-
sstent cutlery Of a section of the
press and the public for stringent
measure against communists and
other red" propagandists and agi-
tators who aIlcgedly long have been
stirring unrest among the British
workers and trying to sow & mu-
tinous spirit in the army and navy,
seems to have borne fruit and in
duced the government to take steps
in the direction demanded.
The offenders have been very nu-
merous and it is reported that a gen.
eral roundup of them will take place
in few days. 1t Is said the gov
ernment already has decided to de-
port about fifty foreign reds al
legedly involved in mischieNou3
propaganda.
Tho list of names OF the agitators
in the police records is a long one.
Up to the present the police have
received no orders to interfere in
their activities. 1t is now said,
however, that as an outgrowth OF
several conferences between the
home office officials and tho chiefs
at Scotland Yard orders have been
given for an energetic campaign to
remove the offenders, many Of whom
are foreigners.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
BOYS CLUB MUSICIANS
LEAD GOVERNORS PARADE
New Britain Filters and Drummers
Play by Request for Chief
Executive OF Maine.

The ffe and drum corps OF the
New Britain Boys club was accord
ed distinct honor at the Eastern
States exposition at Springfield,
Mass, yesterday when 1t received a
special request TO lead a parade In
honor OF Governor Ralph o. Brew
ster OF Maine. This request was
quickly accepted by Superintendent
Dwight Skinner and Instructor Peter
McCrann, who accompanied the boys,
and the New Britain youngsters, In
their gray blue uniforms. marched
proudly ahead OF the chief executive
OF the Pine Tree state and a series Of
noats dealing with the products OF
that state,
The local corps. which won third
place in the competition at the ex-
position last year, played before the
judges yesterday afternoon and
made big hit with the crowd, be-
ing rendered a fine ovation as they
played and cut figures. AS several
corps compete each day this week,
the results will not be announced
until Friday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
HAD LIQUOR CARGO BUT
ASSERT THEY FOUND IT
New London Skipper Taken Into
Custody With Twenty Cases
OF Alcohol.

New London, Sept. 23 P)-With
20 cases OF alcohol, totaIing 100 gal
Ions conooo,od boroo,h , 80
,-,
','''Nc.rl III INC no'u' INC iShlns
9 , "al'oii poro'''E ol 'n'S ci'y
was orous"t mo port la'c last mght
~, ny NV Co'''' so".u pa''o' poaI %
. !, Nv Ii',' was so'~eu s''o'''y peloro
S,0'n 1,., wv I"'eS southeast OF
avn nm ~ l. ldpers lound
eva ''i"iI''e 'i'"' 'he s'oop Is
"Nll'h ny ApIdHdlll JdulIldn ana
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
LIE WITT RECEIVERS
DEPOSIT ON Church
Supreme Court Rules for Him on
$4,000 Claim

In an opinion written by Judge
Keller In supreme court. Attorney
George lie Witt OF this city IL allowed
recovery on a claim OF So, against
fhs Park Ecclesiastical society Of
~Hartford. whose property he had
entered into contrace to purchase
IN 1891. and on which he placed a
deposit Of $4,000. return OF which
was refused when the deal did not
go through.
Mr.. lie Witt agreed to buy the
church property, standing a. the cor
ner Of Asylum and High streets, for
s22S,ooo. planning to erect a theater
on the site. He placed a deposit OF
5000 to liquidate damages In the
event he did not buy. One OF the
terms OF the contract was that a
deed free OF all encumb rance should
Is given the purchaser. When the
deed was rendered 1t was found there
we're outstanding rights OF way him
derlng the passing OF such a deed.
The society maintained lie Witt had
knowledge OF the existance OF these
! rights of way and they did not con-
stitute an encumbrance.
Upon the church's refusal to re-
turn his deposit, lie Witt brought
suit. Judge Newell Jennings in SUI
pperior court ruled for him to re-
cover the amount of deposit with
interest An appeal was then taken
to the supreme court.
\ lie Witt was represented by Judge
Bernard i. Gaffney, Attorney Don
aid Gaffney OF this city, and Attor-
ney Josiah Fl. Peck Of Hartford.
John T, Robinson OF Robinson. Rob-
Pinso & Cole, and Arthur Shipman of
Hartford we're counsel for the
church society,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
FRAUD IS CHARGED
states Attorney Comley In Bridge
port Accuses Moe Casper In Open
Court.

Bridgeport, Sept. % tPp-Asser-
tons of fraud against Moe Casper
and Harris Feinbcrg merchants,
were made today in the superior
court by States Attorney William II.
Comley here. The states attorney
said he was prepared to show, in
substantiating the fraud accusation,
that the two men in making proofs
OF loss by fire to their store last
November to four insurance COM
panies, inserted items which were
false and grossly over-valued" what
actual loss did occur.
In the absence of the Jury counsel
for the defense made strenuous OBJ
lection to the introduction OF the
proofs of loss, asserting the state
had not introduced evidence to prove
that Casper and Fienbcrg asked for
rccompensation for the loss of mer-
chandise which they did not really
possess at the time of the fire.
Judge George T.. Hinman. presiding,
allowed the introduction OF the
proofs.
Detective Sergeant William Foster
was not allowed by Judge Human to
relate to the jury a conversation
touching upon the fire, which he
claimed TO have had at police head
quarters with Casper.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
AWARDED $1,000 PRIZE
DR.. Graham Of st, Louis Adjudgcd
to Have Given Most Valuable
Service In X-Ray Development.

Washington, Sept. % R,-Thc
American Roentgen Ray society has
awarded TO DR.. Evarts A. Graham
OF st. Louis the Charles Lester
Leonard prizes of $1,000 for the most
valuable service during the past year
in the field Of X-Ray development.
The award, announced at the So
ciety's annual meeting which opened
here yesterday, was given for DIR.
Graham's development of a process
known as Enthusiastically making
possible by N-Ray accurate diagno-
sis of gall bladder and other intcs
final disorders. The process was
said to be of the highest Importance
to the medical profession because of
It's elimination Of the need of dan
gerous exploratory operations in
diagnosing such disorders.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
DOUBTS REPORT
The Prohibition Party's Presidential
Nominee Questions Truth of
Church Survey on Liquor.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept 2S Rl-
Fl. +. Taris Of Clinton, Mo-. prcsi-
dental nominee Of the national pro-
hibition party in the last campaign,
in a statement last night declared
that much of the recently published
report on prohibition by the research
department of the federal council of
churches represented 1.-The personal
opinion of a young man. " Hc added
that there was a modicum of truth
in the report"
The report, which was copyrighted
by +. Ernest johnson. probably
would not have been published had
it been submitted to the board of
control of the council, Mr.. Faris
said.
THE beneficial results of prohihi
ton, even when only partially en-
forced, are manifest on every hand
SO stupendous compared with the oil
license days as to be absolutely b,
yond adequate description" sale
Mr.. Faris.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
KR|M Sees need
OF Winning fight
Thinks Victory in Battle Would
Boost Prestige

Fee, French Morocco, Sept, % Rl
Information reaching Fec from
Moroccan sources, gathered by the
French intelligence service, says ADD
El-Krim, the Riffian commander
in-chief, is keenly DESTROYS OF max
ing successful attack against the
French In order TO bolster up his
damaged prestige.
This information tends to show
that the Rilfian leader Is withdraw
ing more and more troops from In
front of the French line and sending
them to the Tetuan region, where 1t
Is understood he hopes, by piercing
the Spanish line and penetrating the
Tangier zone, 10 start international
diplomatic complications from which
he would derive profit.
Emissaries OF Abd-El- Krim are
asserted TO. be announcing TO the
tribes that he Is certain of obtain
ing great success at an early date.
Leaders Of the Benz zerouals, who
have Just come over to the French,
say they we're shown letters from
Europe indicating that II they could
hold out for another month victory
was assured them, for a revolution
would break out in France.
The same leaders declare that
Add El-Krm rejected the Franco
Spanish peace proposals for two rca-
sons; first, because he feared a trap,
and. second, because he was victor
ious at the time and consequently
considered that he ought to dictate
his conditions.
The situation on the battle front is
unchanged. Every thing is now
ready for a big offensive movement,
in which it is understood eighty
battalions will be used against the
enemy tribesmen.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
CRISIS IN MEXICO
uncertainty as TO Whether President
Will BE Able to Avert Threatened
Traffic Strike.
Traffic Strike

,5o~ioo ri,r o,n. 90 I'M c..--,
''' '''' CT
''opel"'neSs' pu' mixed with uhcer-
talnty, prevails over the question
whether President Gales can aver,
the threatened paralysis of traffic
and industry in Mexico CITY owing
10 the call Tor a general strike bv
The Regional Confederation of La.
Dor.
Under the call Of the confcdcra-
ton the men of its ninety unions
representing every important activity
a., l;1.oI,, H., .,,,;, ,,,., NV, ~. f. -
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
BLAIR DENIES HE
gave JONES JOB.
Internal Revenue Dept. Head
Says He Never Heard Of Go.

Baltimore, Sept. % Rl-gDayid II.
Blair commissioner of internal rev.
enue, denied In federal court yester-
day that he had ever suggested Neu-
field 7. Jones as an assistant prohi-
bition director for Georgia. Jones
testified last week that he was called
from Atlanta to Washington by Mr..
Blair in 1921 and given the position.
Neutield Jones, his brother, Win
field, Maurice II. Caro-, Isadore elias
ser. and Simon Kelner, are on trial
charged with illegally disposing of
alcohol secured by the Maryland
Drug and Chemical company on a
government permit. The case will
so to the jury tomorrow.
Commissioner Blair testified that
he never heard OF the drug COM
pany until it was raided last March.
On the strength of an investigation
which he then directed. Mr.. Blair
said, Jones was arrested.
Elmer Il. Trey, chief of the intelli-
Sence department Of the prohibition
unit, also directly controverted state
ments made by Jones. Mr.. Trey de-
MED that the defendant had inves-
tigated the drug concern for the
government.
Neufeld Jones maintained through
out the three days he was on the
witness stand that his connection
with the firm was a blind" to Sc
cure inside dope" on prohibition
conditions in Baltimore and that his
every step had been taken with the
knowledge and approval of Mr.. Trey.
The government witnesses were
called In rebuttal by the prosecution
after the defense rested its case.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
COTTON PRICES RREIE

New York, Sept. % CP,-A pcrpen-
dicular break of Sc to s. a bale in
cotton prices followed the publica-
ton of the governments report on
production and ginning today, csti-
mating the condition at 5@.S per cent
of normal and crop of 1891 900
bales
The condition of the crop on Sept.
is was 5S.S per cent OF a normal,
indicating a yield per acre of about
1885 pounds, compared with a con-
dition Of $50 indicating an acre yield
OF 1915 pounds on September this
year, and 1854 on September 16 last
year, when the final yield was 1874
pounds per acre.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
TO WITNESS HANGING
White Hailed Scotch Woman, MaiIic.
Will Attend Execution OF MUIR
lCrpr.

Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. % Up
\ little white-haircd, kindly-faced
Scotch lady-Mrs. Mary Bell--to-
morrow morning will face the ordeal
of witnessing the execution of a muir
dcrcr because she feels it her duty
under the law She holds the Office
of bailie, and under the statutes the
hailic is supposed to attend all hang
ings.
As far as known. she is the first
woman TO hold such a position in
Great Britain, and there is no rec
ord of q member OF the weaker sex
being compelled to attend an cxecu-
ton. AS matter Of fact, she could
escape it. and sympathetic officials
have advised her not to attend, but
her reply was:
Il don't see that lust because ]
am woman l should shirk my duty
in the least. When women took up
work on public bodies they we're not
elected Just to choose the task that
suited them hest"
Tho execution is that of John
Keen. for the murder of a peddler,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
Thinks Report Should
Stimulate Activity

Boston, Sept. 90 tP)-The eXecu-
tive committee Of the Massachusetts
Federation Of Churches announced
today that it had referred to the
committee on moral welfare for
careful consideration the recent pub
lished report on prohibition by the
research department of the federal
council of churches.
1.-THE Massachusetts, Federation
feels" said an executive committee
statement, that this unbiased at
tempt to discover and state facts
should rouse our churches to study
the situation in their own localities
and to rcdouhle their efforts In
temperance education and support
of state and nation IN enforcement"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
CANNOT SOLICIT FUNDS

Butte. Mont. Sept. % Rl-The
Elks lodge of Butte has been denied
permission by the trustees to solicit
funds among school children here TO
be used in preserving the Trigates
Constitution of naval fame. This
plan is said to have been
Endorsed by the Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
CIVIL SUITS RECORDED.

The Lincoln Realty Co. has been
sued for $500 by I. W. Holmes of
Florida, formerly Of this city.
Harry Connolley through Donald
Gaftney, has sued Arthur Jameson
Of Hartford for $500 damages as the
result OF an automobile collision In
Berlin on September Is,
Geisinger & Schaefer, through
Edward A. Mag, have sued John Ko-
pecz Of Warehouse Point for SIPS
damages.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-23
PROHIBITION A FARCE
This Is View OF Canadian Who Is
Making A Tour or The United
states.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. IS
PN-Captain r. j. O'Connor, a mem
Der Of the English parliament and
delegate TO the meeting of the in
terparliamcntary union in Washing
ton next month, said here yesterday
that he Is shocked" by the extent
of the drug traffic in the United
States and the Farce" of prohibi-
ton enforcement.
More drunken persons are to he
seen about the streets of Detroit in
day than in England in a year."
he asserted. Prohibition has direct
ed the thought of the people toward
drinking"
lie said there has been IAN enor-
nous increase in temperance in Eng
land"